Gulf | Qatar
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Tuesday Jun 19
Mock fire drill conducted at Qatar mall
Exercise at Hyatt Plaza tested contingency preparedness of security officials and fire fighters
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Tuesday Jun 19
Doha City Centre closed for two more days
Closure extended to give mall more time to comply with standards
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Sunday Jun 17
Doha mall shut until safety concerns addressed
Centre made unlicensed changes, failures in safety standards
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Saturday Jun 16
Qatar to get cancer academy September
Centre will offer certified training programmes
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Friday Jun 15
Qatar to allow formation of workers’ committees
Draft law awaiting Emir’s approval, labour minister says
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Thursday Jun 14
Missing teen’s body recovered in Qatar
Body of drowned boy found five days later
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Thursday Jun 14
Electrical fault caused deadly Doha mall fire
‘Gympanzee’ not licensed as nursery and did not meet safety conditions
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Wednesday Jun 13
Education parity important for marriage: Qatar study
Study finds Qataris favour a spouse at a similar academic level
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Wednesday Jun 13
Migrant workers in Qatar risk forced labour, human rights group says
Report highlights range of labour issues amid construction boom for 2022 World Cup
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Monday Jun 11
Qatar to contribute $1.25b to Gulf Development Fund
Riyadh summit decided to create fund to support projects in Jordan and Morocco
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Sunday Jun 10
Qatar universities boost science-based programmes
Two Qatar Education City universities have joined forces to develop experimental and analytical skills to help students
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Sunday Jun 10
Three teenage brothers drown in Qatar
Rescue efforts fail to save three boys from drowning at Abu Fatnass Beach
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Thursday Jun 7
ICI launched to contribute to global security
Bahrain and Qatar stress importance of Nato
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Thursday Jun 7
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra performing at United Nations
Function at General Assembly to help fund violence against women
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Wednesday Jun 6
39 workers rescued from burning Qatar building
Under-construction building catches fire
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Monday Jun 4
Qatar denies report of deliberate mall blaze
Social networks flooded with report that it was Syrian-Iranian plot to spread chaos
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Sunday Jun 3
Qatar spends first weekend without Villaggio
Netizens debate best places to spend after the fire-hit mall was ruled out
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Sunday Jun 3
Popular religious scholar Al Qaradawi calls for thorough probe into Doha mall fire
He wants to determine whether fire was premeditated and identify those who failed
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Friday Jun 1
Changing norms and patterns
From interacting, to arranged marriages, to living alone, social behaviour has changed in conservative societies
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Friday Jun 1
Qatar grieves over mall fire tragedy
People from all over gather to comfort one another in Doha
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Thursday May 31
Ill-fated Qatar mall nursery had licence to operate
Establishment secured approval from government authorities to do business
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Thursday May 31
Heartbroken parents of Doha fire triplets thank people of Qatar
Allow investigation commission carry out its work — appeal
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Thursday May 31
New Zealand fire victim triplets' parents say thankyou for condolences
The New Zealand couple who lost their two-year-old triplets in Doha’ Villagio mall blaze have expressed deep gratitude for the people who offered them comfort and suppor
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Thursday May 31
Qatar orders arrest of mall owner as fire probe gathers pace
Security director and head of licensing department questioned
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Thursday May 31
Tears and deep sorrow in Doha as blaze victims mourned
Parents, friends, people of all walks of life united in grief
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Clashes likely as Salafists defy ban in Tunisia
Sunday demonstration expected to attract 40,000 supporters
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Social media: The pros and cons of ‘sharenting’
Are parents who constantly tweet and post photos of their kids doing more harm than good?
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US slams delivery of Russian anti-ship missiles
Defence Secretary Hagel urges Russia to rethink military aid to Syria
