Amid War In Iran, Qatar Keeps 70% Government Staff On WFH; 30% Return To Office

Last Updated:March 08, 2026, 16:48 IST

The rule will be applicable to all ministries, government bodies, and public institutions but mothers and persons with disabilities will be able to work from home

Qatar has announced partial resumption of work from office for government employees but remote work for mothers and persons with disabilities. This comes as Qatar continues to be hit by ballistic missiles by Iran.

The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers said 30% of government employees will return to their offices from Monday while up to 70% continue working remotely until further notice.

The rule will be applicable to all ministries, government bodies, and public institutions but mothers and persons with disabilities will be able to work from home. Besides, employees in the military, security, and health sectors, as well as those whose duties require physical presence, are excluded from the measure.

Qatar Reports Missile Attacks

Qatar’s defence ministry said the country had been targeted by 10 ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles fired from Iran a day earlier. Most were intercepted and no casualties were reported.

Later, Qatar said Iran had fired a dozen missiles at the country. Six ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles were intercepted. Two ballistic missiles fell in the country’s territorial waters while two landed in an uninhabited area.

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Saad al-Kaabi, who also serves as chief executive of QatarEnergy, told the Financial Times that the war had already forced Qatar to declare force majeure after an Iranian drone strike hit Ras Laffan- the country’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility- and warned that other Gulf exporters were on the brink of doing the same.

The scale of the disruption at Qatar’s end is already severe. Al-Kaabi said the full extent of damage to the Ras Laffan facility was still being assessed and that it was unclear how long repairs would take. Even in the best-case scenario- an immediate end to hostilities- he warned it would take “weeks to months" to restore normal export operations due to logistical chaos.

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