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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…
- World
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…
- Featured News
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…
- Middle East
Qatar: FIFA hospitality site lists occupied Palestinian territories instead Israel
Doha: The official Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup hospitality booking website deleted the name Israel and replaced it with occupied Palestinian territories. Israel will have to choose the Palestinian territories to book…
- Middle East
Qatar records heaviest rainfall in 60 years
Doha: Qatar experienced the heaviest rainfall in nearly 60 years, but the unprecedented rainfall is not a sign of climate change, according to a senior meteorological official. Various regions of Qatar have…
- Middle East
Third in Gulf, Qatar reports first case of monkeypox
Doha: The Qatari Ministry of Public Health on Friday announced the registration of the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country, becoming the third Gulf country to report the disease after…
- Middle East
Qatar brings back mandatory wearing of masks in closed places
Doha: Qatar government has reinstated the mandatory wearing of masks in closed public places due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 infection, after it had canceled the rule in May. This…
