Qatar

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday took the unusual step of singling out a series of countries that he said could contribute more to funding the fight against infectious diseases. Speaking at a donors’ conference for the Global…

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms that the company says were involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The tech giant said it removed a total of 443 Facebook and 125…

A former France national football team captain, Michel Platini, was released in the early hours of Wednesday, after having been questioned over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals to Qatar. Platini’s lawyer, William Bourdon,…

The first freshly built stadium for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will host its maiden match on Thursday when Al Sadd face Al Duhail in the Amir Cup final. The Al Wakrah Stadium, south of the capital Doha, is designed in the shape of a…

Qatar inaugurated its first metro line on Wednesday as part of the Gulf country’s preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The line extends from al-Qassar to al-Wakrah, covering 13 stations from Sunday to Thursday. The carriages are…