World Cup: Nouhaila Benzina’s hijab a symbol for inclusivity
Story by Janek Speight • Morocco defied the odds at their debut World Cup, as the first Arab nation to compete in the women’s tournament. But defender Nouhaila Benzina’s choice of […]
Morocco’s footballers have reset the role and effect of dual nationality
January 9, 2023 at 12:45 pm | Published in: Africa, Article, FIFA, International Organisations, Morocco, Opinion Players of Morocco celebrate after winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match against Portugal at Al […]
Looking back at Qatar 2022 World Cup: Hypocrisy vs. sportswashing
BY BURCU BAŞARAN DEC 20, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Just completely ignoring everything that is wrong with Qatar 2022 under the pretext of opposing hypocrisy, racism and Islamophobia is, to […]
Messi’s royal Arab ‘World Champion’ robe draws undeserved backlash
BY DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR – DPA LONDON, ENGLAND DEC 19, 2022 – 9:21 AM GMT+3 Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and FIFA President Gianni Infantino […]
How the World Cup cynics took their eye off the ball
FAISAL J. ABBAS December 20, 2022 And so the curtain falls on Qatar 2022, indisputably one of the most dramatic World Cups in football history — both on and off […]
Arab world the winner in memorable World Cup
CHRIS DOYLE December 12, 2022 Short Url As the FIFA World Cup reaches its climactic end, one cannot help but reflect on what an extraordinary political event it has been. […]
Players’ mums take centre stage as Morocco make history at World Cup
World Cup 2022 Achraf Hakimi’s mum gives him a kiss on the cheek after his winning penalty against Spain in the last 16. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Having become the first […]
Morocco captures imagination by reciting from Quran before shootout
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DEC 08, 2022 – 8:27 AM GMT+3 Morocco players and backroom staff kneel on the ground in prayer after their victory over Spain, Al Rayyan, Qatar, Dec. […]
Qatar reduced alcohol consumption, safer experience for female fans
BY REUTERS DOHA, QATAR DEC 07, 2022 – 11:31 AM GMT+3 Morocco fans outside the stadium before the match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 round of 16 between Morocco […]
Qatar World Cup: The West’s Eurocentric and Orientalist view
BY HAVVANUR FADILA DUBAI DEC 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH No other country has been criticized as Qatar has been for hosting a sports event and this has resonated across the […]
A new golden era for Arab football at the Qatar World Cup 2022
The tournament is showing how global the game really is THE NATIONAL EDITORIAL Listen In English Listen In Arabic Beta V.1.0 – Powered by automated translation Last week, Saudis enjoyed […]
Fans brace for politically charged U.S.-Iran match at World Cup
November 29, 2022 By Maya Gebeily and Charlotte Bruneau DOHA, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Diplomatic foes the United States and Iran face off on the pitch at the World Cup on Tuesday in a […]
No room for diplomacy in Iran-U.S. tie-breaking engagement
BY REUTERS DOHA, QATAR NOV 28, 2022 – 1:40 PM GMT+3 Collage of USMNT player Christian Pulisic and Iran’s Ehsan Hajsafi ahead of the Iran vs. U.S. World Cup match. (Getty […]
Fox News reporter deletes inaccurate video after being challenged by Arab News reporter on TikTok
Jenny Taft said “I don’t feel that special” after walking through a ladies only gate in Qatar. (TikTok: @JennyTaft via Twitter: @lama_lha ) Short Url Updated 15 sec ago ARAB NEWS November 29, 2022 LONDON: A Fox Sports reporter whose post on TikTok poked fun at gender-segregated entrances and security-searches […]
Qatar World Cup in the face of the poor version of cultural globalisation
Nov 28,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Adel Tweissi Will and Ariel Durant gave the shortest definition of the term “culture” in their eleven-volume encyclopedic book “The Story of Civilisation”, which […]
Hypocrisy against Qatar’s hosting FIFA World Cup 2022
BY İBRAHIM KARATAŞ NOV 25, 2022 – DAILY SABAH General view of fans ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Doha, Qatar, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo) ‘Based on […]
The World Cup and the world economy
Nov 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Jim O’Neill LONDON — The 22nd World Cup is under way, but who at the beginning of this century would have thought it might […]
From Doha With Love: World Cup reconciles people and nations
SINEM CENGIZ November 25, 2022 Short Url When the Italian referee Daniele Orsato blew his whistle to start the match between the host country Qatar and Ecuador at Al-Bayt Stadium […]
FIFA World Cup: Football unites despite controversy
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI NOV 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A girl waves a Qatari flag at a fan zone during the opening ceremony for the World Cup, prior to the […]
Qatar World Cup: Emmanuel Macron makes tone-deaf comments about ‘not politicising sport’
CHANTELLE BILLSON NOVEMBER 18, 2022 French president Emmanuel Macron. (ERIC GAILLARD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) French president Emmanuel Macron has said the Qatar World Cup shouldn’t be a forum for raising political […]