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Qatar Post is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and is exclusively the national provider of postal services in the country. [2] The service has seen considerable expansion. There were only three direct dispatches of overseas mail in 1963 and this had increased to well over 100 by 2018.
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.
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 ...
Influence. In 2022, a report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) identified Qatar as the most significant foreign donor to American universities. The research revealed that from 2001 to 2021, US higher education institutions received US$13 billion in funding from foreign sources, with Qatar contributing donations totaling $4.7 billion to universities in the United States.
Doha is the economic center of Qatar. The city is the headquarters of numerous domestic and international organizations, including the country's largest oil and gas companies, QatarEnergy and QatarEnergy LNG. Doha's economy is built primarily on the revenue the country has made from its oil and natural gas industries.
History. In 2007, Qatar was, with Turkey, the only country to back Hamas after the group ousted the Palestinian Authority from the Gaza Strip. The relationship between Hamas and Qatar strengthened in 2008 and 2009 when Khaled Meshaal was invited to attend the Doha Summit where he was seated next to the then Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who pledged $250 million to repair the damage ...
Background. Until the 1990s, Qatar was perceived internationally to be under Saudi Arabia's influence. The country's leadership, under the guidance of then-Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and his successor, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, recognized that mediation could serve as a tool for enhancing its international standing and influence.
On 23 May 1963, Qatar Post took responsibility for postal services in Qatar and from 1966 the currency used on stamps was changed from rupees to dirhams and riyals. [4] Qatar Post joined the Universal Postal Union on 31 January 1969 and, in 2012, hosted the 25th Universal Postal Union Congress. [6] The event was held from September to October 2012.