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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.
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Political dialogue can settle Mideast issues: Rouhani
Sep 12, 2016 14:58President Hassan Rouhani says political dialogue and showing understanding are the only solutions to the ongoing problems in the region, particularly issues in the Persian Gulf.
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Persian Gulf states must act with wisdom: President Rouhani
Jul 05, 2016 18:34President Hassan Rouhani, in a telephone conversation with the Qatari emir, says countries in the sensitive Persian Gulf region must act with prudence and farsightedness.
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Qatar summons US ambassador over flag video
Jun 10, 2016 01:21Qatar summons the US ambassador to Doha over a video posted online showing American soldiers disrespecting the Qatari flag.