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Ehteraz app is safe and vital, says Health Ministry official
5/22/2020 1:04:37 AM20

Ehteraz app is safe and vital, says Health Ministry official

The data of the users of the Ehteraz app, described as a key tool to control the Covid-19 outbreak in Qatar, are subject to complete confidentiality and accessed by the relevant work team only when necessary ...

Qatar, partners launch global forum to combat coronavirus
5/12/2020 7:13:25 PM20

Qatar, partners launch global forum to combat coronavirus

Qatar, South Korea, Canada, Denmark and Sierra Leone launched on Tuesday the Group of Friends of Solidarity for Global Health Security to combat the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) ...

Qatar sends urgent medical aid to 4 countries to support efforts to combat Covid-19 pandemic
4/29/2020 7:35:59 PM20

Qatar sends urgent medical aid to 4 countries to support efforts to combat Covid-19 pandemic

Qatar, represented by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), on Wednesday sent four shipments of urgent medical assistance to Tunisia, Algeria, Rwanda and Nepal ...

Cinemas, gyms, wedding halls closed from Friday
3/12/2020 11:15:45 PM20

Cinemas, gyms, wedding halls closed from Friday

Qatar on Thursday announced new precautionary measures to prevent and contain the spread of coronavirus.

Governments and companies must do more to combat climate change: WEF
12/11/2019 2:34:28 PM20

Governments and companies must do more to combat climate change: WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) called on governments and companies to cut their emissions in a study published on Wednesday, addressing leaders who gathered for the two-week UN climate summit.

Amir pledges $100mn to combat climate change
9/23/2019 11:42:43 PM20

Amir pledges $100mn to combat climate change

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday announced that Qatar will contribute $100mn for the support of small developing island states and the least developed states ...

Qatar well-prepared to combat all types of 'evolving' cyber crimes
5/15/2019 11:50:25 PM20

Qatar well-prepared to combat all types of 'evolving' cyber crimes

A slew of measures have been proposed to fight cyber crimes which are showing an upward trend in accordance with the rapid advancements in the information and technology sector, a senior official has said.

Steps taken to combat commercial fraud successful
4/25/2019 9:43:02 PM20

Steps taken to combat commercial fraud successful

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) and the Ministry of Public Health issued provisional circulars to protect the rights of consumers in Qatar on May 26th and June 6th 2018.

Qatar reaffirms support for efforts to combat human trafficking
11/22/2018 7:48:13 PM20

Qatar reaffirms support for efforts to combat human trafficking

This came in Qatar's statement delivered by Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the country to the United Nations (UN), Alanoud Qassim al-Temimi ...

Israel says it's the first country to use F-35 in combat
5/22/2018 11:41:01 AM20

Israel says it's the first country to use F-35 in combat

Israel is the first country to have used the US-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, the Israeli air force chief said on Tuesday in remarks carried by the military's official Twitter account.

Qatar Airways joins USAID routes partnership to Combat wildlife trafficking
10/18/2017 8:11:20 PM20

Qatar Airways joins USAID routes partnership to Combat wildlife trafficking

Airline increases its commitment to wildlife protection as a signatory to the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce

Survivors’ stories: documenting human cost of Boko Haram’s violent campaign
10/31/2015 10:52:20 PM20

Survivors’ stories: documenting human cost of Boko Haram’s violent campaign

Ibrahim fled his home in Gwoza, northeast Nigeria, in August last year, when invading Boko Haram fighters took over the town as part of the Islamist group’s self-declared caliphate.