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A Tale of Two Coups

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Thousands of Qatar migrant workers enjoy World Cup at stadium fan zone

Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium on Sunday to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East.
The special fan zone, set up at the industrial area on the city’s outskirts, included a stadium with a giant TV screen and another big screen set up outside for an overflow crowd.

The ins and outs of the anti-Qatar campaign

Qatar was awarded the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in 2010. It became the first Arab and Muslim country to be allowed to host such a major international tournament. Since then has faced opposition from Western countries.

Message from a football fan

Football has always been in my life, and I eagerly awaited those World Cup tournaments. What a period of emotions, joy, and despair for any football fan!

Russia, Qatar and Western double standards

From 2012 to 2014, an inquiry commissioned by FIFA and led by an independent American lawyer looked at the conduct of all the nine bidding teams who were trying to win the right to stage either the 2018 or 2022 World Cups.

We all need a bit of change

Hosting the World Cup is a highly coveted honor that, when you break it down, means all kinds of things like nation-building, construction, jobs, renewed […]

UK’s friend

The Shard, Europe’s tallest building, has been in London for 10 years now. Rising over 1,000 feet in the air near the River Thames in […]

Qatar’s great shift

International Labour Organization’s (ILO) new report shows how Qatar’s labour market has evolved and that the country has seen “the great shift” in recent years […]