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Arab culture takes centre stage at Beyonce’s first performance in years

Beyonce’s performance sparked a conversation on social media among users from the Middle East, many of whom applauded Queen B for incorporating Arab culture into her set. Arab culture took…

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UAE get together: Qatar amir’s meeting with Arab leaders ‘positive display of dialogue’

The latest meeting comes weeks after the Baghdad Summit, held in Amman with a European participation. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani joined regional leaders in the United…

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Qatar welcomes launch of talks for final Sudan transition deal

The Gulf state has long called for peace and stability in Sudan, with its envoy in Khartoum holding regular meetings with Sudanese officials. Qatar welcomed the launch of the final…

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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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Majority in region believe Palestinian cause an ‘Arab concern’: survey

The findings indicate a stark difference between the Arab populations and some of the regional governments’ stances towards Israel. The majority of Qatar’s population and the Arab world believe that…

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Qatar, other Muslim nations pushed for anti-Islamophobia armband at World Cup: reports

The talks, which entailed a plan for team captains to wear anti-Islamophobia armbands, were rejected by FIFA who said they violated its rules. Qatar and other Muslim nations were planning…

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Kuwait spotlights Qatar’s ‘distinguished’ preparations for region’s first World Cup

The Arab League had rejected the campaign against Qatar during the bloc’s latest summit in Algeria. Kuwait has praised Qatar’s “distinguished preparations” for the region’s first ever World Cup on…

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Shura Council slam Bahraini Arab Parliament speaker for refusing to condemn anti-Qatar campaign

Regional blocs and countries stood by Qatar while condemning the campaign. Qatar’s Shura Council denounced on Wednesday the stance of the Bahraini Arab Parliament speaker for “insisting” not to condemn…

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Brazil coach finds Palestinian ‘hero’ who carried his sleeping grandson

After a long search, the football official got to personally thank the man for his kindness. Brazil coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, known as Tite, was finally reunited with the Arab…

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