Category Archives: Qatar

Esport athletes compete during Virtuocity Smash Open 2022 at the Doha Festival City in the Qatari capital on March 17, 2022 [KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images]
Qatar: ‘majlis’ gamers set sights on major eSports competitions

Originally posted to the Middle East Monitor website, 6 July 2022 Ahead of hosting the [...]

07
Jul
Bayern Fans wave flags at a match between FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, April 2018
Bayern Munich defends contentious sponsorship with Qatar

Originally posted to the Associated Press Middle East website, 4 July 2022 BERLIN (AP) — [...]

05
Jul
Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Arsenal - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - March 6, 2022 General view of fans outside the stadium before the match
Watford cancel Qatar friendly after fans voice concerns over human rights

Originally posted to the Reuters website, 28 June 2022 Watford have cancelled a friendly match [...]

28
Jun
Rights groups urge FIFA to earmark $440mln for Qatar migrant workers

Originally posted to the Reuters Middle East website, 19 May 2022 May 19 (Reuters) – [...]

19
May
Some Qatar hotels won’t accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises-report

Originally posted to The Reuters website, 13 May 2022 May 12 (Reuters) – Three hotels [...]

13
May
US President Joe Biden and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, emir of the State of Qatar, meet in the Oval Office of the White House on January 31, 2022 in Washington, DC
US to make Qatar major non-NATO ally

Originally posted to The Middle East Monitor website, 3 December 2021  US to upgrade Qatar [...]

02
Feb