Qatar on Saturday confirmed the first death in the country due to the coronavirus, Anadolu reports. A Bangladeshi national, who was suffering from chronic diseases, died of the virus, known as COVID-19, the country’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 509, as 28 more people tested positive, while 45 patients have so far recovered and been discharged from hospitals since […]
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Qatar is building a new embassy in Mogadishu, signalling the latest step in the recovery of the Somali capital after years of violent conflict. It is planned to be the second largest embassy in Somalia; the largest is the Turkish Embassy. The Director of Planning and International Relations at the Ministry of Information in Somalia, Abdirahman Ahmed shared the news on his official Twitter account. New […]
The Humanitarian Fund of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has donated more than $43 million to the UN Refugee Agency to support displaced populations in Yemen, Lebanon, Bangladesh and Chad, UNHCR said in a press release on Monday. “UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al Thani Humanitarian Fund announced today in Doha Sheikh Thani’s largest contribution so far to UNHCR,” the release said. “UNHCR is very grateful for the unwavering commitment […]
Qatar will be sending $150 million in aid to the besieged Gaza Strip to support United Nations humanitarian programmes and efforts to help combat the new coronavirus outbreak, the state-run Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza announced on Twitter today. The emergency aid, which will cover a period of six months, comes after the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19 in Gaza on […]
The Head of the Hamas Political Bureau announced on Sunday that Turkey and Qatar are ready to help the Palestinians in their fight against coronavirus. “I have called several heads of state and officials,” explained Ismail Haniyeh, “namely Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani who both pledged to support our people in their battle against this pandemic.” Haniyeh added that […]
Qatar has announced $150 million in aid to the Gaza Strip over a period of six months. The decision was taken to support United Nations humanitarian programs in the Palestinian territory as well as efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak there, the state-run Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza tweeted on Monday. The densely populated Gaza Strip reported its first cases on Sunday, Reuters said. Authorities announced […]
Qatar has removed exit visa requirements for an additional segment of its foreign labour force, including some of those working in the oil and gas industry, according to official tweets posted on Friday, Reuters reports. Qatar in 2018 eliminated exit visas for many foreign migrant workers. But the reform did not apply to domestic workers, government and public institution staff, the oil and gas sector, and […]
Qatar has announced sending the first batch of urgent medical aid to Iran to help it contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. A statement issued by the Qatar Fund for Development on Twitter said: “The first package of aid included about six tons of medical equipment and supplies, including surgical masks, sterilisers, and medical disinfectants.” The statement stressed that “Doha will continue to support all […]
Qatar Fund for Development has covered treatment costs for 3,020 eye patients in the Gaza Strip, a statement issued by the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Strip said yesterday. The statement, a copy of which sent to MEMO, said that the payments were part of a $2 million grant paid to the Saint John Gaza Eye Hospital to maintain the sustainability of its services. […]
Doha continues to flourish and overcome economic difficulties despite a blockade that has been underway for more than 1,000 days, Anadolu reports. “At the end of February 2020, the unfair besiege completed 1,000 days, it was an era of failure, confusion, and moral downfall for the countries of the blockade,” Qatar’s Ambassador to Turkey, Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi told Anadolu Agency. “But for Qatar, it […]
Qatar announced on Thursday the closure of cinemas, theatres, gyms, children’s areas and museums from Friday until further notice, as a countermeasure against the spread of the coronavirus, Al Khalij Online reported on Friday. In a statement, reported by Al Khalij Online, the government communications office also announced halting Doha Metro and public transportation buses for three days. The statement confirmed that these measures came as […]
Ahmed Al-Mesmari, a spokesperson for Khalifa Haftar’s forces, attacked Turkey, Qatar and the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), accusing the latter of violating the ceasefire. In two separate interviews with Youm7 newspaper and the official Egyptian Channel One, Al-Mesmari said that the declared ceasefire in Libya was “very fragile” due to a lack of commitment, accusing Turkey of continuing the transport of weapons and ammunition […]
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to and from nine coronavirus affected countries including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, according to an official source in the Interior Ministry. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a post on its official Twitter account that the countries impacted by the kingdom’s latest travel restrictions include the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, South Korea, Egypt, Italy and Iraq. As […]
Egypt has banned Qataris from entering the country after Qatar banned Egyptian citizens from entering the Gulf state. This ban extends to Qataris who have valid residency permits in Egypt. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar in 2017 accusing the Gulf country of supporting terrorism, which Doha denies. Despite citizens from across the Gulf being recalled after the […]
Israeli authorities have given their approval for further Qatari funding for the blockaded Gaza Strip, reported Al-Monitor, as efforts continue to avoid, at least for the time being, an escalation. Qatari Ambassador to the Palestinian territories Mohammed Al-Emadi met on 25 February with senior Israeli official Major General Kamil Abu Rokon and UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov, said the report. End Gaza Siege! – Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor] The […]
It has been a thousand days since Qatar was besieged by its brothers and partners in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), i.e. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain. There is no fundamental or main reason that can be considered and no satisfactory solutions for all parties. The reasons mentioned are “financing terrorism, harbouring the Muslim Brotherhood, interfering in the internal affairs of some Arab Gulf states, […]
A Qatari campaign called “Haqq Al-Sham” announced that the citizens’ donations reached two million riyals ($ 41 million) within two days, in support of the displaced Syrians. According to Anadolu Agency’s correspondent in Qatar, the campaign started last Friday and continued until Saturday evening, sponsored by the official television and government agencies in Qatar. Qatari citizens, residents and local institutions donated directly through live TV broadcast […]
The U.S. Air Force has announced on Friday that storied 555th Fighter Squadron, also known as the “world famous, highly-respected” Triple Nickel, completed the first leg of their deployment after departing Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in late Feb. 2020. The Triple Nickel is an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron that provides combat air power and performs air and space control and force application roles including air […]
Talks on ending a nearly-three-year-old diplomatic dispute in the Gulf have produced “no breakthrough”, Qatar foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Saturday, Reuters reports. He told Al Jazeera his country hoped for a solution to the dispute, in which Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed political, trade and transport ties with Qatar in mid-2017 over accusations it had been supporting […]
Qatar’s Health Ministry reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in the country on Saturday, Anadolu reports. A 36-year old Qatari citizen who returned recently from Iran tested positive for the virus, the ministry said in a statement cited by the official QNA news agency. The ministry said the infected person was among Qatari nationals evacuated on Thursday from Iran, where 43 deaths were reported […]
Afghan officials met Taliban members in Qatar on Friday to discuss a prisoner swap plan. The meeting in Doha was part of crucial confidence-building mechanism between the warring sides, two senior government officials in Kabul said. The Taliban wants the release of over 5,000 detainees before launching direct negotiations with Kabul for a permanent ceasefire, a stumbling block in efforts to end the war. The meeting […]
UN and Qatari envoys yesterday met with the Coordinator for Israeli Government Activities in the Occupied Territories, Major General Kamil Abu Rokon, and discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli Public Broadcaster, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov and Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi met with Abu Rokon in Jerusalem, Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan […]
DOHA (Sputnik) – Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has ordered to evacuate Qatari and Kuwaiti citizens from Iran due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in that country, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. Earlier, the Qatari government said no coronavirus disease cases had been registered in the country yet. The number of cases in Kuwait has reportedly reached 26. […]
A suspension of postal services against Qatar has ended, with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt restoring services, the UN postal agency said on Tuesday. Mail links were severed in 2017, as part of a campaign to isolate Doha. The three nations, along with the United Arab Emirates, cut all diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Qatar in June 2017. They accused Doha of backing radical Islamists […]