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Gaza ground invasion would make hostage negotiations ‘very difficult’, says Qatari former director of defence
Matt is joined from Washington DC by Mary Beth Long who was US Assistant Secretary of Defence under President George W Bush.
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Greek MEP to remain in custody over Qatar corruption scandal
It’s the biggest corruption scandal to shake the Brussels establishment for years.
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Qatar World Cup: Iran not singing anthem sent powerful message to leaders, says Omid Djalili
The actor and comedian Omid Djalili had called for England’s footballers to stand in solidarity with Iranian protesters by pretending to snip off their hair when celebrating goals against Iran.
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World Cup 2022 kicks off with hosts Qatar playing Ecuador
Attention has swung to Qatar where the football world cup has just got underway.
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Qatar World Cup: ‘Five-time champions Brazil are favourites to win’
On Sunday, the World Cup will finally kick off with hosts Qatar facing Ecuador followed by a frenetic three weeks of games.
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FIFA president hits out at Qatar World Cup criticism in extraordinary speech ahead of tournament
Gianni Infantino’s outburst, in defence of World Cup host Qatar, comes on the eve of the tournament.
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Qatar World Cup: Families in Nepal seek migrant worker justice
For almost a decade, the journalist and filmmaker Pete Pattison has been following the journeys of the Nepalese families fighting for justice.
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World Cup 2022: Australian men’s football team criticises Qatar’s human rights record
Australia has become the first football team participating in next month’s World Cup to openly criticise Qatar’s human rights record.
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Brit who promoted Qatar died weeks after detention and ‘torture’ by country’s police
He was the man Qatar called on to help shape their image in the eyes of the world. After the desert state won the right to host the 2022 World Cup later this year, it asked travel and tourism expert Marc Bennett to help sell the country as a modern, safe, forward thinking international tourism…
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Platini detained over Qatar World Cup bid
Michel Platini retired as a player in 1987 and went on to run football’s European governing body, UEFA, but in recent years he has been mired in bribery accusations and was recently banned for ethics violations.
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Barclays executives accused of making secret payments to Qatar
Top bankers at Barclays made secret payments to Qatar in exchange for £4 billion to stave off a government bailout during the 2008 financial crisis, a court has been told.
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Saudi Arabia tells Qatar to close Al Jazeera
The Qatari-owned television network Al Jazeera has denounced what it calls an attempt to silence freedom of expression, after Saudi Arabia demanded that the broadcaster be shut down. The Saudis, plus other Gulf nations leading a blockade against Qatar, have issued a list of 13 demands in exchange for lifting a draconian two-week embargo. Qatar…
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Trump takes credits for Qatar isolation
In the United States, President Trump has taken credit for the dramatic diplomatic isolation of Qatar by Gulf nations, saying “perhaps this will be the beginning of the end of terrorism”. His trip to the Middle East last month, he says, seems to be “paying off”.
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Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of supporting terrorism
The question of who supports terrorism has sparked the biggest diplomatic spat for years in the Gulf. Qatar has denied Saudi accusations that it supports terror groups, as five Arab states slapped on a travel ban and cut diplomatic ties.
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Former Qatari PM tries to quash Brit’s ‘torture’ claim
A court is set to decide if one of the world’s richest men can claim diplomatic immunity as he faces accusations of falsely imprisoning a British national for more than a year.
