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Brazil grinds to halt as World Cup party starts

Rio de Janeiro—In yellow-and-green bikinis, Neymar jerseys and sparkling tops straight out of carnival, Brazilians dropped everything Thursday to watch the national team make...

Empty seats tell story as World Cup party falls flat

Al Khor, Qatar—Thousands of empty seats told the sad story as Qatar’s long-awaited World Cup debut ended in a bad case of stage fright...

Arab fans’ World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs

Qatar's World Cup will be the first on Arab soil but despite excitement in the Middle East, the fervour is not universal in a...

Tough task for World Cup host Qatar in 1st round

Paris—Qatar will have to spring a surprise to avoid becoming only the second host nation to be knocked out of a World Cup in...

Qatar market braces for football World Cup boom

Boxloads of wooden camels, plates with pictures of Qatar's skyscrapers, gold necklaces, football hats, and scarves arrive every day in Doha's Souq Waqif market,...

Qatar pressed on safety of women travelling to World Cup

Lawyers for a group of women subjected to intrusive searches at Doha Airport two years ago called Sunday for Qatar to guarantee female fans...

Qatar’s 2022 World Cup: Ready, glitzy, expensive

Doha, Qatar—The bill being paid by Qatar for the most expensive World Cup ever held is set to rise to fantasy levels in the...

Clubs to get over $200M World Cup compensation

Lausanne, Switzerland—FIFA will distribute 209 million dollars (215 million euros) to clubs that release their internationals for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the...

Hey big spenders: Qatar woos the rich with luxury World Cup

Dubai—With deluxe match packages selling for thousands of dollars and five-star hotels doing a brisk trade, a sheen of glamour coats Qatar’s World Cup...

Taste of Qatari hospitality: traditional Arabic coffee

By Raphaelle Peltier With its strong aroma of cardamom and its yellowy, tea-like consistency, Arabic coffee is a ubiquitous symbol of hospitality across Gulf countries,...

Qatar races to ready luxury and budget rooms for World Cup

Fifty days before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, workers are pouring concrete and hammering through the night to ready luxury hotels and...

Qatar-based sound artist says it’s time to slow down and listen

In a noisy, chaotic and fast-paced world, the Qatar-based sound artist Guillaume Rousere is on a mission: to get people to slow down and...

World Cup fans will only get beer outside stadiums

Doha—Beer will not be sold inside stadiums during World Cup matches in Qatar, where alcohol is severely restricted, but FIFA said Saturday that drinking...

Qatar’s ‘majlis’ gamers target eSports big leagues

By Raphaëlle Peltier World Cup host Qatar doesn't just have its sights set on football -- it also hopes to harness its people's gaming skills...
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