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   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…

   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…

   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…

   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…

   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…

   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…

   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…

   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…

   It’s Thursday the 2nd of July, this is the news in 60 seconds Ras Laffan Hospital discharges their last COVID-19 patient. But this does not mean we can relax too much. Although the numbers are dropping, we must continue with precautions to keep the curve heading downwards. Private sector working hours return to normal…

 A quick video, showing Souq Waqif waking up after being in lockdown for nearly 4 months.