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Rights group slams Qatar over treatment of expat workers
Gulf Association for Rights and Freedoms claims Qatar has imposed ban on annual leave, cancelled all leave requests
Western construction firms said to plan Qatar exit strategy
Sources say firms working on World Cup 2022 and other projects are building ‘contingency plans’
Court says NY skyscraper linked to Iran can be seized
Victims of the 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia stand to benefit
Razed Bahrain protest hub reopens with new name
Bahrain’s Pearl roundabout, hub of 2011 protests, reopens six years after being demolished and sealed off
Philippines says to stop sending workers to Qatar
Labour chief says Manila fears that problems like food shortages could affect the 200,000 Filipinos in Qatar should Gulf crisis worsen
Saudi Arabia and US designate a Hezbollah leader as a terrorist
This marked the “first-ever” State Department and foreign nation “joint terrorist designation”
Judge dismisses discrimination suit by “clock boy” who moved to Qatar
“Cool clock, Ahmed,” then president Barack Obama tweeted at the time. “Want to bring it to the White House?
Dubai Real Estate Court settles case worth $4bn
Case could have lasted three years, according to Judge Ahmed Ali Al-Dhanhani, head of the Dubai Real Estate Court
Yemen’s Houthis declare health emergency after cholera outbreak
Cholera has spread through all Sana’a’s districts, infecting 2,567 people
Expo 2020
80% of Dubai’s Expo 2020 site to be redeveloped in legacy bid
Senior official says all assets will remain after the event including the buildings and transport infrastructure
Abu Dhabi’s gov’t offices will relocate to new city, says planning official
UPC official says mandatory for all diplomatic missions to also move to Zayed City
Abu Dhabi to develop $61m central market
Al Dhafra Municipality plans new market in Ghayathi City
Dubai ruler calls on Arab youth to evolve
“Waiting can come with a hefty price tag of wasted time and missed opportunities,” says Sheikh Mohammed
US State Dept approves $319m Kuwait airbase deal
US Army Corps of Engineers will provide construction-related services for the development of Kuwait’s Al Mubarak Airbase
Qatar 2022
Progress being made on workers’ rights, says Qatar 2022 chief
Hassan Al Thawadi said the Supreme Committee would “do everything necessary to ensure the issues identified are dealt with promptly”
Qatar criticised by ILO for workers’ conditions
Doha has come under criticism in recent years, with activists and trade unions reporting abuses