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Silence broken on case of American couple charged with murder in Qatar

More than six months after an American couple was jailed in Qatar over the death of their daughter, a public appeal has been launched to raise awareness about their case.…

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El Jaish: Death of Ecuadorian football player in Qatar caused by heart failure

An official medical report has concluded that Christian “Chucho” Benitez, a 27-year-old Ecuadorian football player who was rushed to the hospital on Monday, died of sudden heart failure, his team…

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Qatar footballer dies at age 27 of ‘respiratory arrest’

Ecuador striker Christian “Chucho” Benitez, a new recruit to Qatari football club El Jaish, died this morning at Ahli Hospital in Doha, his team has confirmed. The circumstances surrounding the…

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Residents horrified after body discovered in Wakra housing complex water tank

By J. Ratna A dead body was found on Thursday inside a water reservoir at a residential building in Al Wakra, after residents there complained that murky water had been…

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Batteel Bakery employees mourn accident victims

Two Filipino employees died this week after their bus was struck by a speeding Land Cruiser. According to their colleagues at Batteel, the driver who hit them is in police custody.

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Qatari man dies in London hospital after long battle with MERS virus

A Qatari man has died in a London hospital from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the UK’s Telegraph reports. The man, who hasn’t been named, was diagnosed with MERS last September after…

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Passenger seeking medical treatment in US dies aboard Qatar Airways flight

A 49-year-old Saudi woman has died aboard a Qatar Airways flight traveling to Houston from Doha over the weekend, the airline has confirmed. The woman, identified by the Houston Chronicle…

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Four men suffocate after getting stuck in septic tank in Qatar

Details remain sketchy about what exactly happened to the Indian expats, who had been subcontracted to clean sewage in a labor camp west of Doha.

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Doha court postpones trial for murdered American teacher until the fall

With reporting from Riham Sheble A Kenyan man charged with killing a 40-year-old American teacher in her home will have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before the court resumes hearing the…

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