Qatar is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital solutions as part of its efforts to halt the spread of Covid-19, Oxford Business Group (OBG) has said in a report. ( read original story ...)
Qatar, Saudi Arabia bid to host 2030 Asian Games
23 Apr 2020 18:00 GMT The city of Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province, will host the Asian Games in 2022 [File: AFP] Qatar and Saudi Arabia will compete for the hosting rights of the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Intel: Trump calls on Qatar to work toward resolving Gulf dispute
“The president and the [emir] discussed the coronavirus response in the United States and Qatar,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement. “The president encouraged the emir to take steps ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s emir says to make economy less vulnerable to oil prices volatility
Qatar's emir said on Thursday he directed the government to carry out structural reforms to reduce the economy's vulnerability to oil prices volatility, Al Jazeera television channel reported. ( read original story ...)
L.A. Mayor announces expansion of Angeleno Card program after Qatar gifts $5 million
Thanks to a $5 million donation from Qatar to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles — the largest-ever single donation to the fund — the Angeleno Card program is being expanded. Garcetti thanked the ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar illegally expelled workers during coronavirus outbreak: Amnesty
Qatar detained dozens of migrant workers and expelled them last month after telling them they were being taken to be tested for the new coronavirus, human rights group Amnesty International said on ... ( read original story ...)
JWI Makes DC Connections for Qatar
Jefferson Waterman International is working a $360K one-year political consulting contract with Qatar to help it woo influencers and movers & shakers in Washington. Representing the public diplomacy ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar, Saudi Arabia compete to host 2030 Asian Games
The sporting rivalry extends from a political one that intensified in 2017 when Saudi Arabia and regional allies imposed an economic and transport boycott on Qatar, the host of soccer's 2022 World Cup ... ( read original story ...)
China sees more imported coronavirus cases despite restrictions
China's northwestern province of Shaanxi reported on Saturday seven new imported cases of the novel coronavirus, all in citizens returning home from Russia, even as domestic cases in the country were ... ( read original story ...)
Ancient Mongol warrior women may have inspired legend of Mulan
(It is currently slated for July 24, 2020.) It's long been thought that Mulan was based on actual female warriors of the Xianbei, an ancient nomadic people from modern-day Mongolia and northeastern ... ( read original story ...)