FIFA made false claims about last year’s World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate,” the federally recognized Swiss Commission for Fairness said in
Qatar is going to host another World Cup, adding basketball to the sports portfolio of a tiny country with long-term Olympic hosting ambitions. The International Basketball Federation picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup on Friday.
The Gulf nations of Bahrain and Qatar agreed to restore diplomatic relations late Wednesday. Bahrain had been the last holdout of four Arab nations that imposed a boycott and blockade on Qatar in 2017. They were angered by Qatar’s support for Islamist
A building collapsed Wednesday in Qatar’s capital, killing at least one person as searchers clawed through the rubble to check for survivors, authorities said. Qatar’s Interior Ministry described the building as a four-story structure in Doha’s Bin Durham neighborhood. It said rescuers
Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes, officials said. The gas-rich Gulf nation says it had always planned to donate the mobile homes. They were needed to
The conclusion of a World Cup – the most coveted trophy in soccer – is a natural ending point for many a player’s international career. While much of the retirement speculation before and during the Qatar World Cup has centered on Lionel
An international banker fell to the pavement “like a plank of wood” after he was fatally assaulted by a complete stranger while on a night out in the West End of London, a court heard. Paul Mason, 52, CEO for Qatar National Bank,
Saudi Arabia and Qatar urged the Taliban on Wednesday to reverse its ban on girls receiving a university education in Afghanistan. In a Wednesday statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said it expresses “surprise” and “regret” at the Taliban-led government’s decision. “The Ministry