Qatar

Dutch Hero Wesley Sneijder Announces Retirement From Football

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Wesley Sneijder made the announcement while speaking to the YouTube channel of his hometown club FC Utrecht.

Guwahati Wants To Host One Of India's World Cup Qualifiers, Might Get Opener

Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Officials from the Asian Football Confederations (AFC) will inspect the venues, including the one in Guwahati, before arriving at a decision.

How Qatar's Cows Show Growing Resistance To Saudi-Led Boycott

World News | Steven Mufson, The Washington Post | Monday July 22, 2019

Three times a day, the Holstein cows on this dairy farm north of Doha placidly step onto a circular platform to get hooked up to automated milking tubes.

India Get Comparatively Easy 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Draw; Clubbed With Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

The 40 Asian countries were divided into eight groups of five teams each in the draw held at the Asian Football Confederation headquarters.

Training Planes Crash Mid-Air, Pilots Safe: Qatar Defence Ministry

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Two Qatari military training planes collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

US, Taliban Resume Talks After Rival Afghans Agree To End Bloodshed

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 9, 2019

US and Taliban officials will on Tuesday resume talks in Qatar aimed at ending Afghanistan's 18-year war, hours after a delegation of Afghan citizens and the militants ended a meeting with both sides calling for an end to civilian casualties.

Taliban Attacks Afghan Government Building Amid Talks In Qatar, 14 Killed

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 7, 2019

A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least eight security personnel and six civilians and wounded more than 140, officials said, as rival Afghan groups met in Qatar to discuss peace.

India Football Coach Igor Stimac Names 25 For Intercontinental Cup

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 5, 2019

Igor Stimac will use the upcoming games in the tournament to have a look at all the players in action.

US Deploys F-22 Stealth Fighters To Qatar Amid Iran Tensions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 29, 2019

The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran.

Qatar Will Invest $3 Billion In Pakistan: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday June 24, 2019

Qatar is making $3 billion worth of new investments in Pakistan, in the form of deposits and direct investments, the Qatari state news agency QNA said on Monday.

Michel Platini Released In 2022 World Cup Probe, Denies Wrongdoing

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 21, 2019

Michel Platini's lawyer William Bourdon said he had been released without charge, adding that there has been "a lot of fuss over nothing".

Qatar Takes On Regional Boycott With Cows, Chickens And Greenhouses

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 19, 2019

Two years after flying in thousands of dairy cows to beat a trade embargo, Qatari milk producer Baladna has made its first exports.

Former UEFA Chief Michel Platini Questioned In Qatar World Cup 2022 Probe

Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2019

France's national financial prosecutor's office (PNF) has been leading a probe into the awarding of the 2022 tournament

Pilot On Way To Pick Up Bangladesh PM Didn't Carry Passport, Sent Back

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

A Bangladesh pilot, who flew a special plane to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from Finland after her three-nation visit, was caught without his passport at Qatar's international airport, according to media reports.

Qatar PM To Make Rare Trip To Saudi Arabia For Emergency Summit

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 30, 2019

Qatar's prime minister will attend an Arab summit in Saudi Arabia to discuss regional security, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, the highest level Qatari official to visit the kingdom during a diplomatic rift.