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Luxury yachts and 'real VIPs' as Dubai readies for World Cup

Dubai (AFP) - A fleet of luxurious yachts bobbing in the harbour are among the five-star options as Dubai pulls out all the stops for well-heeled football fans who want to watch the World Cup in style.

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Qatar to count emissions from World Cup shuttle flights

World Cup host nation Qatar said Tuesday it will count emissions produced from daily flights ferrying fans during the tournament between the Gulf emirates toward the event’s overall carbon footprint

The Independent UK

Saudi crown prince courts Asia amid row with Washington

Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince has embarked on a multi-stop Asian tour, shoring up the Gulf nation's ties with its biggest energy market and signalling growing independence from Washington amid a bitter row over oil supply.

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Qatar at World Cup pinnacle after years of Mideast turmoil

Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar’s efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East

The Independent UK

Unhappy Verstappen faces more turbulence in season finale as Mercedes rise again

Sao Paulo (AFP) - After a year of almost unflustered supremacy, Max Verstappen left Brazil in an irritable mood on Monday and with much to ponder as he flew to the Gulf with the prospect of another turbulent weekend at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Sir Rod Stewart snubs $1million offer to perform in Qatar over its human rights record

Sir Rod Stewart, 77, entered into the debate over the World Cup being hosted in the Gulf country, where homosexuality is illegal and can be punishable by death

Daily Mirror

No boycott of football World Cup as 10,000 French fans head to Qatar

France will not boycott the football World Cup in Qatar, its ambassador to the Gulf state said this week. So far 10,000 French fans have registered for passes to the tournament.

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Bahrain holds parliament polls; rights groups slam 'repressive' climate

Bahrain holds parliament elections on Saturday in an environment that rights groups describe as "political repression" after the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state has dissolved main opposition groups and cracked down on dissent.

Reuters

Qatar migrant workers suffered discrimination and wage theft, new report finds

The 75-page report by the London-based charity Equidem comes less than two weeks before the Gulf Arab nation hosts the World Cup

The Independent UK

GCC Interior Ministers Discuss Common Security Issues

The Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have held their thirty-ninth meeting in Riyadh under the chairmanship of Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif. Prince Abdulaziz delivered a speech in which he conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Newcastle fans group to protest as Saudi owners announce £70.4m cash boost

London (AFP) - Newcastle fans opposed to the club's Saudi owners are to stage a protest highlighting human rights abuses in the Gulf state ahead of Saturday's match at home to Chelsea.

AFP

Khalid bin Salman: We Will Raise Level of GCC Armed Forces Against Threats

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman emphasized the significance of strengthening many facets among the Gulf states to protect these nations' resources and the benefits of their peoples, advance their accomplishments, and realize the leaders' ambitions and objectives. Prince Khalid highlighted the efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council…

Asharq Al-Awsat

England football team WAGs given stern warning over online security threat in Qatar World Cup

The wives and girlfriends of England's World Cup squad met with cyber security experts who briefed them about strict internet laws in the Gulf nation

Wales Online

England's WAGs warned about Qatar's strict internet laws before World Cup

An expert met the wives and girlfriends of England footballers to teach them about the dangers of online hacking in Qatar. Access to certain websites is blocked in the Gulf state

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LGBT activists protest at FIFA Museum ahead of World Cup in Qatar

A few dozen people protested in front of the FIFA Museum in Zurich on Tuesday to press for the rights of the LGBT+ community ahead of the World Cup hosted by Gulf state Qatar.

The Independent UK

World Cup ambassador: Homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'

An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament in the Gulf state

The Independent UK

UN: 3 dead, 28 missing after migrant raft sinks off of Yemen

The United Nations says a raft carrying African migrants seeking a better life in the Gulf Arab states sank in waters off of Yemen late last month, leaving three dead and 28 others declared missing, In a statement on Monday, the U.N.'s migration agency says the overcrowded vessel carrying about…

AFP

Pope prays for 'suffering peoples' on final day in Gulf

Aboard the Papal Plane (AFP) - Pope Francis said Sunday he was praying for "suffering peoples of the Middle East", at the end of a Bahrain visit promoting dialogue with Islam but marked by accusations of rights abuses in the Gulf state.

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Chemical Sustainability in the Gulf Will Be Highlight of GPCA Forum in December

The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) is set to discuss the challenges facing the sector and propose solutions for them at the 16th edition of the annual forum in December. The forum, “Shaping a Sustainable Future with Chemicals”, will take place in Riyadh for the first time from December…

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Pope ends Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf's oldest church

Pope Francis departed from Bahrain on Sunday after a four-day trip that culminated with a visit to the Gulf's oldest Catholic church, where he told bishops, priests and nuns to remain united as they ministered to the faithful in the majority Muslim area.

The Independent UK

Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of society

Pope Francis is wrapping up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock

Reuters

Prisoners' families hold small protest in Bahrain during pope visit

Relatives of death row and life inmates in Bahrain held a small protest along Pope Francis' motorcade route on Saturday calling for freedom of political prisoners in the Gulf Arab state.

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Pope Francis in Bahrain boosts Catholic-Muslim fraternity

On his last day of his visit to the Persian Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain, Catholic leader Pope Francis on Saturday celebrates mass at the country’s national stadium in front of thousands. The pope also led a prayer meeting with local Catholics at the Sacred Heart School in Manama.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Sports in Qatar as country hosts 2022 World Cup

Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup but soccer isn’t the only sport played in the Gulf Arab country

AFP

Pope holds open-air mass for 30,000 in Bahrain

Riffa (Bahrain) (AFP) - About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers joined an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf.

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