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Amnesty raps Qatar’s 'repressive' migrant sponsorship system
May 19, 2017 01:22Migrant laborers working on stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are still subject to abuse and exploitation, Amnesty International says.
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Turkey, Qatar agree on terms of joint military base deal: Official
May 09, 2017 10:30Turkey and Qatar have agreed on the terms of a deal to set up a joint military base in Doha and deploy hundreds of Turkish forces to the camp, an official in Ankara says.
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Qatari royals part of Syria evacuation deal: Report
Apr 17, 2017 13:00Twenty-six members of a Qatari royal hunting party, captured in Iraq more than a year ago, were part of the swap agreement recently reached in Syria, a report says.
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Qatar blocks migrant workers from returning home
Mar 29, 2017 09:59Qatar has refused to allow scores of migrants from countries including India, Nepal and Bangladesh to return home, violating new labor reforms to improve workers' rights, activists and trade unions said on Wednesday.
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Qatar, Kuwait companies to reduce production from beginning of 2017
Dec 13, 2016 12:00Oil companies in Qatar and Kuwait have announced that they will reduce production levels as of the beginning of 2017.
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Syria denounces Qatar’s pledge to continue support for terrorists
Nov 28, 2016 11:01Damascus has lashed out at Qatar for its renewed declaration of support for terrorists operating in Syria, saying it reveals Doha’s participation in spreading Takfiri ideology.
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Qatar will continue supporting Syria's terrorists even if Trump pulls US out
Nov 27, 2016 03:48Qatar says it will continue to supply terrorist groups in Syria with arms even if US President-elect Donald Trump halts US support.
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Qatar discussing oil freeze with Iran, Iraq
Nov 18, 2016 10:53Qatar says it is negotiating with Iran and Iraq to freeze their oil production at “current levels” as OPEC is preparing to put a proposal devised by Saudi Arabia to cap production later this month.
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Iran eyes Maersk help to cut gap with Qatar
Oct 19, 2016 10:25The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) says it is in talks with Denmark’s Maersk Group to extract oil from the world’s largest gas field known as South Pars in Iran.
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Refugee workers remain unpaid in Qatar
Sep 20, 2016 13:43Qatar has once again faced criticism over the way it deals with refugee workers, with reports saying a significant number of laborers, mostly from India, have gone unpaid for months.