Nov 12 Watch 6:32 Human rights concerns in the spotlight as World Cup set to begin in Qatar In 2010, international soccer organization FIFA announced that the kingdom of Qatar would host the 2022 World Cup. In the years since, Qatar has come under scrutiny for its treatment of migrant workers and reports of human rights abuses. With… Continue watching
Nov 11 Israel and Iran bring their politics to 1st World Cup in the Middle East By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East, but Israel and Iran are bringing sensitive flashpoints to the tournament's doorstep. Continue reading
Nov 08 Qatari World Cup ambassador condemns homosexuality, deepening concerns about the tournament By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a "damage in the mind" in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the soccer tournament in the Gulf state. Continue reading
Nov 07 Qatar’s ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts from climate experts By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press For years, Qatar promised something else to distinguish this World Cup from the rest: It would be ‘carbon-neutral,' or have a negligible overall impact on the climate. Continue reading