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News

World Humanitarian Day: the worst refugee crises you should know about

Almost 70% of global refugees originate from only five countries – Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar. The rise to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan has exacerbated an…

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News

Ooredoo-Myanmar among telecoms facing junta ban on travel: reports

Qatar’s Ooredoo was among the telecommunications companies in Myanmar targeted by the military during the coup. Senior foreign executives of major telecommunications firms operating in Myanmar have been told by…

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News

Ooredoo in Myanmar targeted by military spyware ahead of coup: report

Reports state Myanmar’s military killed up to 805 people and detained at least 4,146 people since the anti-coup protests erupted in February. Myanmar’s military has reportedly ordered locally operating telecom…

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News

Qatar charities deliver aid to Rohingya refugees

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Credit: QRCS Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar are receiving help from a large Qatar-based charity this week in the form of healthcare, shelter and food. Qatar…

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Politics

Qatar Emir pledges $50 million to help Indonesia host Rohingya refugees

Over the past week, Indonesia and Malaysia have been requesting international aid to help them temporarily house migrants fleeing prosecution and poverty from Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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Deal to launch Qatar’s Ooredoo in Myanmar fans anti-Muslim sentiments

Myanmar is one of the least mobile-connected countries in the world. Ooredoo will be working to change that, after winning an international cellphone license tender late Thursday. But the deal…

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How Qatar residents can help Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF-3uyq-Oik?rel=0] Qatar Charity is soliciting the help of residents here as it launches a campaign to provide emergency aid to the Rohingya people, an ethnic minority persecuted in Myanmar.…

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News

Doha Film Institute announces world cinema lineup, including Luc Besson’s “The Lady”

Doha Film Institute announces world cinema lineup, including Luc Besson’s “The Lady” Luc Besson’s biopic of Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi will mark the end of the Doha…

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