This has been arguably the most controversial and chaotic World Cup in the 92-year history of the international tournament, but also one of the most competitively epic. There was the unprecedented selection of Qatar as the host, the equally unprecedented decision to hold it in the autumn months and the $300 billion Qatar reportedly spent. … Read more
Experts say events like the World Cup and the Olympics have grown on such a scale that efforts to make them more sustainable need to go far beyond what was done in Qatar. /smart-living/environment/how-a-more-sustainable-world-cup-would-111671205937950.html 111671205937950 history WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics will be “climate positive,” organizers say. the men’s world cup in 2026, … Read more
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RABAT/DOHA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Moroccan fans in Qatar for their team’s World Cup semi-final against France on Wednesday struggled to find tickets, while enthusiasm grew at home even as some were left stranded when the matches were cancelled. additional flights to Doha. Morocco’s football success, the best World Cup run by a team from … Read more
Issued on: 11/21/2022 – 12:02 France, England, Germany and four other European teams at the World Cup on Monday abandoned plans to wear a rainbow-themed armband in support of LGBTQ rights, citing the threat of disciplinary action from FIFA. FIFA World Cup 2022 © FMM graphic studio “fifa He has been very clear that he … Read more
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA’s chief spokesman defended world soccer president Gianni Infantino’s record on LGBTQ rights Saturday on the eve of the World Cup. Speaking to reporters at the end of a wide-ranging Infantino press conference, FIFA press officer Bryan Swanson, who is gay, insisted that everyone would be welcome at the World Cup … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this article appears in the Friday edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look at the region’s biggest stories. sign up here. CNN — “I am a man and I love men. Me, please, don’t be surprised, I have sex with other men. This is normal. … Read more
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — On the outskirts of Yogyakarta, an Indonesian city home to many universities, is a small boarding school with a mission that seems out of place in a nation with more Muslim citizens than any other. Her students are transgender women. It’s a rare oasis of LGBTQ acceptance, not just in Indonesia, … Read more
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In late November, the Russian embassy in Ottawa launched a diplomatic storm following a Twitter battle with three gay members of the federal cabinet: Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge and Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan. The embassy, in response to global criticism of a new Russian anti-LGBTQ law, decided to have its way. … Read more
A furious dispute has erupted after an American journalist covering the soccer World Cup was arrested for wearing a rainbow shirt to support the LGBTQIA+ community. What are Qatar’s LGBTQIA+ laws and how have you treated the community? And how do the Qataris feel about them? he keeps reading… Soccer captains of seven European teams … Read more
By AFP BEIRUT: Police in Qatar have arbitrarily detained and abused members of the LGBTQ community ahead of the World Cup next month, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday. The Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal, strongly denied that anyone has been detained because of their sexual orientation and condemned the reports … Read more
Doha, Qatar CNN — Travel to see your team play at the World Cup it took a bit longer than usual for two French fans. Mehdi Balamissa and Gabriel Martin decided the best way to travel from France to Qatar I was on two wheels. The friends spent three months traveling 7,000 kilometers (approximately 4,350 … Read more
Travel to see your team play at the World Cup it took a bit longer than usual for two French fans. Mehdi Balamissa and Gabriel Martin decided the best way to travel from France to Qatar I was on two wheels. The friends spent three months traveling 7,000 kilometers (approximately 4,350 miles) by bike to … Read more
“I think the coverage has been fair. Alex Scott wearing the OneLove bracelet on the BBC was welcomed and it was also good to hear the support from Roy Keane on ITV. “I never really considered boycotting it as such because I always thought, what is one little man in the UK going to achieve? … Read more
A furious dispute has erupted after an American journalist covering the soccer World Cup was arrested for wearing a rainbow shirt to support the LGBTQIA+ community. What are Qatar’s LGBTQIA+ laws and how have you treated the community? And how do the Qataris feel about them? he keeps reading… Soccer captains of seven European teams … Read more
RAFFLES AND FAIRMONT Doha OPEN FOR FIFA AND VIP GUESTSDELEGATION RESTAURANTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONLY WITH RESERVATION Doha, Qatar, November 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The ultra-luxurious Raffles Doha and the luxurious Fairmont Doha, heralding the entry of aspirational brands Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to Qatar – are now open … Read more
RAFFLES AND FAIRMONT Doha OPEN FOR FIFA AND VIP GUESTSDELEGATION RESTAURANTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONLY WITH RESERVATION Doha, Qatar, November 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – The ultra-luxurious Raffles Doha and the luxurious Fairmont Doha, announcing the entry of the aspirational brands Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to Qatar – are now … Read more