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Tue, 18 May 2021 08:52:09 +0000
Al Arabi wins Qatar Handball Cup for first time
Al Arabi handball players and officials celebrated a major victory. Al Arabi beat Al Duhail to secure the Qatar Cup Handball title on Monday, claiming the title for the first time in the club’s history. The first half ended with Al Arabi in th...

Tue, 18 May 2021 08:21:52 +0000
Global inaction allows Israel to act with impunity, former Qatari PM says
Israel’s raids on Gaza and attacks on Palestinians continue for the eighth consecutive night, rejecting calls for a ceasefire. Qatar’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, known commonly as HBJ, says Israel’s Prime Mi...

Tue, 18 May 2021 07:52:17 +0000
World reacts to ‘barbaric’ Israeli attack on Qatar Red Crescent HQ in Gaza
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Israel’s bombing of the Qatar Red Crescent Society in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has expressed strong condemnation of an Israeli air strike that comple...

Mon, 17 May 2021 16:32:19 +0000
Israeli airstrikes ‘destroy QRCS headquarters’ in Gaza
The QRCS building in the besieged Gaza Strip was destroyed. The headquarters of Qatar Red Crescent Society in Gaza was targeted by Israeli air strikes on Monday evening, according to local reports. “Major destruction in our office as a result o...

Mon, 17 May 2021 13:35:04 +0000
Qatar’s SSC discharges last Covid-19 patients as Qatar numbers drop
As Covid-19 cases significantly drop in Qatar, the Surgical Specialty Center (SSC) has become among the first Covid-19 facility to discharge all its coronavirus patients.  Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) announced on Sunday that its Surgical Special...

Mon, 17 May 2021 13:05:29 +0000
Children aged 12 to 15 can now take Covid-19 vaccine in Qatar
MoPH approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on adolescents. Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said parents are now able to register their 12 to 15 year-old children to take the Covid-19 vaccine through t...

Mon, 17 May 2021 13:11:18 +0000
Rights groups urge Qatar to provide information on detained security guard
Security guard and labour rights activist Malcolm Bidali, better known online by his pseudonym ‘Noah Articulates’, was arrested by authorities on May 5th. A coalition of human rights organisations have called on Qatari authorities to disclose det...

Mon, 17 May 2021 12:43:23 +0000
Muslim world leaders denounce ‘brutal’ Israeli attacks as death toll mounts
As ongoing Israeli brutality continues against Palestinians, Qatar’s foreign minister has contacted his Turkish counterpart to discuss ways to deescalate the situation. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani...

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:49:51 +0000
Hundreds of cars cross into Qatar as Saudi travel restrictions ease: reports
Saudi media has reported over 300 cars crossing the Salwa land port into Qatar as the kingdom eases bans for vaccinated citizens.  Some 310 vehicles have crossed from Saudi Arabia into Qatar via the Salwa land port over the past 24 hours alone, acco...

Mon, 17 May 2021 08:34:33 +0000
Qatar Red Crescent allocates $1 million for Palestine emergency response
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) continues efforts to support Palestinians amid the deadliest flareup in occupied Palestine in decades. QRCS announced the allocation of $1 million to help millions of Palestinians facing a second week of deadly Israe...



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