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US builds new embassy in Qatar after 20 years

United States President Joe Biden has officially designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally (MNNA) of the United States in March 2022. Construction work for the new United States embassy has officially…

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Joe Biden nominates new United States Ambassador to Qatar

Qatar marks 50 years of bilateral relations with the United States since the establishment of diplomatic ties on March 19, 1971. The United States President Joe Biden has nominated Timmy…

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Qatar-USA Year of Culture gets underway

The Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture was launched on Friday paving the way for more cultural and artistic exchanges between the two nations. To mark the beginning of the Qatar-USA…

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Music, movies and politics in Qatar’s Discover America Week

The annual Discover America Week, which runs from Feb. 15 to 22, is organized by the Embassy of the United States in conjunction with the American Chamber of Commerce.

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US to shutter Qatar embassy and several others on Sunday over threat

The US Embassy in Qatar will be closed on Sunday, along with a number of other embassies across the Middle East, over concerns about an unspecified threat. UPDATE | 9:15pm…

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WikiLeaks, Al Jazeera and the US government

Among the 250,000 leaked US government documents WikiLeaks has published, some 30 cables originating from the US embassy in Doha are tagged “Al Jazeera”, and many more discuss the Qatar-based broadcaster, at…

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