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Life

Qatar appeal court sets Oct. 26 date for Villaggio fire verdict

During closing arguments this week, defense lawyers blamed the media for “blowing things out of proportion” after the fire, which allegedly compelled the prosecutor to search for scapegoats to put on trial.

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Life

Qatar court hears closing arguments in Villaggio Mall fire appeal

The defense attorney for Villaggio's chairman argued today that Nike employees and Civil Defense firefighters were also to blame for the 19 deaths that resulted from the 2012 blaze.

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Life

Qatari-Emirati couple stand trial in US for abusing household staff

The duo has been charged with mistreating their Indonesian and Bangladeshi help "through means of force, threats of force, physical restraint, and threats of physical restraint."

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Life

Families of children killed in Villaggio fire file lawsuits in US, Qatar

The civil actions were filed at the end of last week and argue that the companies being sued "engaged in willful, wanton and reckless disregard" for the lives and safety of those who died in the fire.

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Life

UK court jails driver for attempted blackmail of prominent Qatari family

The defendant had threatened to send private photos he found of the family on a memory stick and camera left in his car to a commercial television station or another Gulf state if he did not receive QR3.3 million from the Qatar Embassy in London.

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Life

Doha court: Government official guilty of negligence in child’s death

Speaking after the verdict, the father of the child who fell into an uncovered manhole appealed to Qatari authorities to introduce stringent safety rules so that other families could avoid having to "share this sort of pain."

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Business

Architectural competition held to design new Qatar courthouse

Several firms were invited to submit bids for a new courthouse that would potentially be located by Qatar University, replacing the current, very aged criminal facility in Al Sadd.

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Business

TV network agrees to dropping charges against former executives

With the prosecutor and JCC agreeing to withdraw the charges, the judge adjourned today’s court session and scheduled a hearing for Feb. 12 to deliver his verdict.

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Life

Woqod introduced new gas delivery rules after blast, Qatar court hears

The trial resumed today of four men facing negligence charges for their role in last February’s blast at a Turkish restaurant that killed 11 people and injured 35 others.

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