Five Australian women have won the right to sue Qatar Airways for forcing them to undergo invasive physical examinations on a Doha airport tarmac in 2020 after a federal court upheld their appeal.

The Federal Court of Australia has granted five women the right to sue Qatar Airways after they were forcibly strip-searched in 2020.

Five Australian women who say they were pulled from a Qatar Airways flight by armed guards and strip-searched have won the right to sue the airline, after a court on Thursday overturned an earlier decision to throw out the case.

Judges overturned a lower court's dismissal, allowing Australian women to sue Qatar Airways and an airport operator over alleged strip searches.

The deployment program aims to alleviate pressure on the local labor market, providing hope for safe employment opportunities abroad.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) said on Tuesday it was taking part in discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the election process for the host city of the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Gulf nation hosted the 2022 men's World Cup, which attracted criticism due to its anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the deaths of migrant workers.

A group of Australian women won the right to sue Qatar Airways Group QCSC after being subjected to invasive bodily examinations without consent at Doha airport in 2020.

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