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LIVE UPDATES: US sailors and marines arrive in Middle East on day 30 of war

Doha, Qatar: Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate as the Pentagon considers next steps in the war with United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announcing the arrival of thousands of US sailors and marines in the Middle East.

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Partly cloudy weather from Monday to Wednesday, chances of rain on Tuesday: Qatar Met

Doha, Qatar: Weather conditions are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy from the evening of Monday, March 30, 2026, until Wednesday, April 1, 2026, said Qatar Meteorology Department, with chances of scattered rain, which may be thundery in some...

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Qatar Registration and transfer schedules for public school for 2026-2027 opens: Education Ministry

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MoEHE launches Psychological and Behavioral Health Program under Government Scholarship

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has launched the Psychological Counseling and Behavioral Health Program as part of the...

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Relatively cold weather expected tonight

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Prime Minister receives phone call from Panama's Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Arab League Council at ministerial level approves nomination of Ambassador Nabil Fahmy as Secretary-General

Photo of Doha streets during the rain on March 26, 2026. Photo by Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula Qatar

Over 128 million gallons of rainwater transported, drained in four days: Ministry

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Security begins at home: Deepening national unity in a time of regional uncertainty

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Bahrain announces curfew for maritime traffic effective today

Doha, Qatar: Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced a ban on maritime movement for seafarers using fishing and leisure vessels, as part of the...

A member of a rescue team from Lebanese NGO Animals Lebanon checks a cat that was just rescued from Beirut's southern suburbs on March 26, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)

Beirut rescuers risk their lives to save animals

This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 29, 2026 shows Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (R) shaking hand with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty at Foreign Ministry office in Islamabad. (Photo by Handout / Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP)

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A man fishes along the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos, March 22, 2026. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

Laos issues heat warning as temperatures to reach 40 degrees Celsius

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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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Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli crosses the finish line to win the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie prefecture on March 29, 2026. (Photo by Franck Robichon / Pool / AFP)

F1 drivers call for safety changes after Bearman smash

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QBF President Mohammed bin Saad Al Mughaiseeb (centre) speaks during the Ordinary General Assembly.

QBF underlines development plans at General Assembly

The tournament will resume with four matches today.

Al Thumama football tournament resumes

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Vanderveen, Bassem clinch wins at Al Shaqab Cup

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Outback Steakhouse announces grand opening at Tawar Mall

Goats walk on Pompierre Beach in Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes, on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Carla Bernhardt / AFP)

Goat vs gecko: A tiny Caribbean island faces wildlife showdown

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at sunrise at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 24, 2026. Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP

NASA to build $20 bn moon base, pause orbital lunar station plans

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K-pop kings BTS rock Seoul in comeback concert

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A woman uses her smartphone in front of a billboard promoting a comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

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Registration and transfer schedules for public school for 2026-2027 opens: Education Ministry

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Students resume in-person classes in Qatar schools

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