US officials and former NSA employees build UAE secret surveillance unit

Political scientists define war as “intensive policy”; this is something that applies to sport in the Arab world. It reveals deep crises, both between states and in their foreign...

More than 3,500 women attended a football match in Iran for the first time in nearly 40 years

An Israeli court yesterday upheld a travel ban for Palestinian footballers from the occupied Gaza Strip, accepting the position of military and security officials who made the original decision....

FIFA has been “assured” by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the body said on...

Amid widespread speculation and anticipation by football fans, Doha has launched the official logo of FIFA World Cup “Qatar 2022.” The emblem was started by simultaneously being displayed on...

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) has had some good reasons to thank football’s world governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), for its help. The PFA admission...

FIFA has appointed a temporary committee to run the affairs of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) after the resignation of the former board of directors led by Hani Abou Rida. Abou...

FIFA is turning a blind eye to Israel’s ban on allowing Palestinians to hold matches as part of the Palestine Cup, Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor said yesterday. In a statement, the...

The Palestinian Football Association is struggling to survive. Combined US-Israeli pressure on Palestinian organisations that provide aid and support to the Palestinian people is now felt in the field...

Qatar inaugurated the first of seven new World Cup 2022 stadiums on Thursday, just weeks before a crucial FIFA summit will decide whether to expand the tournament and potentially...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday defended world soccer’s governing body over its perceived lack of action in the case of refugee Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, saying it...

Global soccer body FIFA has set up a joint venture with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar as part of its effort to streamline organisation of the tournament, it said...

The wife of Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Oraibi has appealed to Thailand’s prime minister not to deport her husband to Bahrain where she says he will be tortured and possibly...

The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) has urged the Australian national football team to boycott their Asian Cup group match against Palestine scheduled for this Friday. According to reports, the...

The General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Aref Al-Awani, expressed his country’s readiness to provide help in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which would be hosted by Doha....

Britain is the traditional home of football where it has been played for centuries. It may be no surprise that for many people in the UK, football is like...

Qatar will not take a decision on whether to expand its 2022 World Cup to 48 teams from 32 until it has seen the details of a feasibility study...

FIFA called on Friday for Bahraini footballer Hakim Al-Oraibi, who is being detained in Thailand, to be returned to Australia. Al-Oraibi was detained upon arriving at Thailand’s Bangkok Airport...

Palestinian Football Association (PFA) President Jibril Rajoub will appeal a 12-month ban handed down by FIFA after he called on fans to burn shirts and pictures of Argentinian footballer...

The head of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, was banned from all football-related activity for a year by FIFA today on charges of inciting hatred and violence before...

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has said that German sports brand Adidas is no longer a sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), media reports revealed last...

Sporting events are imbued with illusions of unity. The FIFA World Cup is no exception. In the context of Palestine, however, unity becomes a departure point for questioning the...

Algeria and Tunisia are considering joining Morocco in a joint North African bid to host the 2030 World Cup, government officials said. Morocco last month lost out to a joint North American...

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada after FIFA’s congress voted today to back the tri-nation joint bid for the tournament. The...

Rotem Kamer, the vice president of the Israeli Football Association, has accused Palestinians of waging “football terror” after Argentina called off a friendly match in Jerusalem. Argentina’s move came...

“FIFA’s Inspection Committee has been impressed with the infrastructure of his country and the planned projects in order to be able to host the World Cup,” said Moulay Hafid...

Morocco has condemned a last minute change in FIFA’s scoring system for the 2026 World Cup host bid as an “unfair” attempt to favour the joint North American bid....

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi welcomed a decision from soccer’s world governing body FIFA to lift a ban on hosting competitive international soccer matches at stadiums in three Iraqi...

The head of FIFA pledged to do his best to help resolve a dispute between Iran and Asian football’s governing body the AFC concerning the latter’s decisions in selecting...

The Palestine Football Association (PFA) has been campaigning since 2015 for the relocation of six Israeli football clubs based in the illegal Jewish settlements spread across the occupied West...

Minister of Youth and Sports Rachid Talbi El-Alami said yesterday that Morocco is ready ready to submit its application to host the 2026 World Cup. At a press conference...