Qatari official says ‘global threat’ Islamophobia being fuelled instead of stopped
The Gulf state was subjected to Islamophobic rhetoric since it made history in 2010, when it won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the first Muslim…
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Qatar third top Arab country for press freedom after climbing RSF ranking
At least 12,300 journalists from several media outlets received accreditation at the time to cover the World Cup. Qatar has ranked as the third top Arab country for press freedom,…
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Qatar ranked second least corrupt country in Middle East
The lowest scorers included Syria, Yemen and Libya —all of which have been mired in instability since the 2011 Arab Spring. Qatar has been ranked the second-top country in the…
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Majority of Arabs support democracy, Arab Spring more than a decade on: survey
In Doha, 61% of respondents said the Arab Spring was positive or somewhat positive and 27% said it was negative or somewhat negative. The majority of the Middle East and…
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British LGBTQ activist claims of arrest during Qatar protest untrue
Doha News personally spoke to Peter Tatchell at the location of the protest, moments after the police walked away, where he continued to stand unharmed and without any officers in…
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Clashes erupt between French police, fans following ‘racist’ ban on FIFA Arab Cup celebrations
The decision has been described as “racist” and comes amid a series of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim orders passed by the government. Clashes between French police and supporters from a number…
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Security forces storm Al Jazeera’s Tunisia office amid political unrest
Anti-government protests erupted in Tunis late on Sunday following President Kais Saied’s decision to suspend the parliament and the country’s prime minister. Tunisian security forces stormed Al Jazeera’s office in…
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Al Jazeera journalist ‘forcibly disappeared’ in Egypt upon arrival
The Qatari broadcaster went live from Cairo for the first time in eight years on Saturday. Egyptian security services at the Cairo International Airport arrested Al Jazeera journalist Rabie Al-Sheikh…
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Phone has been ‘monitored for years’, Qatar’s former PM says amid Pegasus scandal
The Pegasus scandal broke out last week following an Amnesty International investigation that identified hundreds who were selected for potential targeting using the spyware tool. Qatar’s former prime minister, Hamad…
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