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Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim’s anti-corruption award winners announced

Ceremony for the Anti-Corruption Excellence award held in Doha for the first time as Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup.

Al Jazeera

UAE President Kicks off Official Visit to Qatar

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan kicked off on Monday an official visit to Qatar at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. “The visit builds on the existing brotherly relations between the two nations and their people,” said the UAE state news…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE leader makes surprise visit to Qatar following boycott

The leader of the United Arab Emirates is making a surprise visit to Qatar during its hosting of the World Cup

The Independent UK

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World Cup 2022 party quickly loses its fizz as Qatar freeze on biggest stage and fans flock to exits

Twelve years and infinite controversies later, yet somehow still a day earlier than planned, this World Cup is finally underway.

Evening Standard

FIFA World Cup: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar meets world leaders in Qatar

DOHA: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has met several world leaders, including UN chief Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup here in Qatar.

The Times of India

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar joins Emir of Qatar in inauguration of FIFA World Cup 2022

DOHA: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday joined the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and other dignitaries in the inauguration of FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The Times of India

World Cup Gets Underway with Welcome from Qatar’s Ruler

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani opened the World Cup on Sunday with a call for people of all races and orientations to put aside their differences. "People of all races, nationalities, beliefs and orientations will gather here in Qatar and around screens across the continents to share…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Qatar opens the World Cup with a message of inclusion

The World Cup began in Qatar 12 years after the tiny gulf nation secured the rights

The Independent UK

Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in Doha to Attend Opening Ceremony of FIFA World Cup

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, arrived in Doha on Sunday to attend the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup. He traveled to the Qatari capital at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The ceremony will be held at the Al Bayt…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Cup fans ready to celebrate despite stadium beer ban

Fans are pouring into Qatar to watch and be part of the first World Cup in the Middle East

The Independent UK

‘A gay icon no more’: will David Beckham’s Qatar role kill his brand?

The man once called ‘Golden Balls’ has put his enduring appeal to the test in becoming the face of a controversial World Cup

The Guardian - UK

'My daughter was raped, murdered and burned beyond recognition in Qatar'

Alison Patterson has written to Rob Page and every player in Wales' World Cup squad in a plea for a tribute to her daughter Lauren

Wales Online

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

Before World Cup kicks off, has Qatar already lost at geopolitical football?

Drumbeat of international criticism on range of issues has bruised the tiny but enormously wealthy emirate, and further tensions lie ahead

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Qatar's history, politics ahead of FIFA World Cup

Qatar will be on the world stage like it has never been before as the small, energy-rich nation hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup later this month

Wales Online

Qatar World Cup: criticism intensifies amid migrant deaths and LGBTQ+ rights

Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has branded criticism as an 'unprecedented campaign of fabrication and double standards'

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Status of women in Qatar, host of World Cup

The foreign fans flocking to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will find an emirate where women have been driving for decades, hold public office and wield influence through other high-profile roles

Al Jazeera

Qatar workers’ welfare: ‘Reforms made but challenges remain’

Reforms have improved working and living conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers, ILO says in a new report.

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The Independent UK

Qatar’s emir hits out at World Cup critics

Qatar ‘has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign that no host country has ever faced’, says Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Al Jazeera

Qatar emir slams ‘ferocious’ campaign against World Cup host

Sheikh Tamim points to an ‘unprecedented campaign no host country has ever faced’ in the lead-up to the tournament.

The Independent UK

Qatar's emir lashes out at criticism ahead of FIFA World Cup

Qatar’s ruling emir has lashed out at criticism of his country over its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, describing it as an “unprecedented campaign” targeting the first Arab nation to hold the tournament

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sultan of Oman, President of Iran Hold Telephone Talks

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq received on Monday a telephone call from Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, reported the sultanate’s state news agency (ONA). Their talks focused on aspects of bilateral cooperation between their countries. They exchanged views on regional and international developments, added ONA. In Doha, meanwhile, Emir of…

Al Jazeera

Qatari emir, Putin discuss Ukraine, energy markets and World Cup

Meeting between two leaders took place on sidelines of summit in Astana, Kazahastan.

Al Jazeera

What issues did Middle East leaders raise in UNGA address?

Middle East leaders at UNGA express concerns about Ukraine war, Israel’s occupation of Palestine and Iran nuclear deal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emir of Qatar: All Welcome without Discrimination at World Cup 2022

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed on Tuesday that his country will welcome the world and open its doors without discrimination during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which kicks off on November 20. Speaking before the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New…

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