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Egypt, Qatar sign three agreements to enhance cooperation
Cairo: Egypt and Qatar signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Doha, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and visiting Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah…
- Middle East
Egypt’s President heads to Qatar for 1st visit after 4-yr row
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi headed to Doha, the capital of Qatar, for a two-day visit, the first-of-its-kind in four years, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency office. “The visit,…
- Middle East
Qatar: 4-year-old Keralite girl found dead inside school bus
Doha: A 4-year-old Qatar based Keralite girl was found dead inside her school bus in Qatar on Sunday, September 11 on her birthday, local media reported. The deceased Minsa Mariam Jacob, daughter…
- Sports
AIFF to sign MoU with Qatar Football Association on strategic alliance
Doha: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Qatar counterpart on “strategic alliance for mutual benefit”, it was announced on Sunday. Newly-elected AIFF president…
- Middle East
FIFA World Cup: Oman announces free multi-entry visa to Hayya cardholders
Muscat: Oman has announced free multiple-entry 60-day visas to holders of the Hayya Card issued by Qatar to football fans attending the 2022 Fifa World Cup. The Hayya card is also considered…
- Middle East
Qatar to reopen old Doha airport to ease FIFA World Cup traffic
Doha: Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar is all set to reopen Doha International Airport next week to ease traffic. Since 2014, Doha International Airport has entered a state of “semi-retirement”,…
- Middle East
FIFA World Cup: UAE announces multi-entry visa to Hayya cardholders
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced multiple-entry tourist visas for travellers to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, making it the second Gulf country after Saudi Arabia to…
- Middle East
Qatar updates travel policy related to COVID-19 pandemic
Doha: Qatari Ministry of Public Health announced the update of the policy related to travel and return, related to the COVID emerging virus, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. Aaccording to a…
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YouTuber travels 4K mi from England to Qatar in search of his AirPods
A 31-year-old Manchester YouTuber travelled 4,000 miles from Britain to Qatar; to find his lost AirPod headphones. YouTuber Lewis Ellis posted a video on his YouTube channel, in which he tells his story…
- Middle East
In a first, Qatar opens an all-ladies cafe in its capital Doha
Doha: The first cafe dedicated to women in the Gulf state has opened on the Pearl Island in the Qatari capital, Doha. According to the Pearl Island account on the Instagram platform,…
- Middle East
Qatar interested to take over Islamabad, Karachi airports
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar is “interested in leasing Pakistan’s airports— Islamabad and Karachi”. He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Friday. Miftah said that…
- Middle East
Qatar: 60 migrant workers held for protesting over unpaid salaries
Doha: Qatar has arrested around 60 workers who staged a rare protest over unpaid salaries, and has begun deporting them, according to an NGO working for migrant workers’ rights. Employees of Al…
- Sports
Ticket sales reach 2.45 million for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Zurich: A total of 2.45 million tickets have been sold so far for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, set to be held in Qatar, the world soccer governing body said on Thursday.…
- Middle East
FIFA ban and its ripple effect on Indian football
New Delhi: There was palpable tension among top players as well as prominent ISL and I-League clubs after the FIFA ban on Indian football due to “third party interference”. As per Article…
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Well-known writer, academic Shafey Kidwai to chair Qatar-based literary organisation
Aligarh: A well-known writer and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) faculty member, Prof M Shafey Kidwai has been appointed as the Chairman of the renowned Qatar-based literary organisation ‘Majlis-e-Frogh-e-Urdu Adab’. MFUA had the…
