The most awaited global sporting event, FIFA World Cup is just around the corner and the football enthusiasts cannot wait for the first whistle to blow in Qatar. As a result, according to FIFA, fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year’s World Cup, making it more than five times over-subscribed. Higher prices being … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Chief Executive Officer of the Deaf International Cricket Council, Zahir-ud-Din Babar has said that a new era in deaf cricket will begin in Qatar with the holding of the Deaf ICC T20 Champions Trophy 2022 from March 14 to 26 at West Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. He said this while addressing a … Read more
Norway summoned Qatar’s ambassador on Wednesday to discuss the arrests of two Norwegian TV reporters in Doha where they were covering preparations and controversies around the 2022 World Cup. Their employer, public broadcaster NRK, said Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani were arrested without any explanation on Sunday night, just before their flight home. The detention … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues the fight against terrorism and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The American delegation will be led by the US special representative for Afghanistan, Tom West, for the planned two weeks of discussions, State Department spokesman Ned Price … Read more
COPENHAGEN: Vehemently opposed to Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup, football federations in the Nordic countries are putting pressure on Doha and FIFA to improve conditions for migrant workers in the emirate. Together with rights organisation Amnesty International, the federations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland have ratcheted up the pressure in recent … Read more
DOHA: With many millions of dollars invested and thousands of hours spent on the training pitch, Qatar’s great football experiment will face the ultimate test when its start-from-scratch team makes its World Cup debut next year. Honed at Doha’s renowned Aspire Academy by coaches imported from Spanish giants Barcelona, no expense has been spared by tiny, … Read more
DOHA: After upending the football establishment by winning the right to host the World Cup, Qatar’s preparations are heading into overdrive with a year to go as they rush to welcome more than a million fans and prove their critics wrong. The tiny Gulf state has a reputation for punching above its weight but challenges do … Read more
DOHA: Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday met Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the acting deputy prime minister of the Afghan Taliban’s interim government, in the Qatari capital of Doha. During the meeting, Wang said that Afghanistan, now standing at a critical stage of transforming from chaos to governance, is currently facing … Read more
KABUL: Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Monday to halt their military offensives just hours after the rival Afghan sides failed to agree on a ceasefire at a peace meeting in Doha, NDTV reported as saying. Taliban made no mention of a halt to the violence in Afghanistan after … Read more
Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. The two sides have been meeting on and off for months in the Qatari capital, but the talks have lost momentum as the insurgents have … Read more
Qatar Airways has become the first airline to trial COVID-19 vaccine authentication through the IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ Mobile App. In a statement, the airline stated that it is committed to eliminating paperwork and giving its passengers a more convenient, secure, and smooth flying experience. “We know as more people begin making plans to … Read more
Pakistan was not expecting the Afghan Taliban to make rapid inroads after the US and NATO forces started to withdraw from Afghanistan from May 1. When the US and NATO forces started withdrawing their troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have took control over 69 of the 407 districts in the country, including the northern districts … Read more
Roger Federer finally played his first match in Qatar Open after one year, the former 20-time Grand Slam champion has come back from injury to take on Dan Evans in Doha. Roger underwent two knee surgeries in 2020, he was warmed welcomed by the 20 percent of spectators at Doha’s Khalifa Tennis Complex. The 39-year-old … Read more
Riyadh: Saudi-Qatar relations are improving, Saudi Arabia has made another big announcement to reopen its embassy. According to foreign media reports, Saudi Arabia has announced to open its embassy in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan made the announcement at a news conference. The Saudi Foreign Minister said that … Read more
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has announced the special flights to bring Pakistanis back from United Arab Emirates (UAE), This decision was made to help stranded Pakistanis at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports. According to the details, The federal government has allowed to operate a special flight from the United Arab Emirates to Islamabad. The … Read more
Foreign minister of Qatar said that talks to solve two-year regional conflict has been delayed after the outbreak of diplomacy last year increased hopes the conflict was being solved. Saudi Arabia, along with its allies the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt, had broken its trade and transport ties with Qatar in June 2017. Foreign Minister Mohammad … Read more
US President Donald Trump said he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan’s leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America’s longest war. On Saturday, Trump said that he had planned unprecedented, albeit separate, talks with the two sides Sunday in Camp David, the presidential retreat … Read more
The Afghan Taliban said they had concluded their peace talks with the United States officials in Qatar and were close to sign a peace agreement. Senior Taliban members said the talks with the US negotiating team concluded Tuesday night. They claimed to have resolved “98 percent” of the issues with the Americans. Taliban claimed the … Read more
Taliban insurgents attacked security check-post on Wednesday, leaving 14 Afghan-Malay soldiers dead. According to an International News Agency, Taliban insurgents have stormed a checkpoint in western Herat province, killing 14 pro-government militia members. Whereas, several civilians have also been wounded in the attack. Herat police said that nine soldiers were killed in Rubat-e-Sangi district of … Read more
The United States and Afghan Taliban group resumed their eighth round of talks in the Qatari capital of Doha here on Sunday, hoping to halt 18 years of fighting. According to a Taliban source, efforts were under way to organize a direct meeting between the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Mullah Baradar, a … Read more
