Anwar al-Khatib

Qataris will vote on the second ever general referendum in the history of the state, with an array of draft constitutional amendments.

Maryam Al Attiyah, head of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), says that while Doha has been the object of a 'well-funded' smear campaign, her body is committed to seeing progressive legislative changes applied.

Qatar has said it will push ahead with reforming its controversial "kafala" or sponsorship system for foreign workers without giving a timetable for when this will happen.

Comments made by a senior Iranian official which spread quickly around the world have been dismissed by Iran's parliamentary chair as the product of a poor translation.

Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have withdrawn their diplomatic staff from Yemeni due to the deteriorating political and security situation. Other Gulf countries are likely to follow suit.

Al-Marri was serving a 15-year sentence in the US charged with being an "enemy combatant" and claims to have been tortured during his detention.

The new law will give workers more protection from their employers' abuse of the existing system.

GCC leaders are meeting to discuss the political, social, economic and security challenges facing the region in a summit in Doha.