Posts Tagged: Qatar
Qatar’s Dirty Game to Undermine the West
JNS.org - There’s corruption and there’s corruption. Those who took money from the USSR to sell out their countries during the Cold War could at...
Whatever the Ending, Qatar World Cup Duly Delivered
A World Cup that has defied all expectations reaches its climax on Sunday when Lionel Messi could join Diego Maradona in Argentine immortality by taking...
Israeli, Palestinian Fans Celebrate Morocco’s World Cup Win
i24 News - Bringing Israelis and Palestinians closer together, even if only for a few minutes. Something the greatest statesmen in the world haven’t been...
Soccer: Moroccan Ecstasy at World Cup Win Shared by Africa and Arab World
Moroccan soccer fans exploded in joy on Saturday as their team became the first from any African country to reach a World Cup semi-final, filling...
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...
No, Hady Amr Is Not ‘Our Friend’
JNS.org - Mere hours after the announcement on Tuesday that the US deputy assistant secretary of state for Israeli and Palestinian affairs had been promoted...
Qatari Minister: LGBTQ+ Can Visit, but West Can’t Change Ways
i24 News - Members of the LGBTQ+ community can visit Qatar and attend the World Cup, but the West cannot “dictate” Qatari’s beliefs, the Gulf...
World Cup Fans See Double Standard in Stadium Politics Ban
When is it and is not it acceptable to display a political banner at the World Cup in Qatar? The answer seems to depend largely...
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...
Kevin McCarthy Must Remove Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from All Committees
Antisemitic congresswoman Ilhan Omar is currently attending the World Cup in Qatar with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. This is, of course, an outrage, all...
Qatar’s Farcical World Cup Begins
JNS.org – Even before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off, the tournament already had a hero: the former captain of the Iranian...
Fanfare for First Flight from Israel to Qatar for World Cup
Balloons festooned the departure gate for the first commercial flight between Israel and Qatar on Sunday, permitted by Doha for World Cup fans despite a...
Gay People Living Under Radar in Qatar Prepare Warily for World Cup
A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up over cocktails and snacks last week, exchanging opinions as they flicked through profiles...
Deceased Islamic Preacher Gets Equally Radical Successor Who Also Hates Israel
Ali al-Qaradaghi already followed his mentor, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, as host of one of Al Jazeera's most popular television programs. And he is the general secretary...
