Tag: Qatar

In preparation for hosting the Fifa World Cup 2022, Qatar is truly pulling out all the stops: it’s developing a new city for the occasion.

Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace and land and sea border to Qatar as of Monday, Kuwait’s foreign minister said, citing a deal towards resolving a political dispute that led Riyadh and its allies to impose a boycott on Qatar.

Dubai, June 11 (Reuters) - A Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects after its labourers went unpaid for months, organisers said on Thursday, in a case Amnesty International said showed inadequate worker welfare standards. Around 100 employees of a Qatari subcontractor, Qatar Meta Coats (QMC), working on the Al Bayt ...

June 6 (PTI) - The Indian football team's postponed 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round game against Asian champions Qatar at home was on Friday rescheduled to October 8 as the continental body proposed new dates for the matches. India then take on Bangladesh away on November 12 and host Afghanistan on November 17. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), in ...

Dubai, March 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United Arab Emirates will suspend all passenger flights as of Wednesday, state media reported. Saudi’s King Salman ordered a curfew from 7pm to 6am for 21 days to slow the spread of ...