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News

Agreements, signings and concerns: key takeaways from Sisi’s visit to Qatar

The worsening political situation in Libya was believed to be a key point of discussion during the meetings in Doha. Egyptian President Abdelfattah El Sisi concluded his two-day visit to…

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Culture

Spilled coffee and bird droppings: here are our favourite Arab superstitions

While many Arabs do not believe in them, they are commonly mentioned in daily conversations. You were probably eight years old and at a large gathering when you accidentally broke…

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Qatar, Sudan officials meet as Khartoum protests call for end to military rule

The Gulf state had expressed its willingness to contribute to the success of Sudan’s transitional period. Secretary-General of Qatar’s Foreign Ministry Ahmed Al Hammadi met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Doha…

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News

#WomenStrike: Arab women urge protection amid surge in femicide cases regionwide

Globally, one-in-three women have experienced physical or sexual violence at least once, mostly by an intimate partner. Virtual protests highlighting a lack of measures to protect women in the Middle…

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90% of Qatar, Kuwait populations reject Israeli normalisation: survey

A new Arab Opinion study reveals the general public’s attitude towards normalisation with Israel. A recent regional study by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies [ACRPS] in Qatar…

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Torn between fear and hope, Yemenis in Qatar look back at the 2011 revolution

In this Doha News special, we speak to people in Qatar who are from countries that took part in the Arab Spring 11 years ago. Following Tunisia and Egypt, the…

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Qatar renews support for political resolution in Syria

The Gulf state has explicitly refused to normalise with the Bashar Al-Assad regime and opposes its return to the Arab League as long as it continues committing war crimes against…

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News

Qatar steps up efforts to combat human trafficking

Recent United Nations [UN] reports found that people in the Middle East have become more vulnerable to human trafficking during the coronavirus outbreak. Qatar’s labour ministry’s National Committee to Combat…

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News

Sheikh Tamim invites Jordan’s crown prince to visit Qatar

The two countries have been strengthening bilateral ties in recent years. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani invited Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to visit…

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