Tag: Qatar

Qatar and Egypt:  the only Arab countries at the 2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Tennis Open  

The 2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Tennis Open held in Doha, Qatar, concluded its…

Maya Nawar

Swiss court rejects lawsuit against FIFA over Qatar World Cup

A Swiss court has rejected a claim lodged against FIFA by several…

Deutsche Welle

Egypt biggest arms recipient among developing countries in 2015: US congress

Egypt ranked first among developing nations for importing arms in 2015, bringing…

Taha Sakr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounces GCC statement on church bombing

The Gulf Cooperation Council has said accusations levelled against Qatar by Egypt…

Daily News Egypt

Conscription: what is it good for?

This article neither responds nor is even remotely interested in the televised…

Moataz Bellah Abdel-Fattah

Al-Jazeera documentary on Egyptian conscripts stirs controversy 

Al-Jazeera documentary on military conscription in Egypt purports to show mistreatment and…

Taha Sakr

Qatar calls into question its sincerity in pushing World Cup-driven reform

For much of the last six years since winning the hosting rights…

James Dorsey

Pushing the envelope: the World Cup and Arab revolts drive change

Pressured by human rights and trade union activists leveraging Qatar's exposure as…

James Dorsey

A study in soft power strategy: Iceland 1, Qatar -1

The soccer soft power contrast between Qatar and Iceland speaks volumes. A…

James Dorsey