2022 FIFA World Cup Archives

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Dubai properties capitalise on short-term rentals ahead of Qatar World Cup

English football fans in Dubai are booking up private jets for the World Cup, in hopes of taking it home. Property owners in Dubai are reportedly shifting to short-term rentals…

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Generation Amazing teams up with UN to offer football to displaced African children

Generation Amazing, a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 legacy initiative, has long promoted the importance of using football for peace. Qatar-based organisations and the UN have teamed up to support…

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Qatar to receive UK typhoon fighter jets ahead of World Cup

The Gulf state is one of the UK’s most important defence customers. Qatar is set to receive its first Typhoon aircraft from the UK this month as part of wider…

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World Cup: Pro-Palestine advocates ‘salute’ Qatar for listing Palestine instead of Israel

People on social media have also pointed to the accuracy in the listing of Israel as an occupying state, given its more than 70 years of illegal occupation of Palestine.…

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Lebanon official denies Doha-Beirut deal for free World Cup streaming

Lebanon had previously requested free World Cup streaming from the host nation. Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary has dismissed as “inaccurate” reports over an alleged agreement between Qatar…

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Amir awarded ‘Arab Tourism Necklace’ as Qatar steps up travel sector

Industry experts believe the increase in tourists exhibits the fact that Doha is among the fastest growing tourist destinations. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received on Tuesday…

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Is Elissa bringing ‘Ajmal Ehsaas’ to the Qatar World Cup?

More recently, K-Pop sensation BTS are reportedly releasing a song for the major sporting event. Lebanese singer Elissa revealed she has been busy with World Cup-related matters, raising speculations about…

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FIFA sanctions Algeria, Egypt and Senegal among others

Around 23.5 million tickets were sought in the latest sale for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which takes place in less than seven months. The International Football Association Board…

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Will Qatar’s health sector be able to handle World Cup crowds?

Qatar’s past handling of large-scale events is proof that the healthcare sector is equipped for larger mass gatherings, a recent study revealed. “The successful implementation of these past projects, which…

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