Qatar-Rwanda Archives

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RwandAir celebrates ‘year of success’ with its first Awards Night in Qatar

A total of 156 flights between Doha and the capital Kigali were operated over the past year. RwandAir celebrated a successful business year in Qatar on Wednesday with an evening…

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Qatar helps facilitate release of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’

The prisoner’s case was met with uproar among the international community and rights organisations. Qatar has helped secure the release of Paul Rusesabagina, widely known as the “Hotel Rwanda hero,”…

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Qatar thanks US and Rwanda for cooperation in release of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’

In 2021, the opposition figure was convicted on eight charges including being a member of a terrorist group and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Qatar has thanked the…

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Rwanda’s president meets Amir Tamim in Qatar during working visit

Doha and Kigali established diplomatic ties in 2017 and have since cooperated in numerous fields. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in…

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‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ arrives in Qatar after release from prison

Rusesabagina sheltered more than 1,200 people during the Rwandan genocide, granting him the title of a “hero” by the international community. Rwanda’s opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina, widely known as the…

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Qatar’s Amir Tamim heads to Rwanda amid reports of Cairo visit

Reports stated that the Qatari leader is heading to Egypt on Friday, the first visit since the 2017 GCC crisis. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani travelled to…

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Qatar at ‘forefront’ of solutions to global challenges, Rwandan president says

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has been praised by Rwanda’s president for being at the forefront of solving the most pressing issues to hit the world and…

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