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Qatar’s Red Crescent supplies thousands of Yemenis with safe water

People in different parts of Yemen will get access to 27 new wells. Around 25,000 Yemeni villagers will access clean water through Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS)’s mission to build…

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Qatar to provide health services to 4 million Syrians

A two year Qatari program aims to provide sufficient health services to 4 million people in Idlib, Northern Syria. The “Quest – Health 2020” Initiative is implementing a comprehensive program…

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Qatar delivered ‘$1.3m worth of projects’ in pandemic-hit Palestine

The Qatar-based relief team has responded to challenges imposed on Palestinians by the pandemic. Humanitarian projects worth more than $1,348,118 (QR4.9mil) have been completed by Qatar Red Crescent Society [QRCS]…

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Qatar Red Crescent treats Afghan children with congenital heart defects

Qatar Red Crescent Society’s (QRCS) Afghanistan office has completed the third phase of the ‘Little Hearts’ program. A total of 60 catheterisation surgeries were successfully performed on children with congenital…

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Qatar’s amir attends G20 meeting as EU announces major aid package for Afghanistan

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the meeting. The EU pledged a $1.2 billion aid package for Afghanistan “to avert a major humanitarian and socio-economic collapse” during…

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UN Afghan envoy meets Taliban officials in Doha

The Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister and the group’s co-founder, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar thanked Qatar for its role throughout the Afghan peace process. UN’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons…

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Qatar’s monetary assistance to Afghanistan to reach $50 million: official

A medical aid shipment from the World Health Organisation [WHO] was shipped on a Qatar Airways aircraft from Doha on Monday morning. Qatar’s recent financial contributions and assistance to support…

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Qatari aid arrives in Kabul as commercial flights expected to resume ‘soon’

The Taliban said the new “inclusive” government will be announced next week. Qatar shipped 17 tonnes of medical aid and basic food necessities to Kabul’s airport shortly after it re-opened…

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Israel still obstructing entry of Qatari aid to Gaza, Hamas official confirms

For months, Israel has been blocking the entry of monetary aid from Qatar to the besieged Gaza Strip as it believes the money will be transferred to Hamas. A “secret…

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