DN Special Reports Archives

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Beyond consanguineous marriages: Gene study development ushers in an informed public

QGP has recently sequenced the genes of 30,000 citizens and 3,000 Arab residents to help predict diseases. He opened the envelope, fully expecting the result. He was hopeful it would…

5 min

Analysts say Qatar’s ‘ability to talk to everyone a unique phenomenon’ following Iran-US prisoner swap

Qatar’s foreign policy has long used comprehensive engagement and peaceful talks as means of solving issues and tackling differences. Qatar successfully landed a historic prisoner exchange deal between Iran and…

6 min

Neymar: The transfer that changed football price tags

Six years ago, PSG signed Neymar for a €222million record-breaking fee, however he has departed for Al Hilal this season, leaving European transfer markets in his wake. When the thin…

4 min

Qatar’s Lekhwiya wrap up search and rescue operation in Morocco after deadly earthquake

According to the United Nations, at least 300,000 people were possibly affected by the earthquake, including 100,000 children. The past week witnessed a catastrophic deadly earthquake in Morocco that shocked…

5 min

Game on: Qatar and Saudi Arabia ‘have money to play’ in world of sports

While Qatar has hosted to the biggest tournament in the sporting world, the post-World Cup era has witnessed Saudi Arabia rise in athlete signings, disrupting the once-monopoly of European states.…

6 min

Qatar’s global commitment to protecting education from attack

Around 224 million children globally remain out of school. The past two decades have marked an important transitional period in Qatar’s domestic and international developments, in which one cannot oversee…

5 min

The Butcher of Giza: Egyptian true crime series takes MENA region by storm

If the chronology of the show’s events is confusing, it’s time to hit pause. Here is a breakdown of what actually down according to the criminal court case. Featuring the…

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‘It’s a pink world’: Barbie marketing thrives in Qatar despite movie ban

The marketing campaign for the film is believed to have cost over $150 million, surpassing the movie’s production budget of $145 million. Despite cinemas in Qatar remaining vacant of the…

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Basketball’s rise in Asia: The latest endeavour in the region

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which tipped off in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, has torched the inevitable coming of basketball to the Gulf region. The 2023 edition of…

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