Gold Cup debutants Qatar defeated Honduras in a tightly contested 2-0 match to decide first place in Group D of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup on Tuesday at BBVA Stadium in Houston.

In an exclusive and comprehensive interview with the chief editors of Qatari newspapers, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, talks in detail about the forthcoming Shura Council elections, hosting of the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022..

The State of Qatar participated in the 42nd Session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is being held from 14 to 18 June.

The United Nations General Assembly unanimously elected HE the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to UN Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, to lead the Sixth Committee as Chairperson of the Legal Committee

The third dialogue meeting on the human rights situation between Qatar and the European External Action Service (EEAS) was held on Monday via videoconferencing.

Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) participated in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) as part of Qatar’s participation as a guest country in the high-profile event.

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Switzerland, has removed Qatar from its list of 'risk countries', which means travellers from Qatar are no longer be required to undergo quarantine upon arrival in the European nation.

Greece has included Qatar among the green list countries whose citizens are allowed to enter the Greek lands and exempted from quarantine.

The government of the Kingdom of Spain welcomed the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which was brokered by the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the United States, the United Nations and Jordan.

Qatar's $29bn North Field Expansion (NFE) plan to boost LNG output by over 40% over the next several years bodes well for the future of its energy sector, researcher FocusEconomics said in its latest country report.

Those who have recovered from Covid-19 are not given priority in the vaccination against the pandemic, Dr Muna al-Maslamani, medical director of the Communicable Disease Center at Hamad Medical Corporation, told Qatar TV on Monday.

Qatar, which hosts on an average more than 150 sport events annually, on Monday showcased the multi-billion riyal opportunities in the short to medium term in various fields within the sports sector as the country hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and Asian Games in 2030.