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US Hunts Saudi Suspect in Attempted Cargo Bombing

(Nov. 1) -- U.S. officials and their allies in the Middle East are hunting for al-Qaida in Yemen's top bomb-maker, a Saudi man who is suspected of crafting the sophisticated cargo bombs discovered last week and is believed to have outfitted suicide bombers before -- including his own brother. The mail bombs intercepted...

Missing Pilot, Abducted Aid Worker Add to Darfur Woe

UNITED NATIONS (July 28) -- The unknown fates of an abducted American aid worker and a missing Russian pilot have heightened concern over the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, where hundreds of civilians are dying in conflicts that put humanitarian workers and U.N. peacekeepers at risk. "It is with grave concern...

Nuclear Scientist Shahram Amiri's Story: America vs. Iran

(July 14) -- Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared mysteriously while in Saudi Arabia last summer, is on his way from Washington, D.C., back to Iran today. He is scheduled to fly through Doha, Qatar, and arrive in Tehran on Thursday, according to The New York Times. His sudden reappearance at the...

Doha News From the Web

05/29/12 Fire safety in Qatar questioned after new blazes... Source: The Christian Science Monitor Fires broke out at an aviation college and a girls school in Qatar on Tuesday, a day after 19 foreigners died in a blaze at a shopping mall, focusing attention on safety standards in the Gulf Arab state.
05/29/12 Remains of 3 Pinays in Doha fire to be brought home Source: ABS-CBN News The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is set to repatriate the remains of 3 Filipinas who were among those killed in a fire that hit a mall in Doha, Qatar.
05/29/12 Doha fire: SA govt sends condolences Source: News24 - South Africa Two expatriate South Africans, including a toddler, were killed in a fire at an upmarket shopping centre in Doha, Qatar, which claimed 19 lives, the international relations department confirmed on Tuesday.
05/29/12 Doha to complete intelligent transport masterplan by... Source: Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) Qatar's Public Works Authority ( Ashghal ) expects the masterplan for its National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) by the end of 2012.
05/29/12 Qatar mourns victims of shopping mall blaze Source: Al Jazeera Qatar is mourning the 19 victims, including 13 children of a fire at a major shopping mall cum entertainment complex in the capital Doha.

Background on Doha

Doha (, ' or ', literally: "the big tree") is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar.

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