Libya appoints an ambassador to Qatar after six years
Libya did not have an ambassador in the Gulf country since October 2016. Libya has appointed an ambassador to Qatar for the first time in six years, with Mohammed Al-Lafi…
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Libya and Egypt receive Qatari ambassadors after years-long hiatus
The Qatari ambassador to Libya will be the first instated since Qatar closed its diplomatic mission in Tripoli in 2014. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani named the…
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Kafala? UK’s new sponsorship rules spark criticism online
Social media users in the Gulf criticised the UK’s new sponsorship rules, comparing it to the greatly debated ‘kafala system.’ An announcement posted on the UK’s governmental affairs website has…
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Qatar receives first Egypt ambassador since 2017 blockade
The appointment of the new Egyptian ambassadors comes only a few days after Qatar received a new Saudi envoy. Egypt’s president has appointed a new ambassador to Doha after a…
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Qatar receives first Saudi ambassador since 2017 blockade as relations progress
The Saudi ambassador to Doha will be the first to be reinstated following the end of the 2017 Gulf Crisis. Qatar’s foreign minister has received the new Saudi ambassador to…
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Saudi technical team in Qatar to re-open embassy
The move comes within the framework of restoring all diplomatic ties with Qatar after all GCC countries and Egypt signed the Al-Ula Declaration earlier this month. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister,…
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Overcrowding at Egypt’s embassy in Doha triggers outrage
A video of the Egyptian embassy in Doha has been circulating on social media, prompting anger from nationals at how packed the building was, making it impossible to socially distance.…
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Report: More questions arise over cost of Australian embassy in Doha
Plans for an Australian Embassy in Doha will reportedly face additional political scrutiny following complaints over its projected A$20 million (more than QR52 million) price tag. The public inquiry will examine the costs…
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Australia announces plans to open embassy in Qatar
No timeline or location has been set for the new embassy, but officials said they expect the amount budgeted for the Doha mission to be spent by the end of the government’s fiscal year in June 2016.
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