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Foreign workers from countries including India and Nepal account for around 90% of Qatar’s population of 2.7 million. Photo: Reuters

Qatar waives visas for 80 countries, including India, amid Gulf boycott

1 min read . 09 Aug 2017

Foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Doha was ready to engage and address the concerns of other Gulf Arab states. Photo: AFP

Qatar says it will not negotiate unless neighbours lift ‘blockade’

5 min read . 20 Jun 2017

Three other Indians employed on World Cup sites have died of heart attacks in the last 18 months, according to a 2016 report by Qatar’s World Cup organizing body, the Supreme Committee for Legacy and Delivery. Photo: AFP

Indian migrant worker dies after leaving Qatar World Cup venue

2 min read . 19 May 2017

Uber drivers in Doha stayed home on Monday to protest the fare cuts and an ‘upfront’ service launched in November that allows passengers to view the total fare before their journey. Photo: Reuters

Hundreds of Uber drivers in Qatar go on strike after price cuts

1 min read . 13 Feb 2017

Across the Gulf, companies have halted or slowed projects being built by millions of foreign workers recruited from Asia and Africa and delayed salary payments to cushion the impact of falling energy revenues. Photo: Reuters

Indian worker’s suicide in Qatar raises concern over stranded migrants

2 min read . 29 Sep 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

Qatar National Bank to open branch in India

1 min read . 29 Aug 2016

Oil pared gains after the announcement. Brent crude was 2.4% higher in London at $34.20 a barrel, having earlier climbed as much as 6.5%. Photo: AFP

Saudi Arabia, Russia agree to an oil output freeze

4 min read . 17 Feb 2016

Houses destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike are seen in Sanaa, Yemen on 8 September. Photo: AP

20 Indians killed in air strikes in Yemen

2 min read . 09 Sep 2015

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi gather in Cairo’s Abbassiya neighbourhood on 16 August 2013. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Egypt’s cabinet debates Brotherhood’s fate, death toll climbs

7 min read . 19 Aug 2013

The authorities declared a state of emergency and killed hundreds of people in raids on Wednesday on protest camps set up in Cairo to demand Morsi’s reinstatement. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Egypt’s cabinet to debate fate of Muslim Brotherhood

4 min read . 18 Aug 2013

Security forces surrounded the camp early morning and fired tear gas as they began moving in on the thousands of pro-Morsi protesters who have defied ultimatums to end their protests. Photo: AFP (AFP )

Egypt declares emergency after Cairo clashes kill 95

2 min read . 14 Aug 2013

Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi run away from tear gas while local residents are seen in the foreground during clashes in central Cairo. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Backers, foes of ousted Egypt leader battle in Cairo streets

4 min read . 13 Aug 2013

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