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Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:12:07 +0000
‘No compulsion’ in taking Covid-19 vaccine, Qatar health official says
Over 1 million people in Qatar are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country continues to expand its vaccination campaign.  Non-vaccinated individuals will be able to enjoy the same privileges as those that have received the full dosage o...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:30:16 +0000
Qatar Sports Club says won’t renew PUMA contract amid boycott calls
Puma is the only international sponsor of the Israel Football Association [IFA], which hosts six clubs in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Qatar Sports Club announced it has no plans to renew its contract with global sportswear manufactu...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:54:09 +0000
Senior Qatari health official ‘privileged’ to join WHO review group
The World Health Organisation has appointed Qatar’s National Health Strategy Lead for Healthy Ageing Dr. Hanadi al-Hamad to its review group. A senior Qatari health official has now joined the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) review grou...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:01:21 +0000
Qatar customs thwarts attempt to smuggle illegal pills in cans of beans
Qatar customs have thwarted an attempt to smuggle illegal substances into the country using food cans. Some 2,805 lyrica pills were found stuffed inside a shipment of baked bean cans after suspicions were raised by a Qatar customs inspector in the po...

Mon, 31 May 2021 16:10:10 +0000
The Round Up | 31 May 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp today:   🇦🇪 Qatar’s foreign minister hails ‘positive’ progress in UAE talks   🦠 Daily Covid-19 cases drop below 200   💻 Qatar Digital Library digitises 2 million history, culture pages   ⚽ Palestine ...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:00:24 +0000
World Cup qualifiers move to Dubai after Syria, Maldives players test positive for Covid-19
Covid-19 havoc has yet again hit the world of football, pushing China to move Group A qualifiers to the United Arab Emirates. Dubai will now host the remaining three Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying games instead of Suzhou, the Chinese Football A...

Mon, 31 May 2021 13:48:42 +0000
Iran says ‘significant progress’ made at Vienna talks
This week witnessed the fifth round of indirect talks between the US and Iran, aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear accord. Iran announced “significant progress” at the ongoing Vienna nuclear talks where six world powers involved in the acc...

Mon, 31 May 2021 13:38:40 +0000
Qatar Airways escalates ‘mystery spat’ with Airbus
The Qatar-based carrier is to halt its Airbus deliveries this year as tensions over “serious issues” remain unresolved.  Qatar Airways warned that “serious” issues with Airbus SE may result in a decision to halt deliveries, a move th...

Mon, 31 May 2021 12:59:48 +0000
Qatar’s daily Covid-19 cases drop below 200
Phase 1 of lifting restrictions kicked off on May 28 while the vaccination drive continues to expand in the country. Qatar’s daily reported Covid-19 cases have been drastically decreasing in recent weeks, with health officials assuring that the...

Sun, 23 May 2021 12:25:32 +0000
Are Qatari businesses ripping off trademarked concepts from around the world? 
Doha News looked into a number of Qatar-based restaurants with similar brand trademarks, logos, packaging and even products to those of well-known Western brands. Hundreds of new restaurants and fresh brands have sprouted up across Qatar in recent ye...



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