Qatar 2022: New labor laws ‘fail to prevent exploitation’ says Amnesty
(Via CNN) Qatar can’t seem to the shake ongoing controversy in the buildup to soccer’s 2022 World Cup — even asContinue Reading
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Qatar abolishes sponsorship law, implements contract system
Qatar announced that on Monday 12th December 2016, Law No. 21 of 2015 came into effect and introduced new provisionsContinue Reading
Ronaldo caps dream year with fourth Ballon d’Or
Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d’Or on Monday to get one over his nemesis Lionel MessiContinue Reading
Oil prices soar on global producer deal to cut crude output
By Henning Gloystein | SINGAPORE Oil prices shot up by 4 percent to their highest level since 2015 early onContinue Reading
Turkey: Car Bomb at Istanbul football stadium causes multiple casualties
A car bomb outside a football stadium in central Istanbul wounded at least 20 people, including a number of policeContinue Reading
CIA says Russia intervened to help Trump win White House
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House,Continue Reading
Dutch firebrand Geert Wilders found guilty of discrimination but acquitted of hate speech
Schiphol (Netherlands) (AFP) – Populist anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders was found guilty on Friday of discrimination against Moroccans, butContinue Reading
#Tsunami warning: Solomons 7.7 quake prompts alert
A warning of “widespread, hazardous” tsunami waves has been issued after a huge earthquake off the Solomon Islands. Parts ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President cancels colonial-era order amid falling popularity #lka
COLOMBO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday rescinded a colonial-era British order naming 19 nationalsContinue Reading
Pakistan International Airways flight crashes in north
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north of theContinue Reading
