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Life

British expats in Qatar warned no passport extensions after April 10

Starting next Friday, British expats in Qatar must apply for passports "in the standard way" and could face waits of six to eight weeks or more, according to the UK's Home Office.

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News

Qatar untouched by ‘sex-for-flight’ scandal, Philippines ambassador says

As allegations surface that the Philippines government is not doing enough to protect its female expats from sexual abuse in the Middle East, the embassy in Doha has said such…

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Nigeria opens embassy in Qatar as countries align financial, political goals

Nigeria has formally opened a diplomatic mission in Qatar, amid growing cooperation between the two countries on political and economic matters. In a statement, ambassador-designate Shuaibu Adamu Ahmed said: “The increasing…

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Croatian president opens first Gulf embassy in Qatar, talks military deal

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has been in Qatar since Sunday on an official visit, and opened the county’s first embassy in the Gulf here earlier this week. Traveling with his…

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Canadian embassy to (finally) open in Qatar

Canadian embassy to (finally) open in Qatar We’ve been asked many times when the Canadian embassy, announced back in 2010, would open here in Qatar. Canadian consular services have, up…

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Official: Canadian embassy in Qatar is open, but not yet ‘operational’

Qatar does indeed have a Canadian embassy, but it does not yet provide consular services, an official at the Canadian embassy in Kuwait clarified to Doha News. We’ve gotten a…

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Is a Canadian Embassy open here yet? I read they were opening one in fall 2011?

No, the Canadian Embassy in Qatar is not open yet, but is under construction in Tornado Tower. An opening date hasn’t been set yet, but Embassy officials in Kuwait assure us…

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Japanese embassy in Doha invites condolences, donations

The Japanese embassy in Qatar has opened a book of condolence for victims of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and tsunami. Residents of Doha can head to the embassy on Tuesday and Wednesday…

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