Qatar is introducing national service for women for the first time while extending the time served in the military by conscripted men, under a law issued by the country’s Emir. “Every Qatari male between 18 and 35… is required to perform a compulsory military service,” the Qatar News Agency said. “National service for females is voluntary,” it added. Sources with knowledge of the matter said it was the first time women had been allowed to undertake national service, although some women already serve in the military in administrative roles. It is not yet known what roles those women volunteering for national service would undertake.

Source: Punch April 05, 2018 17:03 UTC