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Qatar Olympic Committee reaffirms commitment to hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Mar 05, 2021
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Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has reiterated its total commitment to maintaining continuous dialogue with the IOC’s Future Host Commission as it moves forward in its bid to host the ..

Mar 05, 2021
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Some private schools in Qatar will be allowed to increase tuition fees: Ministry

Tribune New Network Doha A committee assigned to study private schools’ request to raise tuition fees in Qatar has recommended the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to allow up to 8 percent of the total ..

Mar 05, 2021
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US CDC’s zombie apocalypse tips rise again for pandemic times

If there’s one lesson that horror movies can teach, it’s that you should always be prepared for a zombie outbreak — especially during a pandemic. A decade-old guide to preparing for a zombie apocalypse ..

Mar 04, 2021
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Qatar Central Bank announces bank holiday on March 7

QNA Doha Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced that Sunday, March 7, 2021 will be official holiday for all banks and financial institutions operating under its supervision. In a press statement, the QCB said that the ..

Mar 04, 2021
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Kuwait to impose curfew, close parks as COVID-19 cases rise

Kuwait will impose a 5 pm to 5 am curfew and close parks from Sunday until April 8 in a bid to contain the coronavirus, the government's spokesman said on state TV. Kuwait registered a record daily toll of 1,716 cases on Thursday. ..

Mar 04, 2021
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Education minister inspects schools, checks how exams are held under COVID-19 protocol

Tribune News Network Doha Minister of Education and Higher Education His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahid Al Hammadi visited several schools in Qatar and inspected the way midterm exams are being held under ..

Mar 04, 2021
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Drugs in stomach: Qatar Customs foils risky smuggling attempt at HIA

Tribune News Network Doha Suspicion of a customs inspector has led to the detection of cannabis capsules and narcotic pills in the stomach of a passenger at the Hamad International Airport. According to the Customs ..

Mar 04, 2021
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Qatar records 475 new COVID-19 cases as 57 returning travellers test positive

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar on Wednesday recorded 475 new COVID-19 cases — 418 from within the community and 57 among travellers returning from abroad. The Ministry of Public Health also reported 318 ..

Mar 04, 2021
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Teachers in Qatar urged to avoid airplane travel during mid-summer vacation

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has called on teachers in the country to avoid airplane travel during the mid-summer vacation in the second semester, according to Al Jasra ..

Mar 04, 2021
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450 booked for disregarding COVID-19 preventive measures

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Interior on Thursday said it referred to Public Prosecution 450 people for violations of various COVID-19 safety norms. While 423 people were booked for not wearing ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Sheikha Mayassa shares Oryx’s plight as she launches #KeepQatarClean campaign

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani highlighted what a carelessly discarded plastic can do to the wildlife in the country as she launched the ..

Mar 03, 2021
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More people to get vaccinated as Qatar readies to scale up inoculation drive

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar is all set to scale up its COVID-19 vaccination drive as it has started receiving regular supply of vaccines, Chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of ..

Mar 03, 2021
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No entry for employees to schools without COVID-19 vaccine proof from March 21

If a non-vaccinated staff tests positive, quarantine period will be without pay: MoEHE Tribune News Network Doha Starting from March 21, no employee will be allowed to enter the school without showing the golden frame ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Tribune News Network Doha The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has congratulated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani for the historic progress achieved ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Qatar’s FM calls for united Arab action to tackle challenges facing the region

Tribune News Network Doha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the Arab world faces enormous challenges and imminent threats in light of the conflicts ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Qatar ranked second among Arab countries in GEMS Maturity Index 2020

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar has been ranked second among Arab countries on the Government Electronic and Mobile Services (GEMS) Maturity Index 2020, among 15 Arab countries covered by a report issued recently by the ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Prime Minister receives message from British counterpart

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani received on Wednesday a verbal message from Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, pertaining bilateral ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Prime Minister meets Ghana Foreign Minister

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, met this morning with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana Shirley Ayorkor ..

Mar 03, 2021
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QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani met on Wednesday with HE Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the State of Qatar Zhou Jian. During the ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Katara Hospitality continues growth in F&B landscape with opening of Jamavar at Sheraton Grand Doha

Katara Hospitality, a leading global hotel owner, developer and operator based in Qatar, is excited to announce the opening of Jamavar Doha at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, an Indian fine dining ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Tribune News Network Doha Qatar on Wednesday recorded 471 new COVID-19 cases — 427 from within the community and 44 among travellers returning from abroad. The Ministry of Public Health also reported 332 ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Discover Qatar assists over 330,000 people with quarantine packages

Tribune News Network Doha Discover Qatar (DQ) has to date processed over 50,000 refunds for hotel quarantine packages and assisted over 330,000 people to complete their quarantine successfully in 65 hotels. Over 240 ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Cabinet approves draft to set up AI committee in Qatar

QNA Doha Qatar's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft devcision to establish and artificial intelligence committee in Qatar. According to the draft, the committee will be established at the Ministry of Transport and ..

Mar 03, 2021
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More than 350 face action for disregarding COVID-19 preventive measures

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday said it referred to Public Prosecution 367 people for violations of various COVID-19 safety norms. While 312 people were booked for not wearing ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May

President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated — and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the ..

