Author: Time Bandit
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Sunday 12th July 2020
It’s Sunday 12th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds The Peninsula seems to cover all of todays stories, so we’ll just stick with that one. Early detection is behind Qatar’s low COVID-19 mortality rate say’s the Health Minister. Hamad International Airport is voted the second-best international airport globally. Based an a reader…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Saturday 11th July 2020
It’s Saturday 11th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Starting with a quick announcement, that The News in 60 Seconds is now available as an audio Podcast as well. We’re in the process of adding ourselves to all the main podcast directories over the next couple of weeks. But until then…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Friday 10th July 2020
It’s Friday 10th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds I’m getting requests from Qatar residents stuck in India, for information about flights back here. So I chatted with my good friend Aji in Magic Tours yesterday on the subject. And he advised ‘Returning from India is still a challenge. Pls dont…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Thursday 9th July 2020
It’s Thursday 9th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Todays big story on the front page of all three English medium news papers is that; Commercial activities are to resume on weekends. The cabinet yesterday decided that all commercial activities in the country will resume on Friday’s and Saturdays. And that…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Wednesday 8th July 2020
It’s Wednesday 8th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Today marks the 3rd month anniversary of our News in 60 Seconds. The project which was started to help inform during the Covid Crisis, has been a lot of fun for us, and we hope for you also. However with the Covid…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Tuesday 7th July 2020
It’s Tuesday 7th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Starting with the Qatar Tribune today. Arab-Chinese cooperation based on common interests and long history say’s the Foreign Minister. Shura Council are stepping up efforts to set up a United Nations counter-terrorism office in Qatar. Al Rayyan Stadium achives health and safety…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Monday 6th July 2020
It’s Monday 6th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Lets start with the Gulf Times front page today. 9 Contracts worth 3.6 Billion Riyals signed for citizen’s land plots development. Qatar Chamber launches online platform for recruiting laid-off staff. 5,000 expected to attend Public Private Partnership conference on Tuesday. And Berlin…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Sunday 5th July 2020
It’s Sunday 5th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Starting with the Qatar Tribune. Lets take a look at todays front page headlines. Qatar sees lowest daily COVID-19 infections in over two months. Daily recovers are now three times that of infections. MME or Ministry of Municipality and Environment – Steps…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Saturday 4th July 2020
It’s Saturday 4th of July, this is the news in 60 seconds I’ve just realized. That today is my anniversary. It was the 4th of July 2009 that I moved to Qatar. I had been for a visit in 2007. But I moved here 11 years ago today. It’s gone in the blink of…
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The Qatar News in around 60 Seconds – Friday 3rd July 2020
It’s Friday the 3rd of July, this is the news in 60 seconds A slow news day is not uncommon on weekends, and today I can’t find very much that will interest you. So lets just go through the three English medium newspapers. And see what’s on their front pages. Starting with the Qatar…