DN Special Reports Archives

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‘Loyal to local’: Majority of Qatar residents to shun incoming GCC products

Questions regarding local preferences for various products have emerged in recent weeks, as GCC member states prepare to resume trade. Residents of Qatar have grown accustomed to local produce, with…

4 min

‘The Return’: the story of Qatar’s first ever car garage

The Al Shaab car service station, previously known as Al Awda, has served generations of customers in Doha. When 21-year-old Samir Deeb Issa departed the Marka Airport in Jordan in…

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A Doha News Special! On set with Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie and Aubrey Plaza

Doha News sits down with Hollywood producer Guy Ritchie in an exclusive interview where we talk all things film-making. Award-winning English film director, producer and writer Guy Ritchie spoke to…

6 min

Disability Awareness Month: The fight for accessibility and understanding

A hurtful stare, an aisle too small: the harsh reality of how lack of awareness impacts the disability community. One day, Shamma Al-Hammad, mother of now-13-year-old Ahmed, took her son…

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Spygate: how the UAE and Saudi are using spyware to silence journalists

The UAE and Saudi have been accused of hacking at least 36 Al Jazeera journalists, and one journalist from the London-based Al Araby TV, with sophisticated electronic spyware developed by…

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Doha News Investigation: The Israeli company behind some of Qatar’s new scooters and its controversial CEO

Fenix is the latest company to introduce e-scooters to Doha’s streets, however it is not your average micro-mobility provider. A Doha News Investigation reveals that its main investor is in…

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Skating down memory lane at the now-gone City Center ice rink

Longing, nostalgia and memories are all feelings now left frozen at City Centre’s skating arena. It is the early 2000’s in Qatar. You are sitting on your classroom’s carpet for…

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‘Heart and diversity’: Grassroots community league epitomises Qatar’s football spirit

Does Qatar have true football spirit? Doha News visited the biggest league in the country to find out. The Al Rayyan World Cup 2022 stadium is the latest to be…

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Dar Al Kutub: Rereading old chapters at the first library in the Gulf region

Doha News goes to Dar Al Kutub Al Qatariyya, a birthplace for the country’s academic development and achievements. Way before e-books and easily accessible magazines, people had to drive miles…

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