by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2014 | Business
Doha, Reuters—Qatar is likely to reschedule about 15 percent of its planned building projects for coming years and go over budget, amid a push to complete preparations for the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, sources familiar with government policy said. After it won...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2014 | Sports
London, AP—Organizers of the 2022 World Cup distanced themselves Tuesday from allegations of corruption involving two former high-ranking FIFA officials that raised new questions about Qatar’s winning bid for the tournament. British newspaper The Daily Telegraph...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2014 | Sports
London, Reuters—An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would not be played in the summer created yet more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. It led to a shocked response from FIFA vice president Jim Boyce...
by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 16, 2013 | Profiles
Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—If sports seeks to entrench the principles of teamwork and cooperation in young people, then a military education must surely encourage discipline. This is an attribute that characterizes Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the man...
