Author: Time Bandit
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A Walk through Souq Waqif while it’s closed as part of precautionary measures
As there has been no news worthy of the News in 60 Seconds for the last 2 days. I thought I would do something different. And walk you around the Souq on the route I would take if I was guiding a coach full of visitors. We would cover the Spice Souq, Pet Souq, Camel…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Thursday 11th June 2020
It’s Thursday 11th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds It’s a very quiet day in the newspapers this morning. But I think I can fill 60 seconds for you. The Qatar Tribune headline the fact, that government staff are going to be working from 7 am until 2pm, which is a…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Tuesday 9th June 2020
It’s Tuesday 9th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds The 4 Phase reboot of Qatar begins next week and lasts for 3 months. From Next Monday June 15th PHASE 1 · Limited opening of mosques · Trips outside of Qatar due to extreme necessity only. But Quarantined for 2 weeks in…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Monday 8th June 2020
It’s Monday 8th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds Ehteraz can now be used without a Qatar ID number. The latest version of the App, available from June 6th on Android’s Play Store, can accept visa numbers as well as QID’s. With the deadline for registering on the National Address Database just…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Sunday 7th June 2020
It’s Sunday 7th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds The front page of all three English papers this morning headline the Foreign Minister. Who is stating that ‘Political disputes prevail over the needs of GCC people’. And he reaffirms that Qatar is ready to reach a long-term solution to the Gulf Crisis,…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Saturday 6th June 2020
It’s Saturday 6th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds Qatar is keen to maintain the unity of the GCC. The Foreign Minister says an initiative to resolve the Gulf crisis is under discussion in an overall positive atmosphere. COVID-19 Vaccine on track to roll out in September. British paharma giant AstraZeneca…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Friday 5th June 2020
It’s Friday 5th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds Today marks 3 years since the illegal blockade of Qatar began. Not only illegal, but as has been 100% proven, totally unjustified. All the papers are packed full of stories marking the occasion. I can’t read them all. So I’m going to…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Thursday 4th June 2020
It’s Thursday 4th of June, this is the news in 60 seconds Qatar starts easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions. And this news is so good, I will bet you’ve already heard about it. Firstly the number of people in cars goes up from 2 to 4 including the driver. And clarification that families…
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How to become a Licensed Tour Guide in Qatar
Recently I’ve had a number of people asking how to go about becoming a licenced tour guide here in Qatar. You start by visiting the Qatar Tourism website. https://www.qatartourism.com/en/licensing-e-services/e-services/tour-guides Once you’re on the Qatar Tourism website, click on the APPLY FOR THE COURSE button. You will need to have your Qatar ID ready. And be…