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Qatar Tuesday inaugurated the Al-Bayt Stadium, the second largest stadium for Mondial Qatar 2022, Arab Times reports. The inauguration comes ahead of the Qatar-Bahrain match in the beginning of the Arab Cup competitions (Fifa Qatar 2021). The 60,000-seat stadium is Read more
Saudi Arabia in letter to Qatar’s ruler expressed willingness to bolster ties in many areas as both countries continue to thaw ties following years of diplomatic feud. Saudi Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Salman, the facto ruler of Gulf greatest power, Read more
Oman is mulling plans to launch its first satellite into orbit next year amid regional space race, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Local companies ETCO and Tuatara—and the Polish firm, Sat Revolutionare behind the project, MEMO notes citing local media Read more
Qatar, a close US ally, is at odds with the Biden administration over the State Department’s slow move to validate Doha’s request to buy four armed drone to be used in the fight against terrorism in the region, The Wall Read more
Qatar has ordered employers in the tiny Gulf country to provide insurance coverage for the workers and their families, the country’s state-run agency QNA reports. The order signed by ruler Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Wednesday will take effect Read more
Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched Monday “Healthy 2022 World Cup – Creating Legacy for Sport and Health”, a three-year initiative meant to make the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, a beacon for physical Read more
Qatar has intercepted and seized a Bahraini boat for entering illegally the territorial waters of the tiny gas-rich Gulf country, reports say. Qatari Coastline Security General Directorate sent, Doha News reports, a fax to Bahrain’s Naval Operations Centre of Coast Read more
Khalil Al-Mohannadi, President of the Qatar Table Tennis Association, will head the Asian Table Tennis Union (following his unopposed election Sunday in Doha). Al-Mohannadi becomes the sixth President of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). He follows Japan’s Rizo Kawakami Read more
Qatar has inked a ten-year deal with European-based sport Formula 1 (F1) starting from 2023, but including hosting a race next month, reports say. Per the deal, the Gulf country will host in November a race at the Losail circuit Read more
UAE-based restaurant, patisserie, baker and artisan cheese seller, Jones the Grocer has revealed it will open 10 new outlets within a year and will double its footprint to 50 stores in total within five years, Zawya reports. Grocery store, café Read more