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German fans in Qatar World Cup shout racist insults at Mesut Ozil supporters

German football plummeted deeper into crisis on Thursday after the national team tumbled out of the World Cup in Qatar despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in their...

Morocco celebrates World Cup win with Palestinian flag

Qatari security stopped two British football fans and asked them not to enter Al Bayt Stadium to watch the game between Team USA and their country's national team because...

Players from the Tunisian football team tried to help a Tunisia fan who ran onto the pitch waving a Palstine flag, during the North African country's stunning victory over France in the 2022 World Cup. Fans could be heard chanting 'Palestine!' in support of the pitch invader, who was manhandled by a large group of security staff, prompting jeers from spectators and interventions from the Tunisian team

Chief of Staff of Qatar's Armed Forces, Staff Lieutenant General (Pilot) Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit, met on Wednesday with UK Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle...

FIFA World cup football supporters from Morocco and Senegal dance together

I am not a football fan, but I have been watching the FIFA World Cup in Qatar with extreme joy, unmatched by anything else in this sad time for...

I am neither a football fan nor a follower of the sport. Rather, I am critical of the unimaginable extravagance that the game has spawned, not least the salaries...

As Qatar makes history as the first Muslim country to host the FIFA World Cup, the language of Western media outlets about the tournament is being criticised as racist,...

"August, September, October, November." Ghafra Faraj is recalling how many times she applied to the Israeli authorities for a permit so she could leave Gaza and travel to East...

The International Federation of Football Associations, FIFA, is a flawed governing body which has chosen to ignore a whole raft of corruption allegations — all denied — that it...

Germany's Economics Minister on Tuesday welcomed the term of an agreement with Qatar on deliveries of liquefied natural gas to Germany, calling it "super", Anadolu News Agency reports. "Fifteen...

Iran has released more than 700 detainees after its national team's World Cup victory over Wales last Friday, according to a judicial source. "Based on a special decision by...

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, criticised the ongoing attack on Qatar during its hosting of the World Cup, under the pretext of gay rights, stressing that the tournament...

Former Israeli soldier, Guy Hochman, escaped Qatar on Monday after a video posted on Twitter revealed his past and participation in the Israeli army unit that killed thousands of...

The Brazilian Ambassador to Palestine, Francisco Mauro Holland Brasil, watched the FIFA World Cup football match between his national team and Switzerland in a Palestinian refugee camp in Rafah...

Syrians displaced by more than a decade of fighting have been given a tent for watching World Cup games, as part of a Qatari charity initiative to bring the games to refugee camps across the Middle East. This tent was set up in the al-Muhammadiya camp in Afrin, northern Syria

The Shura (Consultative) Council in Qatar yesterday expressed its rejection of a recent resolution by the European Parliament regarding human rights in the Gulf country. The parliament adopted a...

Tensions are set to rise between the US and Iran, not only in the political realm but also on the football pitch ahead of tomorrow's much-anticipated encounter at the...

Good results on day 9 of the world cup for Cameroon and Ghana. Cameroon came back from 3-0 down against Serbia to draw 3-3 and Ghana beat South Korea 3-2, in two thrilling encounters in Qatar

Everyone seems to be eating, breathing and sleeping football during the FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar. It dominates conversations in Arab countries. With everyone's mind on football,...

Rioting broke out in Brussels on Sunday following Morocco's victory over Belgium in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Belgian police have reported. Morocco won 2-0 in the group...

“What could FIFA do two days before the tournament kicked off? And who among the million fans would cancel their visit because of the ban? This is a captive audience.”

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has hailed the open Arab support for Palestine during the FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar. "Hamas is very happy with the wide-scale...

The coach of Iran's national football team, Carlos Queiroz has branded BBC pundit and former German international Jurgen Klinsmann a "disgrace to football" following his comments on the Iranian...

In the latest incident of Arab football fans snubbing Israeli reporters covering the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Qatar, a Saudi Arabian supporter was filmed telling Israeli reporter Moav...

Qatar has launched a review of its investments in London after the city's transport authority this week banned the Gulf state's tourism advertisements on the capital's buses, taxis and...

Saudi Arabia has blocked Qatari broadcaster BeIN's popular streaming service TOD.tv since the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, according to a Reuters witness, in a sudden...

Various cultural and entertainment events are organized for 2022 FIFA World Cup fans in Msheireb, known as the heart of Qatar's capital Doha, Anadolu reports. The events across Msheireb...

One of the reasons behind Turkiye's ongoing reconciliation with Egypt and the recent handshake between their presidents was the provision of Egyptian mango juice to the Turkish presidential palace,...

The purchase of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) is not off the table as there are ongoing talks in Qatar on an agreement, German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on...