UN chief urges Mideast states to press for Syria transition
DOHA, Qatar - The United Nations chief used a visit to Qatar on Saturday to call on Middle Eastern countries and world powers to press Syria's warring parties to turn their attention to a political...
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AP Interview: Qatar energy minister wants 'fair' oil price
DOHA, Qatar - The oil market is slowly recovering from its steep drop over the past two years but crude is still not trading at a "fair price" to encourage necessary investment, Qatar's energy and...
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Gulf economic slowdown sees foreign workers trapped by debts
DOHA, Qatar - The economic slowdown gripping countries across the Persian Gulf can be seen in layoffs, slowed construction projects and government cutbacks. For the millions of foreign workers drawn by...
View ArticleLawyer says Qatar detained Dutch woman who reported rape
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Dutch woman who told Qatari police she had been drugged and raped in March has been in government detention ever since on unclear charges, a lawyer said Saturday.
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Diplomat: Qatar frees Dutch woman held after rape report
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Dutch woman held in Qatar for nearly three months after telling police she had been raped there was released on Monday after receiving a one-year suspended prison...
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Egyptian court sentences 2 Al-Jazeera employees to death
CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV...
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Egypt, Qatar at loggerheads over Morsi-era espionage case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Regional adversaries Qatar and Egypt have renewed their animosity, trading harshly-worded statements over the sentencing to death by a Cairo court of six people, including...
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