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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

The Independent UK

COVID during the World Cup in Qatar: Should you be worried?

Qatar expects to welcome more than 1.2 million visitors as some epidemiologists warn of a third pandemic winter.

Al Jazeera

German minister praises World Cup preparations during Qatar visit

Qatar-German spat eases after Berlin’s interior minister says critical comments were ‘misinterpreted’.

Al Jazeera

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Soccer-Portaloos and home security: Qatar braces for World Cup influx

A gleaming white World Cup stadium looms large at the end of the street in the quiet suburban neighbourhood of Al Thumama.

Reuters

The other World Cup: Qatari brothers inspire racquet boom

Doha (AFP) - As Qatar busily prepares for the football World Cup, many residents' eyes this week are on its national team in padel, a tennis-like sport that has taken the country by storm.

AFP

Japan name World Cup squad to put 'Tragedy of Doha' behind them

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said revenge was not on his mind as he named his squad Tuesday for the World Cup in Qatar -- the scene of his country's biggest football heartbreak.

AFP

Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints: UN

Doha (AFP) - Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency said Tuesday, 19 days from the start of the football World Cup.

AFP

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The Independent UK

‘Greenwashing’ mars Qatar’s carbon-neutral World Cup promise

When Qatar was awarded hosting duties for the biggest event in football, the Gulf nation promised to host "the first carbon neutral World Cup". While organisers have introduced several green initiatives, environmentalists accuse the event's governing body of "greenwashing" its environmental claims.

France 24

GCC condemns German minister’s remarks on Qatar World Cup 2022

The six-member Gulf bloc says it backs Doha in ‘addressing any interference in its internal affairs’.

Al Jazeera

ConocoPhillips takes major new chunk of Qatar gas expansion

Doha (AFP) - US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Sunday agreed to take another major stake in Qatar's expansion of natural gas production, the Gulf state's energy minister said.

AFP

Qatar evicts thousands ahead of World Cup

DOHA: Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting football fans will stay during the World Cup, evicted workers have told Reuters.

Bangkok Post

Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar's capital ahead of World Cup

Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were evicted from their homes told Reuters.

Reuters

World Cup 2022: What to do, see and eat in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar — It was 115 degrees on the summer day I arrived in Qatar. That answered my first question: Why had FIFA, among the most hidebound and conservative of international sports bodies, agreed to buck nearly a century of tradition by playing the World Cup in the winter?

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France 24

The plight of migrant workers in Qatar

Qatar's hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup brought in thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These foreigners left everything behind in search of a better life. But once in Qatar, they have often experienced exploitation: unpaid wages, confiscated passports and extreme working conditions that have…

Football London

World Cup 2022 tickets: Can you still buy them and how much do they cost?

Gareth Southgate's Three Lions start their 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar when they face off against Iran on November 21st at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha

Football London

Qatar update entry and travel requirements for England fans going to World Cup 2022

Gareth Southgate's England side kick-off their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign by facing off against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Monday, November 21st

Football London

World Cup 2022 ultimate guide: Fixtures, schedule, kick off-times and Qatar stadiums

Qatar 2022 World Cup information from football.london with key fixtures to look out for, a stadium-by-stadium guide and the full schedule for November and December.

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The Independent UK

Spanish man trekking to World Cup believed arrested in Iran

The family of a Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup says he is believed to be under arrest in Iran where he went missing more than three weeks ago

AFP

Qatar hit by 'unprecedented' World Cup attacks, says emir

Doha (AFP) - Qatar's ruler on Tuesday hit out at "double standards" unleashed in an "unprecedented campaign" of criticism over his country's rights record ahead of this year's football World Cup.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Tatchell stopped in Qatar while staging LGBT+ rights protest

Incident outside National Museum in Doha comes less than a month before start of men’s football World Cup

Daily Mirror

Qatar police break up LGBTQ+ protest by Brit activist ahead of football World Cup

Veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was told to move on after holding a one-man protest against Qatar's criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people outside the country's national museum in Doha

AFP

Qatar hit by 'unprecedented campaign' over World Cup, says emir

Doha (AFP) - Qatar has been hit by an "unprecedented campaign" of criticism over the football World Cup, its ruler said Tuesday, lashing out at "double standards" in a fierce rebuttal just weeks before the tournament starts.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spanish Man Trekking to World Cup Reported Missing in Iran

A Spanish man who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. The…

The Independent UK

Spanish man trekking to World Cup reported missing in Iran

A Spanish man who was documenting his travel by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest

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