UK first to approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Qatar has previously signed an agreement with the top pharmaceutical companies to obtain the long-awaited vaccine once it is finalised. The UK became the first country in the world to…
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Asmahan Qarjouli
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Asmahan Qarjouli is a Palestinian-Jordanian journalist born and raised in Qatar, whose reporting focuses on international affairs and social justice. She graduated from Northwestern University in Qatar with a bachelor of Science in Journalism and has contributed to leading news outlets, including Al Jazeera English and AJ+. As a local reporter, she also looks for stories that reflect the Qatari culture from the past and present.
Kushner meets Amir Tamim following Riyadh visit in efforts to end GCC crisis
This is the US diplomat’s second visit to Qatar since September. Senior White House advisor and US President Donald Trump’s son in-law Jared Kushner landed in Doha on Wednesday after…
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Qatar, US ink new bilateral military agreement
Doha has the largest US military base in the country and the agreement further enhances bilateral relations between the two allies. Qatar and the US have signed a military agreement…
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Pompeo praises peace talks despite ongoing Afghan-Taliban disagreements
The top US official’s statement comes amid reports of Taliban allegedly backing off the peace agreement. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the start of the Afghan-Taliban peace talks…
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Qatar-Singapore LNG deal to tackle global carbon emission
Qatar and Singapore signed the first long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal that details pollution levels, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The 10-year agreement, signed by Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) trading arm…
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Qatar to launch lung transplant programme
The major procedure will soon be possible thanks to doctors at Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad Medical Corporation’s [HMC] Organ Transplant Program will soon start lung transplants, the Minister for Public…
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Doha welcomes Ofcom ruling against Abu Dhabi TV for ‘unethical’ interview
A UAE-based TV channel aired a recorded interview against the will of the key subject, Qatari citizen Dr Mahmoud Al-Jaidah. The United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) has condemned Abu…
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Qatar’s Red Crescent helps fight spread of COVID in Gaza schools
Up to 24,000 students will now be able to have their temperatures regularly checked after the Doha based charity donated thermometers and other equipment. The Qatar Red Crescent Society [QRCS],…
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Qatar to provide education to 57,600 Somali children
Qatar Fund for Development [QFFD] and Education Above All foundation [EAA] are due to provide thousands of Somali children with quality primary education. More than 57,000 children in Somalia will…
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