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Qatar to reopen family and visit visas with new traffic light system

The latest travel policies come a year after Qatar imposed strict entry measures to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Family and visitor visas will be reinstated from 12 July, Qatar’s…

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Children allowed in cinemas as Qatar enters third phase of lifting restrictions

The country entered the second phase of the easing of restrictions on 18 June after witnessing a drop in daily community coronavirus cases. Qatar is proceeding with the third phase…

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More than 100 Pakistanis stranded in Qatar return home

Covid-19 related flight cancellations have left many Pakistani nationals stranded in Qatar as well as the rest of the Gulf region. A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on Monday returned…

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Return of weddings, kids at malls: Qatar outlines Phase 2 conditions for easing restrictions

Phase two of the four-phase plan for the gradual lifting of restrictions is set to come into effect on June 18, 2021. Qatar’s cabinet has issued a list of all the…

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Saudi Arabia bars foreign pilgrims from Hajj for second year

Saudi Arabia previously said it would open Hajj to those who are fully vaccinated, but has now said it will only allow pilgrims from within the kingdom. Saudi Arabia will…

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Qatar heading towards end of second Covid-19 wave: officials

As vaccines are being administrated rapidly and the community gradually heals, health officials say Qatar is at the end of its second wave. More than 60% of Qatar’s eligible population…

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Phase 1: Qatar outlines details for lifting of restrictions

Qatar’s Cabinet has issued all directives set to come into effect on May 28 when Phase 1 of restriction lifting begins. In early May, Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health [MoPH]…

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Heading to Umrah this year? Here’s what you need to know

Only those who have been fully vaccinated can perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia. Those returning to Qatar from Umrah in Saudi Arabia can now undergo a PCR test on arrival…

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Qatar to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions from May 28th

Doha introduced tighter restrictions on April 9th to contain an alarming surge in daily Covid-19 cases and deaths. Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health [MoPH] and Ministry of Commerce & Industry…

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