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Qatar poet released after pardon

Thursday, March 17th 2016, 10:16

Qatar frees a poet jailed since 2011 over a poem he wrote that a court found had insulted the former emir and urged the overthrow of the government.
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Escaped tiger startles Qatar commuters

Tuesday, March 8th 2016, 17:11
related places: Doha

Commuters on a motorway in Qatar's capital, Doha, were astonished to see an escaped tiger on the loose and walking through three lanes of traffic.
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Qatari hunters kidnapped in Iraq

Wednesday, December 16th 2015, 16:38
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Gunmen kidnap at least 27 Qatari hunters, including members of the ruling family, in a desert area of Iraq near Saudi Arabia, Iraqi officials say.
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Qatar 'shame' over labour reform

Tuesday, December 1st 2015, 12:12

Amnesty International says Qatar has done 'almost nothing effective' to end labour exploitation since winning the 2022 World Cup bid five years ago.
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Qatar nursery fire acquittal appeal

Sunday, November 22nd 2015, 13:14

The attorney general in Qatar is to launch an appeal against the acquittal of several people over a fire that left 19 dead, including 13 children.
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Paralympian 'dragged self' off plane

Monday, November 9th 2015, 1:39

A Team GB Paralympian says she was forced to drag herself from a Qatar Airways flight despite injury at the IPC World Championships.
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GB win three golds at Worlds in Doha

Wednesday, October 28th 2015, 19:06
related places: Doha

Britain's Hannah Cockroft, Aled Davies and Richard Whitehead take gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
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'No money' for Kenyan para-athletes

Thursday, October 22nd 2015, 12:47
related countries: Kenya Kenya
related places: Doha

Kenya's para-athletic team has failed to travel to the World Championships in Doha as government funding was pulled at the last minute, an official says.
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US 'clock boy' to move to Qatar

Wednesday, October 21st 2015, 6:21
related countries: United States United States
related places: Texas

Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teenager from Texas whose teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, will move with his family to Qatar.
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VIDEO: Sheikh's Ferrari filmed racing through LA

Friday, September 18th 2015, 23:38
related countries: United States United States
related places: Beverly Hills

A Qatari sheikh has left the US after his Ferrari was caught on camera racing through Beverly Hills.
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Ferrari racing rankles Beverly Hills

Friday, September 18th 2015, 18:08
related countries: United States United States
related places: Beverly Hills

A Qatari sheikh has abruptly left the US after his yellow Ferrari was caught on camera racing through Beverly Hills.
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Qatar 'sends ground troops to Yemen'

Monday, September 7th 2015, 11:35
related countries: Yemen Yemen
related places: Doha

Qatar has reportedly deploys troops to Yemen for the first time, according to Doha-based al-Jazeera news.
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Qatar Airways relaxes pregnancy rules

Thursday, August 27th 2015, 9:47

Qatar Airways is relaxing rules that saw female cabin crew members who became pregnant face the sack.
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Taliban political chief resigns

Tuesday, August 4th 2015, 9:38
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban's political chief in Qatar, Syed Tayyab Agha, resigns in the latest sign of a split in the group following leader Mullah Omar's death.
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Gulf allies 'back US over Iran deal'

Monday, August 3rd 2015, 15:59
related countries: Iran Iran, United States United States
related places: Gulf

US allies in the Gulf back the nuclear deal with Iran, as the US promises them better intelligence-sharing and faster arms transfers.
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Blatter blames politics for Qatar vote

Sunday, July 5th 2015, 12:27
related countries: France France, Germany Germany

French and German presidents applied pressure prior to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes, says Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
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Miami Dolphins owner 'in $8bn F1 bid'

Tuesday, June 23rd 2015, 20:32
related countries: United States United States

The owner of the Miami Dolphins American football team is reportedly working with investors from Qatar to buy a stake in Formula 1 racing.
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Germany arrests al-Jazeera reporter

Saturday, June 20th 2015, 21:17
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Germany Germany

Qatar-owned TV news network al-Jazeera says one of its journalists has been arrested in Germany at the request of Egypt.
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Ivorian denies World Cup bribe

Friday, June 19th 2015, 11:14

Former Fifa executive member Jacques Anouma, from Ivory Coast, tells the BBC that he did not accept a $1.5m bribe over Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
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Qatar Airways raps ILO 'vendetta'

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 15:49

The boss of Qatar Airways has vehemently rejected the findings of a 12-month inquiry that concluded his company still discriminates against female staff.
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Qatar Airways 'could quit alliance'

Tuesday, June 9th 2015, 15:04
related countries: United States United States

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker threatens to leave the Oneworld alliance, accusing American Airlines of blocking his carrier's business.
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