CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

World / Americas

Zika virus outbreak won't compromise Olympics: Brazil president

Published: 13 Feb 2016 - 05:29 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 06:05 pm
Peninsula

A woman reads a flyer left at her house as part of an awareness campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the Metropitana neighbourhood in Brasilia, Brazil, during the day of national mobilization against the mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya fever and zika virus, on February 13, 2016. AFP PHOTO/EVARISTO SA

Rio de Janeiro: The Zika virus outbreak in Brazil won't compromise the Olympics the country will be hosting in August, President Dilma Rousseff vowed Saturday.

"The situation does not compromise the Olympics," Rousseff said. "We are confident that until the Olympics begin we will have considerable success in exterminating the mosquito" that transmits the virus.

AFP

Gulf

Peninsula Saudi Arabia to host World Economic Forum International Meeting in Jeddah in April
Peninsula Saudi's Humain secures $1.2 bn to expand AI, digital infrastructure
Peninsula Oman, Spain hold session of political consultations
Peninsula GCC, Switzerland Sign MoU to Establish Strategic Dialogue

Middle East

File photo from Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, November 2025. AFP. Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 71,654
Peninsula GCC population expected to reach 83.6 million by 2050: GCC-STAT
Peninsula Turkiye's exports to Syria jump almost 70% in 2025
Peninsula Gazan child falls victim to merciless winter

Peninsula
Peninsula

Videos
Peninsula

Mozambique eyes stronger ties with Qatar to boost trade, energy and tourism
Peninsula

From diplomacy to green growth: Qatar and Sweden embark on a ‘perfect fit’ partnership
Peninsula

Germany admires Qatar’s mediation efforts in regional, international conflicts: Ambassador

Trending News

  1. File photo

    Doha Metro announces update to metrolink

  2. Peninsula

    Saudi Arabia to host World Economic Forum International Meeting in Jeddah in April

  3. Peninsula

    QFZ discusses sustainable trade, resilient connectivity in Davos

  4. Peninsula

    Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to Geneva in WEF panel discussion

  5. Germany's Christopher Klasener onboard Popeye Vd Bisschop clears a rail in the CSI5* 155cm jump-Off during the the third round of the HH The Father Amir's Prix at Al Shaqab.

    Klasener clinches CSI5* Jump-Off at Father Amir's Prix 

Today’s Newspaper

Check all issues & supplements

Latest Updates

Doha Today

Officials during a press conference.

QU Book Fair 2026 to promote reading, academic publishing, and cultural exchange