Wed 16 November 2022: Ever since Qatar was awarded the right in 2010 to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament, it has faced opposition from the West, its Arab neighbours, NGOs and football teams. The whole anti-Qatar campaign has been distasteful and derogatory, focusing on alleged disrespect for human rights in the small Gulf […]
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Mon 14 November 2022: After a democracy protest song was played before the territory’s team played a match at a rugby tournament in South Korea instead of the Chinese national anthem, the Hong Kong authorities criticized the event’s organizers. In a video posted to social media, the players can be seen expressing confusion as Glory […]
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Sun 13 November 2022: Qatar has set up a tech hub that uses AI to keep an eye on the spectators, predict crowd swells and control stadium temperature. Doha, Qatar – There’s a room in Qatar’s capital Doha with hundreds of screens that show the crowd attending the World Cup 2022 matches. With more than 1.2 […]
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Sat 12 November 2022: A cruise ship carrying around 800 COVID-19 positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, local media reported. The Majestic Princess, with approximately 4,600 passengers and crew, returned from New Zealand after a 12-day cruise, with about 20% of them suffering from COVID-19 infections, according to Sky News. “800 people are confirmed COVID-19 cases, […]
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Sat 12 November 2022: A new champion in T20 cricket is set to be crowned on Sunday, as the ICC T20 World Cup final sees England and Pakistan lock horns at one of cricket’s biggest venues. Here is what you need to know about the final: When and where is the final? The Melbourne Cricket […]
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Thu 10 November 2022: The Qatari government has refused to cooperate with Israeli telecommunication companies in order to operate their mobile phones during the World Cup tournament later this month. Israel’s Kan 11 reported that between 10,000 to 20,000 Israelis are going to attend World Cup 2022 in Doha, noting that they will be forced […]
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Thu 10 November 2022: Qatar’s Central Bank, on Wednesday, issued commemorative coins and banknotes of the FIFA World Cup, set to open in the Gulf country later this month. “The business of commemorative coins represents a fundamental contribution from the banking sector to the success of the historic event,” Central Bank Governor, Sheikh Bandar bin […]
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Wed 09 November 2022: A French newspaper has published a cartoon depicting Qatar’s national football team as “terrorists”, sparking outrage across the Gulf country. The lampooning caricature comes days before Qatar is set to host FIFA World Cup 2022 this month, becoming the first Arab and Middle East country to organize the global tournament. The […]
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Mon 07 November 2022: Lionel Messi missed his club side Paris Saint Germain’s 2-1 win over Lorient on Sunday due to an inflamed Achilles tendon, the injury scare coming for the Argentina captain less than two weeks before the start of World Cup 2022. “Leo Messi will remain in treatment for an inflamed Achilles tendon […]
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Sun 06 November 2022: Danushka Gunathilaka, a cricketer representing Sri Lanka, was detained and charged in Sydney for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman hours after the national team lost to England at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Gunathilaka missed the opening round of the World Cup due to a hamstring injury, but he stayed […]
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