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Top stories on today’s #TheRoundUp Majority of Qatar residents to stick to local produce Criticism over ‘slow paced’ vaccination campaign @Mowasalatqatar to vaccinate all drivers #UAE to resume flights to Doha (The post The Round Up 21 Jan 2021 is from Doha News.)

The foundation calls upon everyone to raise awareness regarding the importance of education and help re-build it for millions of learners. Qatar’s leading Education Above All foundation launched a campaign to help re-build education sectors that were affected by the global health crisis. EAA’s #BuildBackEducation campaign aims to raise […]

Despite pandemic challenges, medical professionals at Hamad Medical Corporation [HMC] were able to save hundreds of lives last year. HMC’s Heart Hospital performed a total of 527 cardiac surgical procedures in 2020 despite pandemic challenges, the hospital announced, a stark increase from previous years. Several people underwent major cardiac […]

More than a dozen civilians were killed in the twin suicide bombings and least 73 others wounded. Doha strongly condemned two consecutive deadly bombings that rocked a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday that killed more than a dozen civilians. In a statement, the Gulf state said it firmly rejects violence and terrorism, (The post Qatar […]

Questions regarding local preferences for various products have emerged in recent weeks, as GCC member states prepare to resume trade.  Residents of Qatar have grown accustomed to local produce, with an overwhelming majority suggesting they would stick to products made at home despite the resumption of trade with neighbouring Gulf states. […]

Qatar’s national handball team will meet its Danish counterpart on Thursday in the 27th IHF Men’s World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.  Asian champions Qatar will play against Olympic and world champions Denmark in their first match in the main round competitions of the 27th IHF Men’s World Championship on Thursday. The match will kick off […]

The move is aimed to protect the community and ensure the safety of the workers. Mowasalat (Karwa) employees are now among those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, the company announced.  Frontline drivers designated to pick up arriving guests from Hamad International Airport [HIA] to quarantine hotels will be prioritised given their […]

The country’s Gross Domestic Product [GDP] is anticipated to reach $208 billion by 2024. Qatar’s GDP recorded a 4.5% shrink in the third quarter of 2020 in comparison to the same quarter of 2019, Qatar’s Planning and Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday. However, the GDP also recorded a 5.6% increase in comparison to Q2 of (The post […]

As Qatar’s vaccination campaign ensues, just over 17,000 jabs have been administered since the first batch arrived in December. More than 17,000 Covid-19 vaccinations have been given to residents and citizens of Qatar since the inoculation programme was rolled out last month, according to official figures. Some 15,577 vaccines were administered […]

Etihad Airways and FlyDubai say daily flights to Doha will resume operation, while Qatar Airways announces a relaunch of UAE flights in a few days. UAE-based airlines Etihad Airways and FlyDubai said passenger flights to Qatar will recommence after a three-year blockade that imposed stifling travel restrictions. Subject to government approval, […]