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Website. gulf-times.com. The Gulf Times newspaper has been founded in 1978 as the first publication of the Gulf Publishing and Printing Company in the capital city of Qatar, Doha (or ad-Dawhah). [ 1][ 2] It is one of three English language newspapers in the country (the others being The Peninsula [1995] and the Qatar Tribune [2006]).
The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a high-profile incident involving the deterioration of ties between Qatar and the Arab League between 2017 and 2021. It began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt simultaneously severed their bilateral relations with Qatar and subsequently banned Qatar-registered aircraft and Qatari ships from utilizing their sovereign territory by air ...
Qatar's first weekly newspaper, Gulf News, appeared in 1969. [5] Al Arab was the first post-independence newspaper to appear in Qatar, in 1972. [ 6 ] Gulf Times was the first English newspaper in Qatar [ 7 ] until the arrival of The Peninsula in 1996.
Lusail – Arabic daily. Gulf Times – English. The Peninsula – English. Qatar Chronicle – English. Qatar Tribune – English. Vartamanam – Malayalam daily. Gulf Madhyamam – Malayalam daily. Middle East Chandrika – Malayalam daily. Malayala Manorama – Malayalam daily.
Qatar is the fifth most water-stressed country in the world. The Qatari peninsula protrudes 160 kilometres (100 mi) into the Persian Gulf, north of Saudi Arabia. It lies between latitudes 24° and 27° N, and longitudes 50° and 52° E. Most of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand.
Al Raya was launched by Gulf company for printing and publishing as a weekly newspaper on 10 May 1979. The company which was founded by Ali bin Jaber Al Thani also owns Gulf Times, an English-language daily. Based in Doha, Al Raya is the second Arabic newspaper published in Qatar.
The political system of Qatar runs under an authoritarian [ 1][ 2] semi-constitutional monarchy with the emir as head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister as the head of government. Under the Constitution of Qatar, the partially-elected Consultative Assembly has a limited ability to reject legislation and dismiss ministers.
Taking all liquids together Qatar is already far beyond a million barrels per day. Qatar's proved reserves of gas are the third-largest in the world, exceeding 7000 km 3 (250 trillion cubic feet). The economy was boosted in 1991 by completion of the $1.5-billion Phase I of North Field gas development.