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Malayalam actor Mohanlal to launch music album for FIFA World Cup
Doha: The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, is just a few days away. Malayalam actor Mohanlal Viswanathan is coming up with a singing and acting album for football fans to give them…
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Who will win the Football World Cup– Ronaldo or Messi? May be none
In less than a month’s time the superpowers of football will step into the stadiums of Qatar to battle it out for one of the most coveted trophies in world sport – namely…
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British LGBT activist Peter Tatchell alleges harassment by Qatar police
Doha: A British LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell stirred controversy by alleging that Qatari police arrested him during his protest against the criminalization of LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and more) which…
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Qatar inaugurates ‘Safar’ to highlight experiences of Afghan refugees
Doha: The Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani inaugurated on Sunday evening, the Safar (travel) exhibition, which sheds light on the experiences of…
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Turkey, Qatar reach agreements to promote bilateral ties
Istanbul: Turkey and Qatar signed 11 new agreements during the eighth meeting of their Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul, state-run news agency reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Qatari Emir…
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Saudi Arabia allows Hayya card holders to perform Umrah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has decided to allow Muslim holders of the Hayya fan card for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to perform Umrah and visit Madinah during…
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Lionel Messi calls on FIFA World Cup fans to visit Saudi Arabia
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, called on fans coming to attend the 2022 World Cup matches in Qatar to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 35-year-old French star of Paris Saint-Germain club…
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Qatar reveals FIFA World Cup 2022 security uniforms
Doha: The Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurated the uniform for the security force of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. According to the…
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Turkey to send troops to Qatar for World Cup security upon request
Ankara: The Turkish parliament has approved a motion on sending troops to Qatar to provide security assistance during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “Upon request from Qatar, a motion was submitted to…
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British man found hanging in Qatar allegedly tortured by secret police
Doha: A 52-year-old British businessman who was found hanging in a hotel in Doha, in 2019, was reportedly tortured by Qatar’s ‘secret police’, the British newspaper, The Times reported. Marc Bennett, died…
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COVID-19 vaccine not mandatory for attending FIFA World Cup: Qatar
Doha: The competent Qatari authorities announced, on Thursday, that vaccination against COVID-19 will not be a mandatory condition for attending the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is scheduled to start on November…
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Qatar Airways ranks world’s best airline for the 7th time
Doha: Qatar Airways has announced that it has won the award for the best airline in the world for the seventh time, and three other awards from Skytrax, the airline ranking specialist.…
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Video: Ugandan gas station worker in Qatar delivers Friday sermon; praised globally
Doha: A Ugandan working at a gas station in Qatar, delivered a Friday sermon at a mosque when the imam was late, was honoured and widely praised on social networking sites, after…
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Prominent Islamic scholar Yusuf Al-Qaradawi passes away
Doha: Acclaimed Islamic scholar and former founding president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, passed away on Monday in Qatari capital, Doha, after a brief illness. He…
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Korean band BTS releases song for FIFA World Cup 2022
The South Korean band BTS has released a song dedicated to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which is scheduled to officially kick off on November 20. The South Korean band released the…
