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If love is blind, why is it so difficult for those with visual impairment to get married?

By Sara Al-Ansari How Qataris with visual impairment fall foul of misinformation, as they look for true love and partnership. It was past midnight. The moon had cast a faint…

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Life after COVID-19: what will it be like?

By Menatalla Ibrahim This week Qatar began phase one of easing the lockdown; after enduring over two months of closed shops malls, mosques, schools as well as the suspension of…

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Dietician Fatma Ben Brahim on keeping healthy at home under lockdown

By Mariam Versyani Doha News speaks to Fatma Ben Brahim, a clinical and sport dietitian and dietary guideline trainer in Qatar, about how to keep healthy at home during the…

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See the world from your sofa!

by Mariam Versyani In Qatar, summer break is just round around the corner, but many of our international travel plans have hit the pause button for the time being. Here’s…

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‘Qarving’ an identity: how Qatar has flourished on the global stage despite the blockade

By Sara Abadi It has been three years since that fateful day of June 5, 2017, when Qatar was put under siege by its neighbouring countries, Saudi Arabia, the UAE,…

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Ministry of Education criticised for going ahead with high-school exams

By Doha News Staff 12th grade students started their final exams on the 1st of June at 9 AM and will continue until the 13th of June. The Ministry of…

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“Totally heartwarming” — foster family surge throws Doha’s abandoned pets a lifeline

By Laura Rainbow In a rare piece of good news for Qatar’s thousands of stray cats and dogs, a surge in pet foster families has been reported by one of…

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Lockdown life of a working mum

By Narges Raiss As confinement and self-isolation fell upon us, my family had to face a new reality and adjust to it. We are a family of five and with…

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Eid break with kids

by Mariam Versyani With homeschooling on pause during the Eid holiday’s, and movement in Qatar still restricted, parents are now more than ever looking for ways to keep their little…

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