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Qatar’s labour minister elected as president of ILO conference for first time

In May last year, Al-Marri was elected as the Vice-President of the Labour Conference in Geneva. Qatar’s Labour Minister Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri has been elected as the president of…

lolwa al khater qatar assistant foreign minister

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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’s Silatech steps up efforts to empower Yemeni youth with job opportunities

The conflict in Yemen began in 2014 when Iran-backed Houthi rebels took control of the capital, Sanaa. Qatari non-profit entity Silatech has partnered up with Arab Gulf Program for Development…

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Qatar strongly condemns Israeli minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa mosque compound

Gaza was subjected to a deadly Israeli bombardment between 8-to-13 May, where the Israeli forces killed 33 Palestinians, including children. Qatar joined global condemnations of the storming of the Al-Aqsa…

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Al Jazeera investigation uncovers evidence of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing by Israeli forces

The investigation uncovered how Israel has avoided accountability in its killing of other Palestinian journalists over the years. Audio recordings from the killing of renowned journalist Shireen Abu Akleh have…

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Palestinian olive oil: generational wealth defying 75 years of occupation

Israel uprooted at least 800,000 olive trees since 1967 in the West Bank. For decades, the olive tree has been the main subject among Palestinian poets, who write of their…

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Qatar’s amir leaves Arab League summit before Assad’s first speech since suspension over war crimes

The Syrian regime has killed more than 600,000 people as refugees fear returning to torture and forced disappearances. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani did not attend the…

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Palestinians say UN’s first Nakba Day ‘important’ though more action needed

Since the start of the year, Israel has killed at least 150 Palestinians, including children. Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israeli occupation of their homeland noted that while the United…

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Israel ‘unresponsive’ to de-escalation efforts as Gaza bombardment intensifies: official

The occupation forces killed at least 24 Palestinians, most of which are women and children, in Gaza. Israel has not responded to international de-escalation efforts and has continued to pound…

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