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villaggio fire

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Villaggio fire saga to continue after prosecutor lodges appeal

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • June 21, 2016
However, the case will not return to the Court of Appeal until after the summer break, a court administrator told Doha News.
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Four years on, those lost in Villaggio fire not forgotten

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • May 28, 2016
Though many have forgotten the 2012 fire, the legal battle to hold someone responsible for the fire is largely over, and the mall is busier than ever, the tragedy lives on in the memory of some longtime residents.
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Defendants miss first Qatar court hearing in Villaggio fire retrial

  • Peter Kovessy and Riham Sheble
  • April 11, 2016
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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Parents hope for ‘justice’ after Qatar court orders Villaggio fire retrial

  • Peter Kovessy and Riham Sheble
  • February 15, 2016
The latest ruling means that Villaggio’s chairman and manager, a municipal employee and the co-owners of Gympanzee daycare – where 19 people died – will now face a third trial.
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Qatar judge exonerates Villaggio fire defendants; Families storm out

  • Peter Kovessy and Riham Sheble
  • October 26, 2015
Many who spoke to Doha News said they felt appalled that the judge appeared to blaming the deceased staff of Gympanzee for what happened.
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Qatar appeal court sets Oct. 26 date for Villaggio fire verdict

  • Peter Kovessy and Riham Sheble
  • June 17, 2015
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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Letters to heaven: Qatar families mark three years since Villaggio fire

  • Doha News Team
  • May 28, 2015
Relatives who lost loved ones in the 2012 Villaggio Mall fire share some of the complex emotions they’ve felt in the 1,095 days since their lives changed forever.
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Dear Evana

  • Doha News Team
  • May 28, 2015
The parents of two-year-old Evana Antonios express guilt and longing for their child, asking her to pray on their behalf so their family can be reunited in the afterlife.
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Dear Community

  • Doha News Team
  • May 28, 2015
The mother of 15-month-old Umar Emeran said writing a letter to her son would have been too hard, but wanted to share this message with everyone.
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