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Official: Qatar expat in stabbing case remains at large

Qatar authorities are still searching for a Nigerian expat who reportedly stabbed his former roommate last week in a fight over an internet device. The incident, first reported by Gulf Times,…

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Report: For first time in 20 years, Qatar spends less than it planned

Despite spending a record $48.9 billion by the end of its most recent fiscal year in March, Qatar’s government has undershot its budget for the first time since 1990, Reuters…

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Politics

UN human rights delegation to begin Qatar visit next week

The special rapporteur will be in town to assess working and living conditions of migrant workers, and plans to hold talks with government officials and expats themselves.

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News

Education City construction serves as microcosm of Qatar’s growing pains

Drilling, dust and diversions. That’s what life has become for many students enrolled in universities across Education City, as Qatar Foundation constructs several new buildings and embarks on an ambitious…

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News

National Library architect chosen for Qatar’s new ‘Airport City’ development

The designer of Qatar’s forthcoming National Library, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, has been picked as master planner of a huge new development next to Doha’s new airport – “Airport City.” The 10sq…

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Culture

Report: Qatar sees six-fold increase in crime in past decade; rising expat population cited

Crime is the focus of the first in a five-part series we are producing this week based on data from the 2011 Sustainable Development Indicators report. The report was released…

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