Doha

Prime Minister eyes more Tongans for work in Qatar and surrounding countries

Hu'akavameiliku said both Fiji and Samoa have a lot of workers who are making their living in the country and neighbouring nations.

The Prime Minister is in Doha attending the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5),  

 

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Tonga Prime Minister addresses Least Developed Countries meeting

The Prime Minister spoke of the vulnerabilities of Pacific LDCs, including SIDS, to the whims of climate change.

"We face global commons issues among which climate change is our greatest security threat ... The Doha Programme of Action prioritizes climate change and will help LDCs build resilience against future economic and environmental shocks..."

Lea’i the hero as the Solomon Islands topple Tahiti

The game was played in unusual circumstances, with both teams assured of making the semi-finals, due to the Cook Islands and Vanuatu unfortunately having to pull out of the tournament during the week.

US-Taliban deal hastened Afghan collapse, defence officials say

The so-called Doha agreement was signed in February 2020 and set a date for the US to withdraw its troops.

Gen Frank McKenzie said the deal had a "really pernicious effect" on the Afghan government and military.

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin agreed, saying the agreement had helped the Taliban get "stronger".

In addition to setting a withdrawal date, the Doha agreement included broad obligations on the Taliban to take steps to prevent groups such as al-Qaeda from threatening the security of the US and its allies.

Aussie Open could be on the move to Dubai or Doha

The ABC is reporting Dubai and Doha, which hosted men's and women's qualifying events ahead of this year's tournament in Melbourne, are among the potential host cities if the year's opening grand slam needs to be relocated.

It's understood players would not be willing to go into hard quarantine in Australia in order to compete, as they did this year.

Players participating in WTA and ATP events around the world are being put in a bubble environment that allows them to train and compete without strict self-isolation.