Qatar’s Emir makes first public appearance since start of Gulf dispute
Also yesterday, Qatar Museums Chairperson Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani announced that the museum will open in December 2018.
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Qatar leaders extend condolences after Fidel Castro dies
Cuba's embassy in Doha also issued an official message to President Raúl Castro, expressing "anguish and sadness" over his brother's death.
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Qatari officials perform prayer for rain
The move follows in the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad, who used to ask God for rain when it was lacking. In Qatar, they are usually performed around once a year.
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Qatar’s Al Jazeera celebrates 20 years of breaking news
The network was established to allow the people of the region to see the world from their perspective, Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani said in a ceremony last night.
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Emir: Time to move Qatar’s people off of social welfare and into action
In a strong speech during the opening session of the 45th Advisory Council today, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani emphasized the need to cut subsidies that lead to “extravagance and waste.”
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Qatar’s Emir approves new law to help combat corruption
Law No. 11 of 2016 was enacted yesterday, a few months after the Advisory Council approved a draft bill that increased scrutiny on public money.
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Thousands pay respects to late Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa
Prayers were held under tight security after Asr at the Imam Mohammed bin Abdel Wahab (state) Mosque in Al Dafna.
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Funeral prayers to be held for Sheikh Khalifa this afternoon
They will be held this afternoon after Asr prayers (~2:30pm) at the Imam Mohammed bin Abdulwahab (State) Mosque in Doha.
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Three days of mourning declared after Qatar’s former Emir dies
The Government Communications Office has confirmed that schools and workplaces will remain open as normal. They did the same when three days of mourning were declared after Saudi Arabia’s king died last year.
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