List of Qatar articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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.