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Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:40:27 +0000
India ‘to negotiate’ undelivered cargoes before renewing Qatar LNG contract
Top liquefied natural gas [LNG] exporter QatarEnergy, formerly Qatar Petroleum, has expressed its commitment to being a ‘trusted partner’ in supplying energy to India. India is set to negotiate with Qatar over 58 cargoes of LNG that have yet to b...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:56:49 +0000
Amnesty urges David Beckham to use Qatar 2022 role to advocate for human rights
Sources confirmed to Doha News a deal has been made to make the football star an ambassador for the FIFA World Cup 2022.  Amnesty International has called on former British football star David Beckham to use his role as the ambassador for the 2022 F...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:17:38 +0000
#NoToMilitaryCoup: Social media users rally to denounce Sudan ‘military coup’
Thousands took to the streets of Sudan after calls for rival protests.  Several Sudan-related hashtags have topped Qatar’s top Twitter trends as the country’s power struggle deepened on Monday with reports of a military coup. Social medi...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:15:59 +0000
‘Darkness to light’: Afghan orchestra picks up instruments in Doha for first performance in months
Musicians in Afghanistan have been left in fear since the Taliban captured control of the country. When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, the once vibrant Afghanistan National Institute of Music’s [ANIM] classrooms suddenly flatlined...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:17:20 +0000
Confirmed: Beckham to be Qatar 2022 ambassador but sources rubbish reported price tag
The former football player and model was spotted in Qatar earlier this month. An alleged £150 million figure to sign former British football star David Beckham as an ambassador for Qatar 2022 has been slammed as pure sensationalism, a source with kn...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:08:24 +0000
Qatar in talks with Lebanon to provide LNG amid fuel crisis
Lebanon’s two main power plants went out of commission due to severe fuel shortages that have left the country in dire need of assistance. Lebanon and Qatar are in talks of possible cooperation as Beirut scrambles to secure fuel amid a severe power...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:25:26 +0000
Qatar to attract over 1.2 million visitors for FIFA World Cup 2022
Qatar’s historic hosting of the FIFA World Cup next year is hoped to bring the Gulf state over 1.2 million visitors.  Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), have hopes to attract 1.2 mill...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:56:32 +0000
Qatar offers ‘better future’ for dozens of hearing-impaired children in Gaza 
Qatar relaunched its cochlear implant programme in Gaza after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.  A Qatari medical delegation under Hamad Medical Corporation successfully conducted cochlear implants for 50 hearing-impaired children i...

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:00:16 +0000
The Round Up | 21 October 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp today Arab league chief ‘shares concerns’ over Iran nuclear activities Qatari users receive puzzling Twitter notifications for ‘reporting’ amir’s tweets Saudi firm strikes deal to work on Qatari project Registrati...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:13:18 +0000
UN nuclear watchdog warns of breakdown in monitoring Iran nuclear sites
The US and E3 members called on Iran to end its violations of the nuclear accord. The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned of a breakdown in monitoring Iran after it declined requests to repair cameras at a key centrifuge manufacturing site...



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