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Peninsula Education Ministry clarified alternative assessments do not signal shift to distance learning

Doha, Qatar: Following the announcement of alternative assessment, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has issued a clarification that this announcement does not signal a transition to distance learning after the extended weekend leave. It further confirmed that the...

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Doha: CEO of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ), HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani met Thursday with Ambassador of the Republic...

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This undated handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police to AFP on April 9, 2026 shows a green and gold, emerald-encrusted Faberge egg, which was stolen from outside a pub in 2024. Photo by Handout / Metropolitan Police / AFP UK court jails man who stole Faberge egg in a handbag

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Workers clear rubble from the site of an Israeli airstrike the day before that targeted the Bir Hassan neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on April 9, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli aggression against Lebanon
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Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol waits for Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) before their meeting at the beginning of their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on March 25, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP) IEA Chief says ready to release more oil reserves if needed
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts on the ninth green during the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 08, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. Hector Vivas/Getty Images/AFP
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Augusta, United States: Defending champion Rory McIlroy was set for an early start on Thursday as golf legends Jack Nicklaus,...

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