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Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:59:11 +0000
Qatar pledges millions to Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA amid financial crisis
The Gulf state pledged two multimillion dollar agreements to rescue the “only lifeline” for Palestinian refugees from a looming collapse.  Qatar announced a $25 million funding agreement to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Pale...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:17:59 +0000
Keen on joining Qatar’s ‘community market’? Here are the conditions for home business owners
29 Qatari entrepreneurs will be selected through a lottery.  Details for the strategic community market project for families with home businesses have finally been revealed by Qatar’s social development ministry. The awaited project is set to ...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:45:06 +0000
‘Nightmare noise’: Lusail residents complain of illegal car, motorcycle racing
Loud cars and motorcycles have proved to be a nuisance to residents of Lusail, where the area has now been described as ‘unliveable’.  Residents of Lusail have mobilised in a bid to urge authorities to take action against illegal motor racing at...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:27:51 +0000
Cultural hub Doha becomes region’s first UNESCO Creative City for Design
Doha was among 49 cities worldwide to join the UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN) on Monday. Qatar’s capital city Doha has become the first in the region to join the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities as a Creative City of Design, adding yet ...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:54:27 +0000
UNRWA chief in Qatar warns ‘only lifeline’ for Palestinian refugees faces collapse
UNRWA is a designated UN agency to provide aid for Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.  The commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, arrived in Qatar on Monday to seek funding as servi...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:43:08 +0000
Rise in energy prices increases Qatar’s budget surplus
Data released from Qatar’s finance ministry shows that Q3 saw notable growth in the country’s total revenue. Qatar’s Ministry of Finance revealed data that showed the country had recorded a budget surplus of 0.9 billion riyals ($247...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:35:50 +0000
Final two Qatar 2022 stadiums to be unveiled during FIFA Arab Cup
The FIFA Arab Cup™ will take place over 19 days, starting November 30 until 18 of December. Qatar‘s most awaited FIFA Arab Cup 2021 matches will be played at six World Cup stadium, the Supreme Committee has announced, with the final two facil...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:19:45 +0000
Iran demands assurance US will not abandon nuclear deal again
World leaders have been scrambling to push for the revival of the nuclear deal. Iran has demanded guarantees from the United States that it will not pull out of the 2015 nuclear accord again if negotiations designed to revive the deal end with positi...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:47:08 +0000
WFP, Qatar partner up to provide aid to millions in war-torn Yemen
The year long agreement is set to benefit over 7.5 million people in Yemen, which has been devastated by a years-long war.  Qatar has penned a $90 million agreement with the World Food Program (WFP) to support food security and nutrition in Yemen. T...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 07:58:59 +0000
Saudi crown prince sends message to Qatari amir as ties warm
Relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia have improved following the signing of the Al Ula declaration in January.  Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a written message from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known comm...



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