Qatar government releases Dorje against international pressure
Region: Qatar
Dorje Gurung a Nepali teacher who was arrested and jailed, on May 1, 2013 on charges of insulting Islam by the government of Qatar has set him free. His freedom was a result of the petition which was signed by more than 14,000 people from all over the world. The petition was addressed to His Excellency Mohamed Bin Abdulla Al-Rumaihi, Qatari Ambassador to USA for a fair judgment of Dorj... more
Views: 390Qatar: Deadly Blaze in Shopping Mall
Region: QatarWritten by Salah Almhamdi On May 28 a fire broke out [1] at Doha's Villaggio Mall [2], leaving nineteen dead, thirteen of whom were children. Another seventeen were injured. The children were trapped in a nursery within the mall, and they and four teachers died of smoke inhalation. Two firefighters died [3] as they attempted to rescue them. Those who died came from various countries including France, New Zealand, th... more
Views: 1234Gould, Hill added to umpire panel
Region: QatarFormer Sussex wicketkeeper Ian Gould said: "I am delighted to have been selected on to the elite panel. "I believe that having played cricket at a high level for 21 years I understand the game from the players' point of view and that I bring that empathy out in my umpiring." New Zealander Tony Hill added: "I am thrilled by this appointment. For me, umpiring is all about teamwork and so to be part of such a great team... more
Views: 921New rules likely for recruitments Gulf round-up
Region: QatarDUBAI: Kuwait’s Parliament on Wednesday began an emergency session to discuss problems of expatriate workers following recent incidents of large-scale unrest and demands for change by a leading human rights organisation. The Parliament is discussing in detail the existing sponsorship system which is central to the recruitment of foreign workers. In most cases in the Gulf, recruitment of expatriates is possible o... more
Views: 1206Nadal knocked out in Qatar
Region: Qatar
Rafael Nadal's hopes of lifting the Qatar Open title are over after he was surprisingly beaten by France's Gael Monfils. Rafael Nadal's hopes of lifting the Qatar Open title are over after the world number one was surprisingly beaten 6-4 6-4 by France's Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals in Doha. Top seed Nadal had defeated Monfils easily in their three previous meetings but the exciting 22-year-old, who has risen to... more
Views: 825Bananas Hold Up WTO Trade Talks
Region: Qatar
Posted by Rachel Balik to findingDulcinea Disagreement over the fairness of reduced EU banana tariffs for Latin American countries may delay agreement in Doha talks. The World Trade Organization’s long-awaited Doha global trade pact is being stymied by a number of issues. One of the most pressing may be the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States' (ACP) position on banana tariffs. Currently, countries in... more
Views: 1058Qatar: Online Community Comes to the Aid of Workers
Region: Qatar
by Mohamed Nanabhay Early this week a fire broke out at a labour camp in Doha, Qatar, which destroyed the belongings of 600 workers. Labour camps in the Gulf states are usually large single sex-segregated dormitories that house hundreds of migrant workers who earn around $220 a month. The Gulf Times broke the story with details of the devastating impact of the fire on the labourers. Within hours of the story being r... more
Views: 1363'Greatest Moment' for Qatari Football?
Region: QatarPosted by Mohammed Nanabhay to Global Voices Online Football fans in Qatar were ecstatic over the Qatari national team's 1-0 win over Iraq in a World Cup qualifier. Greeker described it as “Qatar's greatest football moment…” writing: 75th minute, Said Bachir heads in a goal. A moment frozen in time. QATAR lives its greatest moment in international football. This crucial victory com... more
Views: 1204Climate Change: A global challenge on the sidelines
Region: Qatar
The United Nations annual climate change conference is ongoing in Doha, Qatar, hosting about 200 nations, seeking paths for a sustainable environmental future. The conference, known as COP18/CMP8, is driving at the target of last year’s COP17 meeting in South Africa, which is to have a deal to mitigate -- cut and cap -- emissions by all nations by 2015, and have it come to effect by 2020. Global ... more
Views: 703Strategy: How did reliability champions charm the Emirates?
Region: QatarThere is no need to question the indisputed popularity of Japanese cars in the Arabian Peninsula. As insignificant as it sounds, it reveals the ability of Japanese industry to produce reliable vehicles that are adapted both to extreme environment and to people’s craze for high technology. And those two features are undoubtedly part of Japanese industry’s trademark in many, many fields. Let's have a look at ... more
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