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The Round up

The Round Up 31 January 2021

Top stories making news in #Qatar on #TheRoundUp today ⛺ @carnivalalkhor closes indefinitely amidst soaring COVID numbers ???????? Sudan’s @Generaldagllo lands in Doha ???? Qatar ranks second for transparency and…

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Qatar ranked 2nd in GCC for transparency and anti-corruption

Qatar records a high rank in transparency and fighting corruption, according to global data. Transparency International released on Thursday its Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 (CPI), which saw Qatar score 63…

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News

NU-Q nudges Qatar government ministries to be more open

In a wide-ranging interview last week, NU-Q dean and CEO Everette Dennis told Doha News that this development has coincided with more robust local news coverage, although journalists are still “measured” in most of their reporting.

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News

Surpassing UAE, Qatar ranked least corrupt country in MENA region

In the 21st annual edition of the Corruption Perception Index 2015, Qatar came in 22nd place out of 168 countries worldwide, up four spots from its position last year.

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News

New website pledges open access to all of Qatar’s laws and judgements

In a major bid toward transparency, the Ministry of Justice has launched a new website that contains every law passed in Qatar since 1961 in both Arabic and English. Al…

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Index: Qatar still ‘least corrupt’ Arab country, drops a few spots

Qatar continues to be perceived as having one of the least corrupt public sectors in the Middle East, but has still dropped in the overall rankings, according to a newly…

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Culture
News

Six months after the Villaggio fire – how has Qatar changed?

UPDATE: The day after this post ran, A Doha court adjourned the hearing for a fifth time as defendants requested Civil Defense officials, Nike and insurance agents be charged. The…

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Human rights watchdog calls for law governing Qatar’s first legislative elections

As the Eid holidays pass and Qatar returns to business as usual, recommendations made by the country’s National Human Rights Committee are once again in the spotlight. This week, local media reports…

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Index: Qatar perceived to be least corrupt Arab country

Qatar is perceived to have the least corrupt public sector in the Middle East, according to a newly released index by Transparency International. The Gulf nation, which tied for the…

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