Doha

Qatar opened their sixth tournament-ready venue, Al Thumama Stadium, on Friday just before the 2021 Amir Cup final played between Al Sadd and Al Rayyan.

Nasser Al Khater: Qatar will be a hotspot for fans during the 2022 World Cup

4 days ago

The 2021 Club World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates, according to world football governing body, FIFA.

FIFA reschedules Club World Cup to early next year

1 week ago

The Taliban appeared Friday to have shut down the government’s ministry of women’s affairs and replaced it with a department notorious for enforcing strict religious doctrine during their first rule two decades ago.

Taliban: Talks with U.S. to continue if necessary

2 weeks ago

A view shows a mosque after a blast, in Kunduz, Afghanistan October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 55 at Shiite mosque

3 weeks ago

Kenya confirms bid for 2025 World Athletics championships

3 weeks ago

Over 100 musicians flee Afghanistan

3 weeks ago

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones

Donald Trump’s deal with Taliban blamed for Afghan government’s collapse

4 weeks ago

FIFA will on Thursday hold a summit with all 211 national football federations as it seeks to gather support for controversial plans to stage the World Cup every two years despite vociferous opposition from Europe.

FIFA looks to garner support in face of opposition to biennial World Cup plans

4 weeks ago

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has warned of consequences should the United States not stop flying drones over the Afghan airspace.

Taliban threatens US drones in Afghanistan

4 weeks ago

FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, speaks during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari

Taliban deny their deputy prime minister is dead

September 14, 2021

Chadian strongman General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno will fly to Qatar this weekend, his office said Friday, heading to a country where a leading rebel lives in exile.

Chad junta leader heading for Qatar

September 12, 2021

Downing Street confirmed Simon Gass, Prime Minister’s special representative for Afghan transition, has travelled to Qatar and was meeting with “senior Taliban representatives’’ to stress the importance of allowing people to leave Afghanistan.

Taliban, UK officials start talks on letting people leave Afghanistan

September 1, 2021

A destroyed vehicle is seen where rockets were fired from in Kabul.

Taliban denounces U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan

August 30, 2021

Taliban members attending the intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar [Sorin Furcoi-Al Jazeera]

Taliban planning ‘inclusive caretaker government’ in Afghanistan

August 27, 2021

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Senior Airman Taylor Crul-U.S. Air Force-REUTERS .

Western troops in Kabul plan own evacuation amid threats as deadline looms

August 26, 2021