{
  "id": 17083033,
  "title": "Know Qatar Law: Up to six months in jail, QR10,000 fine for leaving waste in public or private spaces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/know-qatar-law-up-to-six-months-in-jail-qr10-000-fine-for-leaving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:01:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/29/10/2026/know-qatar-law-up-to-six-months-in-jail-qr10000-fine-for-leaving-waste-in-public-or-private-spaces"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Throwing, leaving, or discharging waste in locations specified under Qatar&rsquo;s Public Hygiene Law can result in imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to QR10,000, or both.</p> <p>Article 2 of Law No. 18 of 2017&nbsp;covers a range of public and private locations, including roads, streets, passageways, alleys, pavements, squares, public gardens, parks, beaches and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}