DN Special Reports Archives

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Ukraine’s Ambassador to Qatar: This was a brutal and unprovoked act of aggression

In an exclusive interview with Doha News, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the state of Qatar Mr Andrii Kuzmenko speaks about the “illegal war in Ukraine” and the anguish of families who…

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Libya’s fight for freedom from the eyes of its diaspora

Hopeful calls for change turned harsh memories in a struggle for liberation: more than a decade later, Libyans recall their fight for freedom. What started as peaceful demonstrations in Libya against…

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Memory and the bitter-sweetness of revolution still lives within Bahrainis

A call for a national unity turned into sectarian clashes and backed by regional players has left Bahraini nationals feeling discredited, and stripped from their agency. On 14 February 2011,…

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Workers demanding action after salaries and passports withheld

A Doha-based firm continues to breach Qatar’s extensive labour reforms as workers are refused salaries for four months. Al Jazira, a construction, real estate, and auto service firm in Qatar…

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Torn between fear and hope, Yemenis in Qatar look back at the 2011 revolution

In this Doha News special, we speak to people in Qatar who are from countries that took part in the Arab Spring 11 years ago. Following Tunisia and Egypt, the…

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11 years on, the revolution continues to reside in the hearts of Egyptians

Over a decade since the toppling of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak, hundreds of Egyptians living in Qatar carry memories of the Arab Spring in their hearts. Here, some of them…

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Social media eclipses the mainstream in the struggle for Middle East news

In a digital era, the emergence of new forms of media and extensive sources of information have raised concerns over the credibility and reliability of some media platforms. The increasing…

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بالرغم من الاستنكار الشعبي واسع النطاق.. شركة فينكس الممولة إسرائيلياً تُوسِّع نطاق خدماتها في قطر

بالرغم من الاستنكار الشعبي الواسع لشركة “فينكس” المتخصصة في وسائل النقل الخفيفة، والممولة من قبل “إسرائيل”، تواصل الشركة توسيع نطاق خدماتها في دولة قطر، وذلك بعدما بدأت شراكة جديدة مع…

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No taboo in health: The Teal Society’s mission to get Qatar talking about gynaecological cancer

The annual mortality rate per 100,000 people from ovarian cancer in the MENA region has increased by 20.1% between 1990 and 2018. “Don’t neglect your health” – this is the…

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