Qatar
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British couple released after detention in Afghanistan say they feared being executed
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, said it was never explained to them why they were imprisonedA Brit…
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British couple detained by Taliban in Afghanistan return to UK
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, were released after being held without charge for nearly eight mon…
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Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their heal…
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Peruvian woman accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into Bali using sex toy
Officers say they found 1.4kg of drug inside toy in woman’s underwear and also accused her of hiding ecstasy p…
- Foreign policy, Iran, Iran's nuclear programme, Iraq, Japan, Middle East and North Africa, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, US foreign policy, US news, World news
Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diploma…
- Afghanistan, Donald Trump, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Middle East and North Africa, Oman, Qatar, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US immigration, US news, US-Mexico border, World news
Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal
Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least…
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Is turbulence getting worse? And where were the worst flight paths in 2023 – video
We know turbulence is a common part of flying – but are some routes more prone? And where is it the worst? Tur…
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US agrees to release $6bn in Iran funds as part of deal to free detained Americans
Sanctions waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian assets from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to …
- Employment, Global development, Global health, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Going abroad cost me my health’: Nepal’s migrant workers coming home with chronic kidney disease
Men under 40 are coming home in need of dialysis, after working in intense heat with limited access to drinkin…
- Africa, Employment, Fifa, Football, Global development, Kenya, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Qatar, Remittances, South and Central Asia, Sport, Workers' rights, World Cup, World Cup 2022, World news
World Cup security guards still jailed in Qatar after dispute over unpaid wages
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to cl…
- Football, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, Sport, Workers' rights, World Cup, World Cup 2022, World news
‘Dark days in Qatar’: Nepali workers face bitter legacy of World Cup debts
For thousands of low-paid workers, this year’s games brought back only memories of abuse and exploitationOn a …
- Fashion, Global development, Human rights, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, World news
Doha fashion Fridays: migrant workers show off their style – a photo essay
Blue boilersuits symbolise their low-wage jobs, but an Instagram account celebrates the culture and individual…
- Fifa, Football, Football politics, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, Sport, Workers' rights, World Cup, World Cup 2022, World news
Migrant workers in Qatar left in debt after being ordered home before World Cup starts
Early end to migrants’ contracts leaves many owing large sums to recruiters and unable to support their famili…
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Prophet Muhammad remarks embroil India in row with Gulf states
‘Insulting’ comments by spokespeople for ruling Bharatiya Janata party met with anger in Middle East The India…
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‘No one should suffer like me’: families of Qatar’s dead migrant workers left with nothing
Qatar is a magnet for south Asian labour, but failure to investigate deaths leaves dependents without compensa…