You Can Now Make WhatsApp Call in Qatar Without VPN

Great news for residents and citizens of Qatar as the Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service of WhatsApp has been restored, enabling individuals to make voice calls over the highly-popular, cross-platform application.

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According to Qatar Living, WhatsApp calls are now unblocked in Qatar and residents no longer need the services of Virtual Private Network (VPN) to bypass restrictions.

Finally Whatsapp calls are now unbanned in Qatar.

— Mariam A. Al-Nasr (@MariamAlNasr) May 24, 2019

WhatsApp call was available in Qatar until early 2017 when disruption occurred and access was limited to messaging alone.

WhatsApp wasn't the only application affected, according to reports, voice calls through other chat apps like Skype, Viber and FaceTime were also affected.

I made a whatsapp call to see if it works in qatar now and accidentally ended up making a 3 hour call😅

(it works)

— Reem (@reemoshaikh) May 25, 2019

VoIP calls are much cheaper than direct calls and have been highly advantageous particularly for expats and workers who have families living in their home countries.