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Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:20:46 +0000The Roundup | 7 April 2022
Top stories on #TheRoundup today: Qatar and Japan to cooperate on energy Yemen’s president transfers power to the leadership council FIFA falsifies rumours on match length Qatar’s Hawksbill turtles project helps save thousands of the spec...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:10:21 +0000
Activists are rallying behind the #FreeAhmadManasra hashtag, who is he and what is it about?
Ahmad Manasra was arrested when he was 13 years old back in 2015, and was subject to solitary confinement several times and barred from family visits for a while. You’ve probably come across ‘#FreeAhmadManasra‘, a hashtag trending o...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:32:24 +0000
Qatar Cabinet agrees in principle on archives draft law
Last month, Qatar’s Cabinet approved a draft law on regulating access to information in an effort to “keep pace with global developments”. The Qatari Cabinet has provisionally approved a draft law on documents and archives on Wednes...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:47:21 +0000
Yemen’s president transfers power to leadership council amid GCC talks in Riyadh
The latest power transfer comes as a major step in the stalled Yemeni file and amid a two-month UN-brokered ceasefire. Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has transferred his powers to a presidential leadership council on Thursday morning,...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:12:35 +0000
Qatar launches new health app and website for Ramadan
The new service provides information and guidance on health and solutions for all common problems during the holy month of Ramadan. Hamad Medical Corporation has launched a new Ramadan Health website and application (Qatar Health) to advocate for a h...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:33:19 +0000
Here’s how Qatar’s Hawksbill turtles project helps thousands of the species
A total of 31,586 baby turtles were released throughout 2019-2021. Qatar has helped release over 31,000 hawksbill baby turtles in less than three years from the specially demarcated area of Fuwairit Beach as part of the nation’s project to pr...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:15:34 +0000
Qatar and Japan agree to join efforts in stabilising global energy market
Japan received its first shipment of LNG from Qatar in 1997. Since then, more than 30,000 deliveries have been shipped. In a phone call on Wednesday, Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida co...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:30:36 +0000
Kinder Surprise recalled following linked salmonella outbreak
The majority of cases detected abroad have been children under the age of five. Qatar’s community have been warned against consuming Kinder’s Surprise Egg chocolate within a specific date range due to possible salmonella contamination. ...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:17:07 +0000
Turkish Cargo carried 335 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to 61 countries in 2021
Turkish Cargo delivered 100 million vaccine doses to Brazil in 2021, and over 1 million doses to Mauritania, Madagascar, Rwanda and Congo. In ensuring the continuation of international pharma supply chains whilst countries closed their doors to one a...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:44:13 +0000
The Roundup | 6 April 2022
Top stories on #TheRoundup today: Visa changes for 3 countries – India, Pakistan & Iran EAA has launched a Ramadan campaign to support disadvantaged children around the world Kinder surprise chocolate egg allegedly poisoned Russia withdraws...