Mar 03, 2021
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Saudi Arabia says COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for Hajj

Saudi Arabia is considering making vaccinations mandatory for all pilgrims undertaking Hajj later this year, Arabic daily Okaz quoted the kingdom’s health minister as saying on Tuesday. In an internal memo seen by ..

Mar 02, 2021
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More than 60 percent of people over 70 years have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose: MOPH

The Ministry of Public Health has announced that 61 percent of people over 70 years of age have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose since the start of Qatar’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Program. “I ..

Mar 02, 2021
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Tribune News Network Doha Qatar's Government Communication Office launched an automated WhatsApp messaging service on Tuesday in cooperation with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social ..

Mar 02, 2021
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Qatar Airways conducting annual Disabled Aircraft Recovery Exercise at Doha International Airport

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Airways is conducting its 12th annual simulated Disabled Aircraft Recovery (QDAR) Exercise on a grounded Airbus A340-600 aircraft using the airline’s state-of-the-art Aircraft ..

Mar 02, 2021
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Talks only way to solve Yemen crisis: Qatar Foreign Minister

Tribune News Network Doha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Tuesday met with US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking, who is visiting the ..

Mar 02, 2021
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Minister Jassim Al Sulaiti heads Qatar delegation to 2nd Maritime India Summit

Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti on Tuesday headed the Qatari delegation participating in the second edition of the Maritime India Summit, which India’s Prime Minister ..

Mar 02, 2021
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QNA Doha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met on Tuesday with US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking on Tuesday. During the meeting, they ..

Mar 02, 2021
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Amir receives written message from President of Ghana

Tribune News Network Doha HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written message from President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways of enhancing and developing ..

Mar 02, 2021
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Qatar’s population shrinks by 147,000 people in nine months

Tribune News Network Doha Over a span of nine months, Qatar saw its population shrinking by more than 147,000 people, from 2.807 million in May, 2020, to 2.660 million in February, 2021, according to the Planning and ..

Mar 02, 2021
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463 new COVID-19 cases push active cases in Qatar closer to 10,000

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar on Tuesday recorded 463 new COVID-19 cases — 421 from within the community and 42 among travellers returning from abroad. The Ministry of Public Health also reported 359 recoveries. ..

Mar 02, 2021
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The World Health Organization's emergencies chief says it's "premature" and "unrealistic" to think that the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year. But Dr. Michael Ryan said Monday that the recent arrival of ..

Mar 01, 2021
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COVID-19: Japan asks China to stop anal swab tests

Japan on Monday asked China to abstain from anal swab tests for COVID-19 on its citizens. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference that Tokyo received “complaints of psychological ..

Mar 01, 2021
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New COVID-19 drive-through vaccination centre opens in Lusail

Tribune News Network Doha A new COVID-19 Drive-Through Vaccination Centre was opened today in Lusail as part of the efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccination process for visitors in the new centre ..

Mar 01, 2021
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MOEHE making great efforts to limit impact of COVID-19 on education in Qatar: Minister

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has made great efforts to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the country, minister HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi said, while ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Qatar General Tax Authority and Invenio launch integrated digital tax administration system

Qatar's General Tax Authority (GTA) and implementation partner Invenio Business Solutions successfully launched a state-of-the-art digital tax administration system in Qatar. The new system has transformed the tax ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Sidra Medicine performs groundbreaking surgeries on children with Apert Syndrome

Apert syndrome is a rare craniofacial condition, occurring in approximately 1/65,000 live births worldwide. It is known to be associated with a distinct genetic mutation. There are no currently understood precipitating ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Prime Minister inspects COVID-19 drive-through vaccination centre in Lusail

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani inspected on Monday the COVID-19 drive-through vaccination centre in Lusail. His Excellency was briefed on the ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Recognition for the airline across key metrics including refunds, ticket flexibility, reliability and safety Qatar Airways has been acknowledged for its performance during the global pandemic as the best airline in the ..

Mar 01, 2021
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49-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Qatar as 473 more test positive

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar on Monday recorded 473 new COVID-19 cases — 444 from within the community and 29 among travellers returning from abroad. The Ministry of Public Health also reported 440 recoveries. ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Early registration in private schools opens from today

Tribune News Network Doha With the approaching registration in private schools and preschools, which will kick off next Monday until mid-October, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, represented in the ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Shura Council holds regular weekly meeting

QNA Doha The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting, via video conference on Monday, under the chairmanship of HE the Speaker Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, at the Council's headquarters. During its ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Qatar Petroleum awards North Field Expansion project contract for LNG storage and loading facilities

Qatar Petroleum announces the award of a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to Samsung C&T Corporation for the expansion of the LNG storage and loading facilities located within Ras Laffan ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Girl dies after being caned during ‘exorcism’ in Sri Lanka

Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit. The two suspects — ..

Mar 01, 2021
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Amir honours winners of Education Excellence Award

QNA Doha HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized the14th Education Excellence Day Award ceremony, which took place at Doha Sheraton Hotel on Monday morning. The ceremony was attended by HE the Prime ..

Mar 01, 2021
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443 more booked for violating COVID-19 safety rules in Qatar

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Interior on Monday said it referred to Public Prosecution 434 people for violations of various COVID-19 safety norms. The ministry also acted against 42 for breaking a ..

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