A Qatari envoy yesterday told Cambodian Labour Minister Ith Sam Heng that the Gulf state was interested in receiving as many as 100,000 Cambodian workers. This interest has rekindled concerns for would-be migrants’ well-being among labour rights advocates, despite the envoy’s assurances they would be well looked after.
The United States and Qatar have a very strong security relationship and both are committed to defeating the Islamic State (IS) group, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
A Palestinian was shot dead early Wednesday when an Israeli army force stormed a Palestinian refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank, medics said.