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It’s Still Round
Featured Opinion
June 6, 2023
It’s Still Round
Paris is an attractive city year-around. I was visiting for two nights staying at the George V, a stone’s throw…
Football, gas and bribery allegations: How Qatar-EU relations deteriorated
Middle East
December 22, 2022
Football, gas and bribery allegations: How Qatar-EU relations deteriorated
Abu Dhabi, UAECNN — As the world’s attention was focused on the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar last week, a political…
Football, gas and bribery allegations: How Qatar-EU relations deteriorated
Middle East
December 21, 2022
Football, gas and bribery allegations: How Qatar-EU relations deteriorated
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — As the world’s attention was focused on the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar…
Lionel Messi’s World Cup photos are most-liked Instagram post ever
Life & Style
December 21, 2022
Lionel Messi’s World Cup photos are most-liked Instagram post ever
New Delhi CNN — A photo gallery by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has become the most-liked Instagram post ever. The…
World Cup champion Argentina returns home to a jubilant Buenos Aires
Life & Style
December 20, 2022
World Cup champion Argentina returns home to a jubilant Buenos Aires
Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad arrived home to a jubilant Buenos Aires in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with massive…
Reaction to Lionel Messi wearing a bisht while lifting the World Cup trophy shows cultural fault lines of Qatar 2022
Middle East
December 20, 2022
Reaction to Lionel Messi wearing a bisht while lifting the World Cup trophy shows cultural fault lines of Qatar 2022
CNN — After 28 days, 64 games and 172 goals at Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi walked up on the podium…
How the world reacted to ‘the best World Cup final ever’
Middle East
December 19, 2022
How the world reacted to ‘the best World Cup final ever’
This World Cup final was a game that seemed to defy comprehension, conventions and any attempt to describe it. How…
Fresh criticism for Qatar and FIFA as World Cup ends on International Migrants Day
Middle East
December 18, 2022
Fresh criticism for Qatar and FIFA as World Cup ends on International Migrants Day
Doha, Qatar CNN — As the 2022 World Cup comes to a close, global rights organizations have renewed criticism of…
How has holding a World Cup changed the way the world sees Qatar?
Middle East
December 18, 2022
How has holding a World Cup changed the way the world sees Qatar?
Qatar has been at the center of the world over the last few weeks – and it’s been quite a…
World Cup: Morocco and Croatia face off in the one match no team wants to play
Middle East
December 17, 2022
World Cup: Morocco and Croatia face off in the one match no team wants to play
Your team has just lost in the semifinal at a World Cup. You’re understandably heartbroken, endlessly replaying the possibilities of…