Qatar News

Qatar Says Worker Deaths for World Cup ‘Between 400 and 500’

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Qatari official involved in the country’s World Cup organization has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament “between 400 and 500” for the first time, a drastically higher number than any other …

French Building Group Summoned over Qatar Working Conditions

French construction company Vinci said on Monday that one of its subsidiaries has been summoned by an investigating judge to answer charges that it did not respect the rights of migrant workers who were hired to build infrastructure for the …

Qatar Convicted 5 in Deadly Mall Fire in 2012

Qatar has convicted five people, including one of the country’s diplomats, over a mall fire last year that killed 19 people, including 13 children at a daycare center caught in the blaze. Investigators have blamed faulty wiring for the May …

Qatar Orders Arrests After Deadly Mall Fire

Qatar issued arrest orders for the owner of a fire-ravaged mall and four others as investigations widened Wednesday into possible safety lapses during a blaze that killed 19 people, including 13 children at a daycare center catering to the Gulf …