Al Wakrah Archives

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Al Wakrah player suffers heart attack during game

Ousmane Coulibaly, a 32-year-old defender from Al Wakrah collapsed pitch-side after suffering a cardiac arrest requiring immediate medical attention in a match against Al Rayaan on Saturday evening. In shocking scenes…

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Al Wakrah SC penalised for violating football match regulations

The club says it accepts the mistake but does not agree with QFA’s final decision. Al Wakrah Sports Club has been slapped with a QR 10,000 fine by the Qatar Football…

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News

Qatar police arrest man suspected of murdering two people in Al Wakrah

The fugitive had fled to Pakistan hours after the crime but was brought back to Doha after an arrest warrant was issued. Two Sudanese siblings were reportedly murdered in their…

News

Qatar’s World Cup Wakrah Stadium starts to take shape

Organizers said the stands have begun to rise from the ground and that the work takes new significance following the death of architect Zaha Hadid, who designed the structure.

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Life
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More shops open for business at Al Wakrah souq, but few visitors

Though the marketplace opened to a warm reception in the winter, a lack of indoor seating and a ban on shisha smoking appears to have made it a less popular venue during Qatar's hotter months.

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Life

Maintenance crew in Qatar praised for saving tenants from fire

Nine employees of the Al Muftah group have been praised for their quick thinking, which led to the rescue of 11 residents - including women and children - from a burning building in Al Wakrah last month.

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Culture

Souq Waqif in Al Wakrah soft opens to the public

The market, which is behind the Al Wakrah petrol station, next to the port, stretches some 3km along the town's cost, with a Corniche for people to walk along.

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Culture

Souq Waqif in Al Wakrah nearing completion ahead of Qatar National Day

The new market is designed to reflect the town's fishing village heritage and will eventually feature hundreds of shops and eating establishments, blending the existing commercial bustle of downtown Souq Waqif with the winding alleyways of Katara.

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Life

Dead dolphin washes up in Al Wakrah port

Government work crews have kept busy cleaning up Qatar’s shorelines this summer.

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