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Qatar’s FM renews apology over invasive searches at Hamad International Airport

Doha News learned in November that a security official responsible for ordering the invasive searches was charged a hefty fine and given a six-month prison sentence. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh…

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Australian Embassy in Qatar offers fast-track visa

The Australian Embassy is encouraging both businesses and individuals who are planning to move to Australia to utilise the country’s fast-tracked Global Talent Visa. Australia’s Global Business and Talent Attraction…

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Qatar’s NHRC holds training course on human rights at airports

Seven women subjected to nonconsensual invasive searches at Qatar’s airport last year are planning to sue authorities over the incident. Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee [NHRC] organised a training course…

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Australian women to sue Qatar over HIA strip search incident

The incident occurred last year after a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a bin at one of Hamad International Airport’s [HIA] facilities. Seven women subjected to nonconsensual invasive…

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China, Japan to face-off in Doha for Asian World Cup qualifier match

China is set to face Japan in the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup after the match was moved to Doha due to Covid-19 concerns. China will go up…

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Germany slams ‘non transparent’ IOC decision over 2032 potential host

German officials have suspected foul play in the International Olympic Committee’s selection of Brisbane as the “preferred partner” of the 2032 Olympic Games. The selection of Brisbane as the “preferred…

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The Round Up 4 Feb 2021

The top stories in #Qatar on #TheRoundUp this Thursday: Australia still waiting for report on airport incident How will the new COVID measures impact you Professor who made racist comments…

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Australia presses Qatar for report into airport ‘abandoned baby’ incident

Qatar’s government had promised to conduct an investigation into the incident which saw more than a dozen Australian women invasively searched during a police hunt for the mother of a…

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The Round up

The Round Up 17 Jan 2021

The top stories in Qatar today: Australian men finally released from Qatar detention Egypt and UAE resume flights to Qatar Vaccine minimum age reduced Qatar progress in handball world cup

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