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Georgetown Qatar’s ‘Sustaining the Oasis’ conference to explore pressing challenges of region’s water security

The conference will be open to the public at the Four Seasons Hotel, Doha. Addressing evolving water and climate challenges in the Gulf region, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will…

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Growing calls to boycott Qatar-based Pura Vida after owner’s pro-Israel posts

The besieged Gaza Strip has been subjected to a barrage of Israeli attacks since Saturday , killing at least 313 Palestinians including at least 20 children. Calls to boycott a…

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RSF amplifies demands for release of detained Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt

Last month, Egyptian authorities extended the detention of the two Al Jazeera journalists for an additional 45 days. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Egyptian authorities to release of…

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Barbie will not be screened in Qatar, sources confirm

A number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region have banned the film from screening. The highly-anticipated blockbuster Barbie movie will not be shown in cinemas across…

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Rights groups slam ‘assault on free speech’ as Egypt renews detention of Al Jazeera journalists

Rights groups told Doha News that the renewal of the journalists’ detainment is “as arbitrary as their arrest.” Egyptian authorities extended the detention of two Al Jazeera Mubasher journalists for…

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Al Jazeera concerned over ‘distressing conditions’ of detained journalists in Egypt

The detention of both journalists has exceeded the pretrial period stipulated by Egyptian law. Al Jazeera has expressed concern over the “distressing conditions” of its detained journalists in Egypt on…

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Al Jazeera condemns Egypt’s naming of its journalists in ‘terror’ list

Egypt’s extension comes despite rapprochement between Doha and Cairo following the 2017 dispute. Al Jazeera has condemned a decision by Egypt to re-instate some of its journalists and TV presenters…

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How US-based ‘psychic’ targeted Qatar’s HBJ in $90 million diamond heist

An almost $100 million worth of jewellery in need of an “aura cleanse” and a ‘naive’ personal assistant dragged a high-profile Qatari political figure to the centre of a heist.…

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Qatar’s Al Jazeera network sweeps more than 100 Telly Awards

Founded in 1996, Al Jazeera has consistently been recognized for its groundbreaking journalism and unswerving commitment to editorial integrity. Al Jazeera Media Network has secured a resounding victory at the…

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