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Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:58:26 +0000UN nuclear chief departs Iran after ‘inconclusive’ talks
Top US commander warned of Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon soon. The United Nations’s nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday that talks with top Iranian officials in Tehran were “inconclusive” as world...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:42:24 +0000Norwegian journalists arrested for trespassing in Qatar released
Two journalists from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation were arrested for trespassing while on a reporting trip in Qatar. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) journalists Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani have been released by Qatari polic...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:07:47 +0000Despite previously branding them terrorists, UAE now in talks with the Taliban
Abu Dhabi previously lobbied Washington to establish the Taliban’s office in the Emirates, before then accusing Qatar of ‘sponsoring terrorism’ for Doha’s hosting of the movement’s political office. The UAE has held talk...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:25:44 +0000Qatar to improve data collection on workers’ deaths after Amnesty report
The Gulf state says it is responding to calls for improvement by rights’ groups in the way work related deaths are documented in the country. Qatar’s labour and health ministries signed an agreement on Wednesday aimed at cooperating on ...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:46:09 +0000Motorcycles seized by traffic police as Lusail residents call for more action
Public calls urging legal action against traffic violators in Lusail have been increasing in recent weeks with residents complaining of dangerous and noisy motorists. Traffic police announced on Tuesday that five motorcycles had been seized by offi...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:01:05 +0000Qatar steps up efforts to combat human trafficking
Recent United Nations [UN] reports found that people in the Middle East have become more vulnerable to human trafficking during the coronavirus outbreak. Qatar’s labour ministry’s National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking signed an a...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:01:45 +0000Apple sues Israeli NSO Group for spying on users
Technology giant Apple takes legal action against the infamous Israeli spyware firm for targeting its customers through its devices. Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Israel’s notorious surveillance firm NSO Group for targeting users th...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:20:26 +0000Teacher who gave sedative pills to students fired
An investigation was launched last week following a parent’s complaint to authorities after it emerged that students at a private school in Qatar were given drugs by a teacher without parental consent. Qatar’s ministry of education has di...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:24:38 +0000Dubai’s ruler awards Qatar’s Sheikh Joaan, are relations improving?
The recognition has been seen as a sign of rapprochement between the royal families of Dubai and Qatar, experts say. The President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, has been named the Arab Sports Personality of the ye...
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:51:51 +0000Qatar condemns Mogadishu bombing
Qatar joined other nations in condemning an attack in the Somali capital that killed one journalist and injured several others. Doha has strongly condemned a bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that claimed the life of a senior journalist an...