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US-Iran Match Reflects a Regional Rivalry for Many Arab Fans

The US team’s must-win World Cup match against Iran will be closely watched across the Middle East, where the two nations have been engaged in a cold war for over four decades and where many blame one or both for the region’s woes. Critics of Iran say it has fomented…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US-Iran match reflects a regional rivalry for many Arab fans

The U.S. team’s must-win World Cup match against Iran will be closely watched across the Middle East

The Independent UK

Qatar says ‘between 400 and 500’ worker deaths are related to World Cup

The comment by Hassan al-Thawadi, the secretary-general of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, threatened to reinvigorate criticism by human rights groups over the toll of hosting the Middle East’s first World Cup.

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Qatar-based Japanese wants world to learn of nation's charms

DOHA -- Soccer teams are battling it out at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the first Middle Eastern country to host the competition.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

UN Special Coordinator Warns Oslo Accords Are ‘Slipping Away’

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned that the Palestinian-Israeli once again reached a "boiling point," stressing that the settlement expansion and restrictions continue to squeeze the "economic and physical space for developing a viable Palestinian State." He warned that the current context leads…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia executing dozens while others 'distracted by the World Cup' says Tory MP

The former Tory cabinet minister David Davis raised the issue in an urgent question in the Commons after Britain's 'friend' in the Middle East beheaded twenty people in just two weeks

Daily Mirror

Bugatti Mistral Roadster Makes Stunning Debut In Middle East

The automaker took the car on tour through Saudi Arabia’s capital.

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At Qatar World Cup, Mideast tensions spill into stadiums

The first World Cup in the Middle East has become a showcase for the political tensions crisscrossing one of the world's most volatile regions and the ambiguous role often played by host nation Qatar in its crises.

Reuters

Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent

For a brief moment after Saudi Arabia’s Salem Aldawsari fired a soccer ball from just inside the penalty box into the back of the net to seal a win against Argentina, Arabs across the divided Middle East found something to celebrate

The Independent UK

Workshop aims at big spenders

Businesses on Phuket should aim to promote wellness and multicultural activities among Muslim tourists from the Middle East, especially big spenders from Saudi Arabia, to spur the island's economy, according to the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism at Prince of Songkhla University (PSU).

Bangkok Post

WRC pushes Middle East event plans to 2024

The World Rally Championship is working on delivering a desert rally event in the Middle East in 2024 after plans for next year failed to come to fruition.

Motorsport

WRC pushes Middle East event plans to 2024 following calendar reveal

The World Rally Championship is working hard to deliver a desert rally event in the Middle East in 2024, after plans for next year failed to come to fruition.

Autosport

A new foreign policy headache for Biden as Israel forms its most right-wing government ever

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is grappling with how to deal with a new Israeli government that will be the most right-wing in that country's history and may stand in the way of core U.S. goals for the Middle East.

Los Angeles Times

Arab Fan Support Key for Tunisia vs. Australia at World Cup

Expect "TUN-is, TUN-is, TUN-is" chants to reverberete around the Al Janoub stadium as Tunisia enjoys overwhelming home-like support when it takes on Australia in each team’s second match at the World Cup on Saturday. One of the four Arab teams at the first World Cup in the Middle East, Tunisia…

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Bangkok Post

Emerging markets to buoy exports in 2023

Thailand's exports are expected to maintain growth momentum next year, albeit at a slower pace than this year, shored up by strong demand from emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East, speakers at a seminar said on Thursday.

Chronicle Live

Lynden Gooch focused on building fitness as Sunderland sign off Dubai training camp

The versatile American star has missed the last five matches but has been back in training in the Middle East

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: The first Arab World Cup

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Liverpool Echo

Inside Liverpool's Dubai decision as Jurgen Klopp looks to replicate quadruple push magic

A look at Liverpool's panned trip to Dubai and why a strong fortnight in the Middle East could be defining for the rest of the campaign

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Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo receives eye-watering new offer as details to try and tempt him emerge

Cristiano Ronaldo is a free agent following his release by Manchester United and has already been offered a lucrative route back into football in the Middle East

Daily Mirror

Man Utd takeover: Dubai investors on 'red-alert' as Glazers put club up for sale

Manchester United’s current owners the Glazers made the decision to explore strategic alternatives for the Red Devils which could include a sale to Middle Eastern investors

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh midwife speaks for first time after getting busted for creating fake degree

Mary Clarke, 59, didn't even need the additional Midwifery qualification to apply for the role at King Fahad Military Medical Complex in the Middle East.

Bristol Post

Meeting Antoine Semenyo to a dodgy French accent: Bristol City fans on their experience in Qatar

Bristol Live spoke to two Bristol City supporters who are currently basking in the sunshine in the Middle East

Daily Record

Fake masters degree midwife forged signature of dead uni worker for high profile Saudi job

Mary Clarke sent off the the Masters of Midwifery qualification for a role in the Middle East.

The Independent UK

In an unprecedented moment, Kurds across the Middle East are under attack from all sides

While the West is distracted, Iran and Turkey launch attacks on ethnic group for domestic gains

Daily Record

Graeme Souness hammers British history as he makes heartfelt Ireland admission to Roy Keane

It comes amid the debate over the World Cup being staged in the Middle East.

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