Posts Tagged: Qatar World Cup
Sports Show How Middle East Countries Can Balance Their Differences
Renewed controversy over Saudi ownership of English Premier League club Newcastle United suggests the kind of opposition the kingdom may encounter as it bids for...
The World Cup Was Just the Beginning, as Qatar Eyes More Sports
This decade and beyond could be the era of Middle Eastern sports. It may not have sunk in yet, but the Qatar World Cup was the...
Israel’s Diplomatic Office in Doha Will Close With End of The Qatar World Cup
i24 News - An Israeli source told i24NEWS on Monday that the temporary office opened in Qatar to handle diplomatic affairs during the World Cup...
Qatar Punctures FIFA’s Political Fantasy
If the Qatar World Cup proved anything, it’s that sports and politics are inseparable Siamese twins joined at the hip. Politics popped up at every twist...
Protests Are a Mixed Blessing for World Cup Host Qatar
Protest on the soccer pitch has proven to be a mixed blessing for Qatar, exposing double standards in the Gulf state’s position as well as...
The Qatar World Cup: Soccer Upsets, Politics, and Sensitive Situations
Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets, as well as politically and personally sensitive...
Controversial World Cup in Qatar Set to Kick Off
i24 News - The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday with the host country taking on Ecuador at Al-Bayt Stadium. Organizers say...
Biden Tries to Make Peace with the Saudis, Partly to Counter Iran
Recent Saudi efforts to appease the Biden administration in the wake of the kingdom’s backing of last month’s OPEC+ oil production cut take on added...
Why the US-Saudi Relationship Will Last
Regardless of the intensity of the current conflict between the Biden administration and Saudi Arabia, their long history of military alliance and shared concerns over...
Qatari World Cup: An Unintended Boon for the UAE
Qatar's 2022 World Cup promises to benefit not only itself but also to provide an unintended economic, political, and religious soft power boon for its...
Qatar World Cup Offers Lessons for Human Rights Struggles
It’s a good time, almost 12 years after the world soccer body, FIFA, awarded Qatar the 2022 World Cup hosting rights -- and five months...
Israel Could Issue Qatar Travel Warning for 2022 World Cup
i24 News – Israel's counterterrorism office may advise its citizens against traveling to Qatar for the soccer World Cup in November, Israeli media reported Tuesday. The...
The 2022 World Cup: Is Qatar Putting Its Best Foot Forward?
This is Qatar's year to put its best foot forward. A major producer of natural gas, the tiny Gulf state is under the magnifying glass as...
Has the Football Pitch Become Qatar’s Battlefield?
The football pitch has long pitted country against country. But recent developments suggest that the goalposts might have shifted, transforming the pitch into a proxy...
