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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:58:44 +0000
40 women submit nominations for Qatar’s Shura Council elections
An interview with a member of the Election Supervisory Committee confirmed that a considerable number of women had submitted their nominations. At least 40 women have submitted applications to register as candidates for the Shura Council elections, a...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:37:22 +0000
US drone strike kills 9 family members in Afghanistan as leaders scramble for talks
France, Britain and Germany are expected to propose the establishment of a safe zone in Kabul to provide a safe passage for those trying to leave Afghanistan. A US drone strike killed nine members of one family, including children, on Sunday after Am...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:24:59 +0000
The public has spoken! Qatar’s top ten personalities, entities awarded at Najah Qatari
Due to public demand, next year’s event will see different categories included in recognition of more local talents, Najah Qatari’s deputy Chairman told Doha News. Ten of Qatar’s most successful masterminds won Najah Qatari’s award after amas...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:11:49 +0000
UK to move Afghanistan embassy to Qatar as rocket attack strikes Kabul
Britain’s last military flight left Kabul on Sunday after evacuating more than 15,000 people two weeks after the Taliban’s takeover. The UK will be relocating its Afghanistan embassy to Qatar, its ambassador Sir Laurie Bristow, one of the...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:31:10 +0000
Exclusive: Mass evacuation of Afghans ‘draining Afghanistan of its brains’, Qatar’s Lolwah Al Khater says
Evacuations at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport are expected to stop after 31 August, with Qatar successfully managing to evacuate over 40,000 people from Afghanistan. Qatar has been playing a key role throughout the Afghan peace proc...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:44:08 +0000
Qatar ‘deeply regrets’ Algeria, Morocco severance of ties
The Gulf state expressed its regret of the severing of ties, calling for diplomatic channels to remain open between Algeria and Morocco. Qatar expressed its deep regret at the severing of diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco, stressing th...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 10:06:00 +0000
NATO, US Congress praise Qatar’s ‘bold leadership’ in Afghanistan airlift operation
At least 50% of the people evacuated by Qatar have reached their final destinations. Several US Congress members and NATO lauded Qatar’s role in evacuating thousands of Afghans and foreigners from Kabul over the past two weeks following the Tal...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:17:30 +0000
Turkey in meetings with Qatar, G7 to discuss Kabul airport as Biden warns of ‘high threats’
Earlier reports said the Taliban requested technical assistance from Qatar to operate Kabul’s airport. Officials from Qatar, Turkey, and the G7 are reportedly meeting on Monday to discuss operations at Kabul’s airport post the 31 August w...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 09:05:31 +0000
Baghdad summit brings together Qatar’s amir with UAE, Egypt leaders following GCC dispute
Iraq’s summit brought together Qatar and leaders from some former blockading countries for the first time in years.  Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with top Middle East leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Ba...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 09:34:56 +0000
France’s Macron in talks with Taliban via Qatar over further evacuations
The French president confirmed he was holding discussions with the Taliban on possible evacuations after the group took over Afghanistan. French President Emmanuel Macron discussed with Qatar on how it might re-establish a pathway for Afghan evacuati...



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