HBJ opens ‘black box’ on Qatar’s politics in new TV interview
The former Qatari Prime Minister is widely considered to have been the father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani’s right hand and remains a vocal commentator on regional and…
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#WheresNoof: Reported death of ‘missing’ Qatari woman dismissed
The young Qatari woman announced her return to Qatar from the UK on 30 September—where she sought asylum in 2019. 23-year-old Qatari Noof Al Maadeed, who had fled the country…
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World Cup host Qatar sees 5% rise in expenditure for 2022 fiscal budget
The newly-approved budget amounts to QAR 204.3 billion, up from a previous QAR 194.7. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has approved the country’s fiscal budget for the year…
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Amir Tamim orders ‘legal amendments’ to promote equality among Qataris at first Shura Council session
30 members of the country’s legislative body were elected by the people on 2 October. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inaugurated the opening session for the country’s first-ever…
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Meet ‘Mama Mariam’: Qatar’s new Minister of Social Development and Family Mariam Al-Misnad
Orphans under her care at Dreama referred to her as “Mama Mariam”. Qatari authorities have engaged in drastic changes in the country’s governance, from the Shura Council elections to the…
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Should Shura Council sessions be televised?
Eligible Qatari citizens elected 30 members of the new Shura Council for the first time on 2 October this year. The first Qatari-elected Shura Council held its second session on…
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Qatar’s ‘distinguished’ foreign policy led by dialogue over conflict: FM
30 members of the country’s legislative body were elected by the people earlier this month. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani congratulated the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin…
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Shura Council elects speaker, deputy speaker during first session
The amir appointed Ahmed Nasser Ibrahim Al-Fadala as the Shura Council’s secretary-general earlier this month. The Shura Council elected Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim as its speaker and Hamda bint Hassan…
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Qatar’s amir appoints secretary-general for newly-elected Shura Council
The Gulf state held its first legislative elections on 2 October. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani appointed Ahmed Nasser Ibrahim Al-Fadala as the Shura Council’s secretary-general, replacing…
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