The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has completed the temporary works related to the upgrade and development project of the Abu Samra border crossing in co-operation with the Permanent Committee for the Management of Abu Samra Border Crossing of the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Longtime Qatar resident and a former employee of Ooredoo, Thomas John Kuzhimannil (62), died in Doha.

As part of the preparations of the General Authority of Customs (GAC) to organise and facilitate the entry of travellers during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021

A total of 930 vehicles crossed the Abu Samra border in the first three days after the Land Customs Department counters there resumed work, the General Authority of Customs (GAC) said.

Qatar's normally bustling desert border with Saudi Arabia at Abu Samra was quiet on Monday, with a few dozen frustrated travellers bemoaning a rift between Gulf powers that has frozen movement across Qatar's only land border.

The Tourism Information Centre, set up at the Abu Samra border crossing by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), is witnessing greater activity during the eighth edition of Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF).