List of Qatar articles
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489424345crop Qatar Claims No Migrant Workers Have Died for the World Cup. Could That Be True?
Allegations of corruption at the highest levels of FIFA has put the spotlight on the 2022 World Cup host's human rights record.
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458031820 The FBI’s Probe Into the Russian and Qatari World Cups Could Undermine FIFA Reform
A U.S.-led probe into FIFA could cement many of the bad behaviors allowed by Sepp Blatter.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and FIFA President Joseph Blatter attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup final football match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 13, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) Russia: U.S. FIFA Investigation Is Illegal, Extraterritorial Use of Law
Less than 24 hours after U.S. and Swiss authorities unveiled a sweeping investigation into corruption at the highest ranks of FIFA, including how the 2018 World Cup was awarded to Russia, Moscow is hitting back.
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467031862 960 Will FIFA’s Sepp Blatter Be Shown the Red Card?
As corruption indictments swirl, soccer’s governing body prepares for a vote of confidence in its CEO.
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Kayla Exclusive: American Hostage Passed on Chance to Escape
Kayla Mueller chose to stay behind because she didn't want to abandon a fellow foreign aid worker, a decision that may have cost her life.
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Nepalese migrant workers queue to receive official documents in order to leave Nepal from the Labour department in Kathmandu on January 27, 2014. Nearly 200 Nepali migrant workers died in Qatar in 2013, many of them from heart failure, officials said, figures that highlight the grim plight of labourers in the Gulf nation. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) Watching Your Country Collapse from Afar
Thousands of Nepali workers in Qatar struggle to find a way to go home -- and give back -- to a country in crisis.
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BRITAIN-AVIATION-TRANSPORT-EXPANSION-HEATHROW The Arab Battle for U.S. Skies
America’s biggest airlines say the luxury carriers of the oil-rich Persian Gulf aren't playing fair. But are Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways subsidized -- or just smarter?
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qatar Can Anyone Stop the World Cup in Qatar?
Workers have died by the hundreds constructing the emirate's soccer fantasy land, and still FIFA is intent on keeping the tournament there. Here’s a not-so-crazy alternative.
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464313326crop Hypocrisy Alert: Qatari Leader Throws Weight Behind Pluralism and Inclusiveness
It's perhaps a bit rich for Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to be selling "pluralistic, inclusive, power-sharing solutions to regional disputes" in the pages of the New York Times.
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495200403 Pentagon Intel Chief: Prisoners in Bergdahl Swap Could Return to Battle
The Defense Department's intelligence chief said there was a 20 percent chance one of the prisoners swapped for Bowe Bergdahl could return to the battle field.
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Maduro-bufanda cropped Nicolas Maduro’s Excellent Adventure
With his country's oil-based economy reeling, Venezuelan President Maduro travels the world looking for help.
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457490462 American Couple Acquitted of Murder in Qatar Set to Leave Wednesday
An American couple detained in Qatar despite being acquitted of killing their adopted daughter will be allowed to leave the country Wednesday.
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