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Qatar pleads before International Court of Justice in UAE racial discrimination case

On Monday, Qatar began a week of pleadings in The Hague, claiming that the United Arab Emirates has violated the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…

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News

Qatar’s courts more crowded than ever

The number of court cases heard last year was up by about 7,000 (or 8 percent) from 2014, and 80,933 (about 80 percent) were resolved, according to the Supreme Judicial Council.

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News

Convicted murderer shouts at Qatar court that confession was coerced

Convicted murderer Badr Hashim al-Jabar said the re-enactment was filmed multiple times, and that the version played in court showed the prosecutor’s narrative, rather than his version of events.

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News

Defendants miss first Qatar court hearing in Villaggio fire retrial

The lawyer for Villaggio chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al-Rabban told the court that his client was currently travelling with family and was only notified of the scheduled hearing last Thursday.

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News

Expat accused of beating, murdering wife appears in Qatar court

A paramedic said he found the victim covered with a blanket in the hallway. She had a deep wound in her head, bruises on her arm, a black eye and blue discolouration on her limbs, he added.

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News

Indian anglers fined QR80,000 for fishing in Qatar waters

L. Jerald, 38, R Thirumurugan, 27, P. Vaseegan, 33, and the boat’s captain, 38-year-old R. Seelan, were each convicted of entering qatar's waters without a permit, fishing in Qatar's sea without a permit and entering the country unlawfully.

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Life

Qatar’s attorney general directs prosecutors to appeal Villaggio acquittal

Dr Ali bin Fetais al Marri instructed the prosecutor to take the Court of Appeal judgment to the country's highest court, the Court of Cassation, QNA reports.

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News

Qatar construction firms convicted of manslaughter, negligence in deaths

While it’s unclear if the cluster of cases is indicative of more stringent enforcement efforts or merely a coincidence owing to court scheduling, human rights activists say they hope the sanctions will prompt other construction companies to take workplace safety more seriously.

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Politics

Municipal rule-breakers in Qatar to face reduced fines for guilty pleas

The law applies to a variety of violations for individuals, including littering and spitting in public, as well as offenses committed by businesses such as health violations, non-renewal of licenses and unauthorized building construction.

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