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Qatar urges global action to end Israeli occupation of Palestine

There are at least 1,083 administrative detainees and 160 child prisoners behind Israeli bars. Qatar has urged the global community to work towards ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine, a…

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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…

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Hajj: Saudi Arabia to host 1,000 Palestinian relatives of martyrs and detainees

The number of pilgrims from the West Bank and Gaza during last year’s Hajj season reached 6,600. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Al Saud has ordered for 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims including…

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Egypt releases Al Jazeera journalist after four-year imprisonment, family confirms

The fate of the remaining Al Jazeera journalists in Egyptian prisons remains unclear. Egyptian authorities freed Al Jazeera Mubasher journalist Hisham Abdelaziz on Monday despite initially reversing their decision to…

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‘You either make it or you don’t’: Sudanese expats in Qatar seek safe exit for families trapped in Sudan

An official told local media that the Gulf state is working on evacuating Qatar’s residents from Sudan. Desperate to flee violence as airports are shut, tens of thousands are seeking…

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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Pro-Palestine group slams ‘sports normalisation’ as Israeli athletes make World Judo Championships

As per policies by global sporting bodies, all host nations of such events are required to grant access without discrimination to its venues. A prominent Qatar-based pro-Palestine group has issued…

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Global powers tap into Somalia security at Qatar meeting

Last year, the UN said more than 755,000 people have been internally displaced in Somalia because of the country’s severe drought. Qatar has renewed its support for security and stability…

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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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