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Could the Qatar World Cup be a turning point for ethics in sport?

Letters: Dr Mike Diboll on our complicity in human rights abuses, Karl Eklund on apartheid South Africa, Antony Barlow on the UK’s own failings, and Stan Labovitch on why he won’t boycott watching the World Cup

The Guardian - UK

David Beckham and a Manchester United bid – what could go wrong?

There is no more elegant pivot than moaning about the World Cup in Qatar to begging a Gulf state to come and buy your club

The Guardian - UK

Qatar's death row and the invisible migrant workforce deemed unworthy of due process

Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending trial for a death sentence.

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Gulf Countries Reject Undermining of their Values, Regional, Int’l Contributions

Media ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries stressed on Thursday their condemnation and rejection of all systematic and spiteful media campaigns against Gulf countries. Meeting via videoconference, they also slammed attempts aimed at undermining Gulf successes and contributions on regional and international levels. They underlined the need for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Young pens fierce open letter to 'greedy' David Beckham as he condemns Qatar

The 2022 tournament kicked off on 20 November in Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished with up to seven years in prison.

Daily Record

Row breaks out over favourite for EU’s first ever special envoy to Gulf

Critics say former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio lacks experience and has poor record in Gulf relations

The Guardian - UK

‘A reason to get along’: World Cup jeers turn to cheers from Qatar’s Gulf rivals

Arab teams’ performances have changed the mood among Doha’s recent foes who had refused to share in its excitement

The Guardian - UK

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Eight Reasons Behind European 'Belated Recognition' of Iran’s Threat

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chose the Manama Dialogue platform to reveal an acknowledgement that the Europeans took a long time to “understand a very simple fact that while we work to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, we must also focus on other forms of weapons proliferation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fears World Cup will not deliver change in Qatar amid LGBTQ+ supporter concerns

Fans have reported having rainbow items confiscated by officials during the tournament in the Gulf state.

The Independent UK

World Cup host Qatar leaves pearl diving past far behind

Before the oil and gas age, the main commodity for World Cup host nation Qatar was pearls

The Independent UK

Mirghani Accorded Warm Welcome on Return to Sudan

Veteran Sudanese political and religious leader Mohamed Othman al-Mirghani arrived in Khartoum from Egypt on Monday, throwing his clout against a possible agreement between pro-democracy groups and the military. Mirghani has been based in Egypt for about a decade and his arrival follows military leaders and the former ruling Forces…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arabs shun Israeli media at Qatar World Cup, dashing hopes of warming

Arab soccer fans at the first World Cup in the Middle East are shunning Israeli journalists in Qatar trying to interview them, illustrating challenges facing wider "warm peace" ambitions two years after some Gulf states forged ties with Israel.

Reuters

Nepalese workers in Qatar pay ultimate price for World Cup

Thousands of Nepalese workers have died in Qatar since 2010 on the construction sites of the World Cup. But victims' grieving families are rarely given any compensation by Qatari companies. Most deaths are due to workers falling from high buildings or suffering heart attacks. Human rights groups have questioned working…

France 24

Fans advised to keep shirts on and not be visibly ‘under influence of alcohol’ at World Cup

Fifa has prepared a World Cup “stadium code of conduct” applying to all 64 matches at the tournament in the Gulf state

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The Independent UK

World Cup: The human cost of Qatar 2022

The bill stands at $200bn ⁠–⁠ but the true price of hosting football’s greatest prize has been paid by the migrant workers who have suffered abuse and even death to bring the tournament to the Middle East. Grieving families tell David Harding their stories

France 24

FIFA president blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Western critics of World Cup host Qatar

FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the "hypocrisy" of Western critics of Qatar's human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state on the eve of the kick-off.

The Independent UK

Google and Apple’s role in Qatari app that lets men stop women from leaving the country

Exclusive: Tech giants under fire for making available Metrash2 app, which can be used to stop unmarried Qatari women aged under 25 from leaving the Gulf state

France 24

The World Cup of shame? Qatar's human rights record in the spotlight

The Gulf nation of Qatar is hosting the FIFA World Cup, even as human rights groups document the colossal loss of life among migrant labourers working on the country's massive construction programme. Moreover, Qatar's attitude to same-sex relationships has prompted calls for the Emirate to be shunned. As a protest,…

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Daily Mirror

Brit locked up for two months over unpaid Qatar debt has flight home delayed

Brian Glendinning was detained in Iraq on an Interpol Red Notice from Qatar over a debt owed to the gulf state's national bank. A mystery donor paid off what was owed

Reuters

U.S.'s Blinken to visit Qatar next week, meet senior officials -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Qatar on Nov. 21-22 to launch the fifth annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, the State Department said on Friday, a trip that will come as the Gulf country hosts the 2022 World Cup.

Football London

Who is David Beckham working for at the World Cup amid ongoing Qatar controversy?

Former England captain David Beckham has faced a large-scale backlash after controversially choosing to work as an ambassador for the Gulf state during the 2022 World Cup.

ABC News

Rare sawfish captured on camera in remote Exmouth Gulf coastal wilderness

An Exmouth videographer captures rare footage of a green sawfish in remote coastal Australia.

Texas Observer

Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports

Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.

The Independent UK

England squad meet migrant workers in Qatar ahead of World Cup

Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers has been in the spotlight ever since the Gulf state was awarded the tournament in 2010

The Independent UK

England squad meets migrant workers in Qatar ahead of World Cup

Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers has been in the spotlight since the Gulf state were awarded the tournament in 2010.

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