Category: Entertainment

Al Araby TV launches new entertainment channel

Published by Al-Araby Al Araby TV will next month launch its second channel, Al Araby 2, according to a press statement issued by the media group on Monday. Al Araby 2, which will begin broadcasting from Doha on 2 January, aims to be “a diverse entertainment and culture channel” targeted at younger people and suitable for family audiences, the statement

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Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad re-elected as the QOC President

DOHA- H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani was unanimously re-elected as President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) for a new Olympic term 2021- 2024 and H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buenain was elected as Secretary-General of the QOC.The elections to…

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Turkey says mosque attacks on Cyprus won’t go ‘unanswered’

Published by Al-Araby Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that attacks on Muslim houses of worship on Cyprus would “not go unanswered” following reports of an attempted arson attack on a mosque on the southern, internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot part of the divided Mediterranean island. Turkey’s pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper said at least one suspect was detained following a December

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What’s behind Egypt and Israel’s deepening rapprochement?

Published by Al-Araby It could well appear that 2021 has been President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s lucky year, with Egypt seemingly having restored its regional status and reinforced ties with Israel, and in turn, the United States. Most recently, a security protocol that formed part of the US-sponsored peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel in 1979 was amended, for the first

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Joaan bin Hamad meets Kazakhstan NOC President

Doha: H.E. President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani has met today with H.E. President of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan Timur Kulibayev, who is currently visiting Doha to attend 2021 F…

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Cultural Diplomacy – The Next Fifty

H.E. Omar Saif GhobashAssistant Minister for Cultural Affairs Cultural diplomacy builds bridges of understanding between nations, for the purpose of increased cooperation.Looking back across a half century of achievement, we see the impact internationa…

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