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Education Above All Foundation Showcases Global Solutions for Youth Skills and Climate-Resilient Employment at COP30 High-Level Panel

Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025 – The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global education and development organisation, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), successfully concluded a high-level panel discussion titled “Empowering Youth: Bridging Skills, Employment, and Sustainable Pathways” at the Qatar Pavilion during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP30). The session brought together international experts, private-sector leaders, and youth voices to explore how integrated skills development, apprenticeships, digital learning, and cross-sector partnerships can unlock meaningful employment

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Snoonu and PayLater Bring BNPL to Snoonu Market

Doha, Qatar – 18/11/2025: Snoonu, Qatar’s leading super app, has officially activated its strategic partnership with PayLater, the first licensed platform in Qatar to provide Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services, enabling customers to shop their favorite items on Snoonu Market and pay in interest-free installments. What began as a pioneering Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier this year has now materialized into a fully live feature on Snoonu Market, empowering customers with greater financial flexibility as they shop. With this new feature, shoppers can now purchase a wide variety of products, including electronics, home and fur

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IATA and Industry Partners Call for Strengthened Global Cooperation on Aviation Climate Action

18 November 2025 (Belem, Brazil) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the governments of Japan, Malaysia and leading industry stakeholders, have issued a joint statement at COP30, urging governments and the international community to reaffirm the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s leadership and accelerate coordinated climate action for aviation to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Specifically, the signatories highlight the need for global solutions, emphasizing that ICAO remains the exclusive forum for addressing international aviation emissions. The signatories caution against fr

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WCM-Q students publish e-book showcasing trip to Tanzania

Doha – November 19, 2025: Students at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have published an interactive e-book recounting their experiences exploring Tanzania during a medical service-learning trip. The e-book, which is published by Qatar National Library (QNL), features a wide selection of images, videos, and written accounts produced by students and faculty as they travelled through the country, providing free health checks for local people, visiting hospitals and community centers, and discovering the stunning landscapes and wildlife of the picturesque East African nation. Dr. Dietrich Büsselberg, professor of physiology & biophys

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Dukhan Bank Announces November Winners in Thara’a Savings Account Prize Draw

Doha, Qatar – 19 November 2025 – Dukhan Bank announced the names of the most recent round of draw winners for Thara’a, its Shariah compliant savings account, at the Bank’s headquarters. The draw was conducted on xx, under the supervision of a representative of the qualitative license and market control department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In this month’s draw, Ian Bennet Fernandes won the top prize of QAR 50,000, while the following winners each received QAR 5,000: Saed Al-Qahtani, Marwa Khalil, Jabor Al-Attiya, Ahmed Almahanadi, Nayef Al-Fehani, Kholoud Al-Emadi, Wisam Dalloul, Patarakamol Khupanit, Marya