A Game of Double Standards
Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.

Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.


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Qatar has rejected Israeli media reports claiming the Qataris agreed to participate in military action against Iran.
Israeli assassinations of several key leaders force Hamas to find new head, a process expected to be completed next week
Strikes have hit closer to Tehran for the first time since the latest wave of attacks started.

Iranian FM Araghchi visits Qatar to pay respects following the death of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin al Thani
A tribute to the late Father Emir from Al Jazeera’s Chairman of Board of Directors Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani.

Leaders from around the world have been in Qatar to offer condolences to Emir Sheikh Tamim.

How the late Father Emir transformed Qatar’s economy
Sheikh Hamad, who ruled the country from 1995 to 2013 and revolutionised modern-day Qatar, died on Sunday, aged 74.
A tribute to the late Father Emir whose vision and resolve made Al Jazeera possible.