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Saudi Arabia to open airspace, borders to Qatar

Salima Lebel with Gregory Walton in Doha, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 07:03 AM

KUWAIT CITY - Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, US and Kuwaiti officials said Monday, a major step towards ending a diplomatic rift that has seen Riyadh lead an alliance isolating Doha. Read more »

Qatar, Oman to receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 06:45 PM

Qatar's Ministry of Public Health granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and is due to receive the first shipment on Monday, state media reported. Read more »

Football: 'So many people': Latest Qatar World Cup venue launches

Gregory WALTON, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 07:53 PM

Qatar inaugurated its latest stadium on Friday for the 2022 World Cup with a half-capacity 20,000-strong crowd who had all tested for the coronavirus or antibodies beforehand but with minimal social distancing. Read more »

Football: ASEAN championship rescheduled again due to COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Church, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 02:50 AM

HONG KONG - Southeast Asian soccer officials have rescheduled the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship for a second time, pushing the competition back to the end of 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Football: ASEAN club competition launch pushed back to 2022

Michael Church, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 02:22 AM

After initially shifting the ASEAN Club Championship to 2021, the AFF is now delaying the competition further as a result of the postponement of other events. Read more »

Qatar charges airport police in strip-search of female passengers

Yan Zhuang, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 24 11:38 PM

Officials also said they had identified the baby’s mother, who had left Qatar for an unidentified country, and that they were seeking to extradite her to face charges of attempted murder.   Read more »

Football: Qatar hotels fighting to survive until 2022 World Cup

Gregory Walton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 06:59 PM

Qatar has marketed its opulent skyscraper hotels as jewels in its World Cup 2022 crown but coronavirus curbs and a glut in new properties are jeopardising the industry.   Read more »

Qatar 'regrets' infringing freedoms in airport baby incident

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 06:33 PM

Qatar said Wednesday it "regrets" infringing personal freedoms, as it explained invasive examinations of female passengers during a search for an abandoned baby's mother at Doha airport. Read more »

Qatar 'forcibly examined' women, drawing angry diplomatic response

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 26 07:51 AM

Qatar practices a strict form of Islamic law, with stiff penalties applied to women who fall pregnant or bear children outside marriage. Read more »

Qatar makes formal request for F-35 jets - sources

Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 09:11 AM

WASHINGTON - Qatar has submitted a formal request to the United States to buy stealthy F-35 fighter jets, three people familiar with the deal said, in a deal that if pursued could strain U.S. ties with Saudi Arabia and Israel. Read more »

Labor mobility mapapadali sa pag-alis ng kafala system sa Qatar

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 11:14 PM

Malaki ang paniwala ng Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) na mababawasan ang welfare cases sa pagtanggal ng bansang Qatar sa “kafala system”, ayon sa pamunuan nito ngayong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Qatar Airways giving away 21,000 tickets to teachers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 07:23 PM

The airline said a limited number of promo codes will be distributed per country daily from Oct. 5 to 7, which will entitle teachers to an economy class ticket to any of its destinations around the world for flights this year or in 2021. Read more »

Record infections, few deaths: how Qatar has tackled COVID

Gregory Walton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 26 11:31 AM

DOHA - Qatar has the world's highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate but one of the lowest death rates, due to extensive testing, a young population and lavish healthcare spending.  Read more »

Workers in Qatar still facing abuses despite promises: HRW

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 03:11 PM

Qatar's massive migrant workforce is still being exploited by employers who withhold wages, threaten expulsion, and deduct pay, leaving some staff unable to eat, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.  Read more »

Football: PSG, a club transformed, allow Qatar to bask in limelight of Champions League final

Andy Scott and Gregory Walton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 22 03:11 PM

If Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich in Sunday's Champions League final in Lisbon, the pictures will probably be of Neymar's tears of joy or wild scenes of celebration in the French capital, but basking in the glory of it all will be the Emir of Qatar.   Read more »

Meet the Pinoy who worked on Billie Eilish's 'My Future' music video animation

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 09:27 AM

A Filipino overseas worker based in Qatar never thought that the big break he was waiting for would come knocking on his door in the time of pandemic.   Read more »

Qatar Airways extends crew curfew over virus breaches: memo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 05:08 AM

Qatar has imposed some of the world's strictest measures to combat coronavirus including a limit of five people at social gatherings and mandatory masks in public places. Read more »

Qatar confirms plan to bid for 2032 Olympics

Gregory WALTON, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 09:09 AM

Qatar will seek to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it said on Monday, joining a crowded field and raising questions about scorching summer temperatures and underwhelming attendances at past events. Read more »

Qatar Airways defers new plane deliveries until 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 02:43 PM

Qatar Airways has said it will not take any new aircraft in 2020 or 2021, deferring orders with Boeing and Airbus as demand diminishes during the coronavirus crisis.   Read more »

Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash

Gregory Walton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 11:13 AM

Privacy concerns over Qatar's coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a rare backlash and forced officials to offer reassurance and concessions. Read more »