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As noon approached, muezzins across Qatar called Muslim football players, fans, and officials to the first Friday prayers of the first World Cup to take place in a Muslim...

It's not only fans from Arab countries that are showing support for Palestine, Brazil fans have been particularly supportive, but Palestinian flags have also been waved by Serbian fans and seen at the France vs Australia match

England fans will be barred from Friday's match in Qatar against the United States and future World Cup games if they wear crusader replica costumes, which are considered culturally...

Iran beat Wales 2-0 for their first victory in the 2022 World Cup, giving Iranians in Qatar a moment of respite and celebration, away from the political turmoil at home

Iran's football manager, Carlos Queiroz, dodged a question from a reporter over ongoing protests in the country, saying he only wanted to talk about the game, Anadolu News Agency...

A hummus recipe and cashier countertop are the only surviving elements of the original 'Beirut' restaurant, which opened its doors in Qatar in 1960 and has since tracked the...

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is defending Qatar amidst criticism from some western countries over its hosting of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which...

A handful of Qataris wore armbands featuring a pro-Palestinian design at the Japan-Germany World Cup match on Wednesday, according to photos posted on Twitter, amid a row over political...

The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has acknowledged the existence of "an excessive campaign" against Qatar and its hosting of the World Cup this year,...

Tunisian football players clean dressing room after World Cup game

FIFA World Cup fans in Qatar introduced to Islam

In 2009, Qatar applied to host FIFA World Cup finals in 2022. Many doubted that such a small conservative Arab country would be able to do it. For it...

Saudi Arabia has declared a public holiday on Wednesday as it celebrates the national team's sensational FIFA World Cup win against Argentina, Anadolu News Agency reports. The ‏national holiday...

When Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, took his seat next to the FIFA President at the World Cup opener in Qatar, it capped a remarkable turnabout in...

Argentina made a nightmare start to their FIFA World Cup Group campaign after a shocking loss to underdogs Saudi Arabia, 2-1,

Former Tunisian President, Monsef Marzouki, said that Qatar's success in organising the World Cup is a great incentive for Arabs, Muslims and all countries of the world and confirmation...

Though the Arab World is proud to host the World Cup on its soil, Qatar's support for the revolutions which ousted a number of dictators in the region will ...

Iranian players refuse to sing anthem at world cup game

Nearly three million World Cup tickets have been sold for this years championship in Qatar, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced yesterday. "2.95mn tickets had been sold...

Qatari World Cup organisers have apologised to a Danish television station whose live broadcast from a street in Doha was interrupted by security staff who threatened to break camera equipment, AFP...

Football fan from Bahrain is stunned after Japanese fans fill bags of litter from the opening World Cup game, before their team have even played.

Arab World Cup fans snub Israeli media: 'What brought you here?'

Thousands of football fans have slammed the BBC over its decision not to air the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup which started in Qatar yesterday. For the...

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has called on Muslims around the world to shun the FIFA World Cup currently underway in Qatar, although the terrorist group stopped short...

Qatar is living through one of the thousand and one nights, which people thought was a fantasy but can now see with their own eyes. It has become a...

Palestine wasn't forgotten by football fans at the opening of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar yesterday, Al-Resalah has reported. Fans chanted their support for Palestine and called...

One of the political challenges in Qatar is that most of the population is left behind when the royal family forges ahead with socio-political modernisation. Unlike in most countries...

Four Arab teams, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the host nation Qatar will compete in the football spectacle

President of the Republic of Liberia George Weah arrived on Friday in Doha to attend the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament, set to start on Sunday, at the invitation...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to attend the official opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which commences on Sunday in Qatar. Informed sources have confirmed to...

The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) on Friday announced the ban on selling alcoholic drinks in World Cup stadiums and their vicinity, stressing that the decision was made with...

Migrant workers train with members of the England and US national football teams in Qatar ahead of World Cup 2022