Qatar’s hospitality, residential real estate, retail, and telecoms sectors are set to reap tangible benefits from the World Cup, which begins in …
Qatar World Cup ambassador rolls out welcome mat for gay fans, saying homosexuality is ‘damage in the mind’
Qatar’s World Cup organizers may be regretting their choice to make Khalid Salman an official ambassador right about now. Salman, an ex-Qatar national team forward, told German broadcaster ZDF that ho …
Qatar World Cup: 20 new attractions for tourists, residents and visitors
Qatar World Cup will see more than a million visitors to the city and there is a mass of new developments to explore Qatar World Cup: 20 new attractions for tourists, residents and visitors News …
Sepp Blatter says awarding Qatar the World Cup was a ‘mistake’
Sepp Blatter says FIFA’s decision to award Qatar the World Cup was a “mistake”.The 86-year-old was in charge of world football’s governing body when the Gulf state were awarded in 2010.Qatar has been …
Qatar police urged to show restraint during World Cup after Fifa talks
This is especially true of policing, much of which will be subcontracted by Qatar to Turkish and Pakistani … do not threaten physical integrity or property”. In a section headlined “fans …
Paid fans and England band show everyone is for sale at Qatar World Cup
Because make no mistake: those tender feelings, the urge to feel and express pleasure, to interact with the spectacle, are now property of the state of Qatar. There is something genuinely jaw …
Status of women in Qatar, host of World Cup
The foreign fans descending on Doha for the 2022 World Cup will find a country where women work, hold public office and cruise in their supercars along the city’s palm-lined corniche. They’ve been …
Where, when, and who can buy and drink alcohol at the Qatar World Cup 2022
At the Qatar World Cup, fans will be able to buy alcoholic beverages from licensed hotel restaurants and bars, and in certain zones around stadiums.
Qatar may allow LGBTQ flags, protests during World Cup: report
An organizer for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar said that LGBTQ flags and public protests may be allowed during the tournament, but officials from the host country and FIFA have yet to weigh in, …
Qatar World Cup May Allow Rainbow Flags, Political Protests
Spectators at the upcoming Qatar World Cup could be allowed to stage peaceful protests, promote LGBTQ rights, and even kiss in public.