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Sun, 20 Mar 2022 19:24:44 +0000
The Roundup | 20 March 2022
Top stories on #TheRoundup today: 😷 Active Covid-19 cases dip below 1,000 in Qatar 🇩🇪 Germany turns to Qatar for LNG deal ♻️ Qatar’s first recycling hub in Education City ⚽ Southgate addresses World Cup concerns (The post The Rou...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:26:06 +0000
How Qatar expanded its navy significantly
The Gulf state has major defence deals with its international partners, including the US, Italy, Turkey and France. The seventh annual Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) has kicked off in Qatar. The conference is...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 17:42:00 +0000
How does Qatar use its military power as a means to build influence?
Despite Qatar trying to maintain its position as a neutral player, its use of military lever for alliance building has been firmly western-centric. The biannual Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX) has grown over the past 15 years ...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:50:32 +0000
Football fans missing the World Cup is a ‘great shame,’ says England manager
Southgate voices concerns over Qatar’s human rights record but states a better approach is needed to solve the issue. England manager Gareth Southgate says it is a “great shame” that some fans will not be traveling to Qatar for the ...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 10:08:41 +0000
Amir meets Germany’s Economy Minister amid growing LNG concerns
Around half of Germany’s LNG imports are from Russia, making it the country’s largest supplier of gas. Qatar’s Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Sunday. They discussed ways to e...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:18:42 +0000
Qatar to open first community recycling hub in Education City
The new initiative aims to encourage the community to start recycling in an effort to help the country’s sustainability goals.  To mark Global Recycling Day, Qatar Foundation (QF) has announced its plans to build Qatar’s first-ever recyc...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 10:48:50 +0000
Joe Biden nominates new United States Ambassador to Qatar
Qatar marks 50 years of bilateral relations with the United States since the establishment of diplomatic ties on March 19, 1971. The United States President Joe Biden has nominated Timmy T Davis as the new US envoy to Qatar, in a statement released b...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:36:41 +0000
Qatar’s active Covid-19 cases dip below 1,000
The country has been witnessing a steady decrease in coronavirus cases, indicating an end to the highly-contagious third wave.  The total number of active Covid-19 cases in the Gulf nation has dipped below 1,000 for the first time since early Octobe...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 11:31:25 +0000
Iran to begin project on power grid to Qatar
Iran and Qatar strengthened bilateral ties through a sum of 14 cooperation documents last month which covered various sectors. Iran plans to launch its project to link its energy grid to Qatar, in a deal that was sealed last month during the Iranian ...

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:31:21 +0000
What happens when tech companies ban a government?
In a world where tech companies’ valuations are higher than most countries, who’s the one in power? A decade-long battle for power between governments and tech companies is once again in the spotlight as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. ...



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