News stories I’m following this week …

• Qatar's Ooredoo sells Myanmar unit for $576 million (Reuters)

• Airbus confirms cancellation of remaining Qatar A350 orders (Reuters)

• ISIS Stages a Comeback in Iraq (WSJ)

• Arab Americans, tired of being invisible in federal data, demand to identify as MENA, not white (USA Today)

• Nile islanders face eviction to make way for Egypt's latest grand plan (France 24)

• MENA has the highest number of nationality laws denying women equal rights (The New Arab)

• Turkey Annual Inflation Rate Rose Above 80% in August (Market Watch)

• US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran (Bloomberg)

• Israel says soldier probably killed Shireen Abu Aqleh by accident (The Guardian)

• In Dubai, $1.7 Billion Denmark Fraud Suspect Contests Extradition (Bloomberg)

• Egyptian student, 19, shot dead by suitor amid surge in Middle East femicide rates (The Times)

• Turkey’s skyrocketing inflation is flashing warning signals for Arab Gulf banks (CNBC)

• British multi-millionaire asks UAE not to extradite him to Denmark on tax fraud charges (Daily Mail)

• U.S. military is developing plans to open a new testing facility in Saudi Arabia (NBC News)

• Kuwait's long-time parliament speaker bows out of September elections (Reuters)

• Saudi Arabia to launch 2030 World Cup bid alongside Egypt and Greece (The Times)

‘In other news’ …

• How Qatar's New Cool-Tech Gear Helps Workers in Extreme Heat (Time)

• The labyrinthine Souq Waqif preserving Qatar’s history, culture (Aljazeera)

• Venice's Final Cut Winner Talks 'Inshallah a Boy': 'We Want to Address the Taboos, But Be Smart About It' (Variety)

• Gulf states demand Netflix pull content deemed offensive (Reuters)

On Social-Media …

His Highness The Amir Of Qatar on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on his official Twitter account:

"With her passing the world has lost a great symbol of humanity, during her reign she was a source of inspiration and nobility"

تميم بن حمد @TamimBinHamad

صادق التعازي للعائلة المالكة البريطانية وشعبها الصديق في وفاة جلالة الملكة إليزابيث الثانية، والتي فقد العالم برحيلها رمزا إنسانيا كبيرا، فكانت خلال مسيرتها الحافلة مصدرا للإلهام والنبل، وجمعتها بقطر علاقات راسخة وبناءة عززت روابط الصداقة والشراكة بين شعبينا.

5:48 PM ∙ Sep 8, 2022

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Flags at half-staff in many Arab capitals ..

Nawaf M. Al-Thani نواف بن مبارك @NawafAlThani

By order of His Highness The Amir Of #Qatar .. Flags have been lowered to half-staff (half-mast) to mourn the passing of HM the late Queen Elizabeth II . #QueenElizabeth

6:15 AM ∙ Sep 9, 2022

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In partnership with Meta, Qatar becomes the first country in the Middle East to implement the “AMBER Alert” system ..

Doha News @dohanews

Qatar has become the first country in the Middle East to partner up with @Meta to launch an AMBER alert system designed to help find missing children.

dohanews.coQatar connects with Meta to launch ‘missing children alerts’ on Facebook, InstagramThe method for alerting authorities to kidnappings called AMBER alert was invented in Dallas, Texas, in 1996.

7:00 AM ∙ Sep 9, 2022

In other ‘posts’ …

In one of Qatar's biggest sporting events ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Lusail Stadium will be inaugurated Friday September 6th with great fanfare ..

Road to 2022 @roadto2022en

Lusail Stadium will see two of the biggest clubs of the Arab world face off on Friday. 👀 Al Hilal SFC (🇸🇦) vs. Zamalek SC (🇪🇬) - who will take the Lusail Super Cup? 🏆 Reminder 💭: the Hayya Card is mandatory!

8:05 PM ∙ Sep 6, 2022

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