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Norway's football community decides against Qatar World Cup boycott
Agence France-Presse . Oslo, Norway | Updated at 11:46pm on June 20, 2021
Norway's football community on Sunday voted against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of...
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Qatar seeks one million Covid jabs for World Cup fans
Agence France-Presse . Doha, Qatar | Updated at 10:59pm on June 20, 2021
Qatar's prime minister announced Doha is seeking to provide one million doses of a Covid vaccine to fans attending the 2022 World Cup in the...
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Footballers leave for Qatar today
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:55pm on May 27, 2021
Bangladesh national football team will leave for Qatar today to take part in their remaining three Group-E 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup...
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Government must arrange for more special flights for migrants
| Updated at 12:00am on April 21, 2021
THE suspension of international flights as part of the government’s Covid mitigation plan for a week from April 15, but now extended by another week...
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Stray abuse rise in Qatar
Agence France-Presse . Doha | Updated at 11:58am on March 29, 2021
Freya the dog was found with ‘half her face blown off’, Bernie was stabbed and badly burnt, Diana is struggling to raise her puppies after...
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Amnesty calls on FIFA to press Qatar on worker rights
Agence France-Presse . Doha | Updated at 12:30am on March 23, 2021
Amnesty International on Monday called on football’s global governing body FIFA to put more pressure on 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to improve conditions for...
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Australia, Qatar pull out of 2021 Copa America
Agence France-Presse . Buenos Aires | Updated at 02:56am on February 24, 2021
Australia and Qatar have pulled out of the 2021 Copa America starting in June, South American football's governing body CONMEBOL said on Tuesday. CONMEBOL's deputy...
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Alcohol in 2022 World Cup stadiums - for those who can pay
Agence France-Presse . Doha | Updated at 05:24pm on February 01, 2021
Alcohol will be available to football fans in stadiums at the 2022 World Cup, but so far only to those purchasing hospitality packages, the contractor...
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Bangladesh envoy proposes to form business council
Online Desk | Updated at 01:30pm on January 26, 2021
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar Md Jashim Uddin met the chief executive officer of QFC Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida on Monday, reports The Peninsula...
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Strict virus measures for Club World Cup in Qatar
Agence France-Presse . Doha | Updated at 06:07pm on January 23, 2021
The Club World Cup will be staged with strict measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, the Qatari organisers said Saturday less than two weeks...
