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Tue, 04 May 2021 09:01:14 +0000Qatar Airways to refund cancelled quarantine packages in 14 days
All hotel quarantine bookings made prior to April 29 were cancelled and had to be rebooked. Refunds for the Welcome Home quarantine package have all been processed and the money is expected to be reimbursed within the next 14 days, Qatar Airways has ...
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:48:45 +0000
Security company faces penalty for breaking Qatar labour law
The ministry said the company’s contract violated the September 2020 reformed labour law. Qatari authorities launched an investigation into a possible breach in labour law after a peaceful protest by a group of security guards last week as well...
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:36:48 +0000
Where do Gulf states rank on press freedom?
Freedom of the press in the Gulf has been under international microscopes, with restrictions that cost journalists jail time, or even their lives. The brutal murder of Saudi journalist and author Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi government in 2018 undo...
Mon, 03 May 2021 19:28:29 +0000
Qatar’s Amir Tamim donates QR 200 million to wipe out debts
On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the Amir of Qatar personally contributed to relieve those in debt. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani personally paid QR 200 million to cover the balance of Qatar Charity’s Al Gharemin [the debtors] campa...
Mon, 03 May 2021 17:50:36 +0000
The Round Up 3 May 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp today: 🇦🇫 100 dead in Afghanistan clashes 💉 Nearly 45% receive at least one Covid dose 👨🏭 LinkedIn names top 10 companies to work for in Qatar 🎥 Doha News marks World Press Freedom Day
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Mon, 03 May 2021 19:13:37 +0000
Former Qatari PM proposes exit plan for crises-stricken Lebanon
In an exclusive interview with Doha News, a Lebanese official responds to a proposal for Lebanon put forward by the former Qatari prime minister. The former Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, known commonly as HBJ, called on all Lebane...
Mon, 03 May 2021 07:38:18 +0000
OPINION: With major events on the horizon, media freedom will be essential for Qatar
While Qatar’s commitment to press freedom is encouraging, additional measures are required to promote more media freedom, writes Ambassador Stefanie McCollum on World Press Freedom Day 2021. Last week, Al-Sharq columnist Abdulaziz AlKhater lamented...
Mon, 03 May 2021 07:43:40 +0000
Press freedom in Qatar: Where does it stand?
As the world marks the 28th World Press Freedom Day, we take a look into press freedom in Qatar and the development of journalism in the Gulf state over recent years. In recent decades, Qatar has stood at the forefront of developments in the media, m...
Mon, 03 May 2021 18:49:02 +0000
Palestinians back to ‘square one’ after election postponement: HBJ
The Palestinian elections were set to become the first vote in 15 years. Qatar’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, known commonly as HBJ, took to Twitter to comment on the delay of the long-anticipated Palestinian parliamentar...
Mon, 03 May 2021 12:55:33 +0000
Nearly 45% Qatar’s eligible population receive at least one Covid-19 dose
Data from Qatar’s health ministry has shown almost 45% of those eligible in Qatar have now received at least one dose of the Covid-19 jab. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has revealed that almost 45% of people aged 16 years and above have ...