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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani embarks today (Sunday) on a three-nation Asian tour that includes South Korea, Japan and China.

Qatar, which has been disbursing funds to help Gaza, will continue to do so in close coordination with the United Nations, says Chairman of the National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Ambassador HE Mohamed Al Emadi.

The 16th edition of the Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition, which has been rebranded as the ‘Qatar Show,’ will run from February 20 to 25 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre.

HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a meeting with Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al Bashir yesterday, where the two leaders promised to work closer together in different fields.

The Hamad International Airport, which has been growing steadily, will complete its second phase of expansion by 2022 and it will see the airport’s passenger and cargo handling capacities improve dramatically.

The chilly weather Qatar had been experiencing in recent weeks is winding down, and the temperatures are expected to climb back up beginning Thursday, according to the Met Department.

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss ways to work closely together in different sectors.

Qatar once again maintains a clean slate as they beat Iraq 1-0 to set up a quarterfinal showdown with South Korea in the ongoing AFC Asian Cup.

Commuters take care as Ashghal will soon commence work on the much-awaited upgrade to the Duhail Intersection. While the first phase is set to start on January 25, the second phase will see the area closed down for two years.

The Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, which was held in Beirut, Lebanon, concluded yesterday with leaders agreeing to a 29-item economic agenda as well as encouraging the safe return of Syrian refugees to their homeland.

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani heads the State of Qatar’s delegation to the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, slated for today (Sunday) in Beirut.

Despite the 2022 World Cup still being four years away, FIFA has awarded the competition’s Spanish broadcasting rights to multimedia giants Mediapro, who has announced it will launch a new 24hr football TV channel for the same.

The Ministry of Public Health has warned people against consuming grapes originating from Peru for fear of contamination with pesticide residues.

Qatar has been ranked as the safest country in the world in a report by Numbeo, which is the world’s most extensive database of user-contributed data on cities and states around the globe.

Keep your warm clothes ready as a new cold spell is likely to hit Qatar this weekend, with the Met Department warning of temperatures as low as 8°C in some parts of the country.

Qatar's Ministry of Education has been giving a lot of incentives to investors wishing to set up private schools in the country. It has so far received 57 applications for new schools, which it is now scrutinising.

Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has made it clear that the country will not normalise relations with the Assad government in Syria, despite many other governments doing the same.

Revenues from restaurants at Katara and Aspire today (January 15) will be donated to help Syrian refugees in the camps of Arsal, a Lebanese border town.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to further strengthen his country’s ties with Qatar in the coming days, recalling the latter’s strong support during times of crises.

The Qatar Investment Authority, which currently has invested about $30bn in the USA so far, is set to raise it to $45bn within the next two years to balance it with its European portfolio.