Survey: Employers continue to flout labor laws in Qatar
Despite efforts to improve the plight of Qatar’s migrant labor population, the treatment of many workers continues to be dismal, according to a new report. In a survey of 854…
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Customers angry with Qatar as blowback from rescinded Emirates offer spreads
The week after ordering Emirates Airline to cancel an airfare promotion over the holidays, Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority is under fire by residents who say it is trying to protect…
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Qatar plans ’50 new cinema halls’
Qatar plans to invest 1 billion Qatari Riyals in cinema-related activities over the next four years – a plan that would result in 50 new cinema halls and a Cineplex…
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So why is Qatar helping Libya again?
Qatar has long maintained that is assisting Libyan rebels in overthrowing Col. Moammer Gaddafi’s regime for humanitarian reasons. But Reuters reports that the desire to alleviate human suffering may not…
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Report: Qatar growing increasingly dependent on expat labor
Expats comprised 94 percent of the working population in Qatar last year, meaning there were 16 expat workers for every Qatari one, states a report released by the Qatar Statistics…
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Qatar to cast wider net for domestic workers
Qatar to cast wider net for domestic workers Citing skyrocketing costs, Qatar plans to bring in more domestic workers by tapping manpower agencies in nine new countries. The countries include…
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Civil Aviation Authority justifies scrapping Emirates promotion, calls it ‘misleading’
The Emirates Airline promotion that Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority quashed last month was “misleading to the utmost level,” the government body announced in a new statement asserting its authority. “The Civil…
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Al Jazeera Network announces corporate restructuring
In a message to the network’s staff before the New Year’s weekend, Al Jazeera Director General Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani laid out his plans to reshape the way the…
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Qatar residents call for cheaper internet, local calls
Qatar residents call for cheaper internet, local calls The Peninsula reports: While intense competition between two rival telecommunication providers has led to drastic reduction in international call rates, local call…
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