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Watch: In a first, Friday prayers held during FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Doha: For the first of its kind in history, hundreds of fans, players, and officials at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar performed Friday prayers in the vicinity of Ahmed bin Ali…
- Middle East
‘Offensive to Muslims’: FIFA bans England fans from wearing crusader costumes in Qatar
Doha: The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) on Friday banned England fans from wearing crusader costumes in the England-USA match, scheduled for the evening in the World Cup Qatar 2022 matches.…
- Middle East
FIFA World Cup: Stoppage time goals help Iran defeat Wales 2-0
Al Rayyan (Qatar): Reduced to 10 men, Wales were left heartbroken as Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaein scored in the stoppage time to help Iran claim a valuable 2-0 win in a…
- Kerala
Muslim body laments craze for soccer among youth in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: An influential Sunni Muslim body in Kerala on Friday came out against soccer-crazy Muslim youth in the state who have erected huge cutouts of star players in support of their teams…
- Middle East
Qatar denies inviting Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to FIFA World Cup inauguration
Doha: As India has raised objections to give Islamic preacher Zakir Naik a platform at the FIFA World Cup, Qatar on Wednesday has reportedly denied inviting the Indian fugitive to the inauguration in…
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Meet Ghanim Al Muftah; the boy who opened FIFA with a Quran verse
Doha: The Qatari young boy of determination, Ghanim Al Muftah, kicked off the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on Sunday by reciting a Quranic verse in a scene…
- Middle East
Mexican fan converts to Islam on 2nd day of FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Doha: A Mexican fan converted to Islam in a mosque in the Katara cultural village in Doha, on the second day of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The Mexican fan was…
- Middle East
Watch: Burj Khalifa celebrates Saudi Arabia’s historic win over Argentina
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, on Tuesday lit up with the colours of Saudi Arabia’s flag to celebrate the historic win against Argentina on Tuesday, in…
- Middle East
FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia declares public holiday after historic win
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced on Wednesday a celebratory holiday after the historic win against Argentina on Tuesday, in its first match in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar,…
- Middle East
Al-Qaeda tells Muslims not to attend ‘immoral’ Qatar FIFA World Cup
Al Qaeda in the Arab peninsula has urged Muslims not to watch the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar. However, the terror group has not issued any threats of attacking the country.…
- Middle East
Qatar World Cup: ‘Kosher food, public prayer banned’, claim Jewish org
The World Jewish Congress has alleged that Qatar has banned Kosher food and Jews from performing public prayers during the FIFA World Cup. It is to be noted that Qatar maintained trade…
- Middle East
BBC slammed for not covering FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
Doha: The British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) decided not to air the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, which irked the fans. It is the first time in its…
- Middle East
‘We don’t leave garbage behind’: Japanese fans clean stands at FIFA WC 2022
Doha: Japanese fans stole the spotlight at the World Cup in Qatar, even though their country’s national team has not yet played its first match in the World Cup. Dozens of Japanese…
- India
FIFA World Cup: BJP calls for boycott over Qatar’s invite to Zakir Naik
Panaji: Following the invitation to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik by Qatar to FIFA World Cup, BJP Spokesperson Savio Rodrigues on Tuesday appealed to the government, Indian Football Associations and Indians travelling to…
- Middle East
FIFA WC: Journalist detained for wearing t-shirt with a rainbow
A journalist from the US was stopped from entering the venue for the FIFA World Cup match between USA and Wales on Monday for wearing a t-shirt with a rainbow. The security…
