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When American journalist Grant Wahl died Friday in Qatar, some people speculated that there may have been foul play involved. Some suggested that Wahl may have been harmed for wearing a rainbow pride t-shirt in protest of Qatar’s laws discriminating against gay people a little more...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google published its “Year in Search” report, highlighting the top searches of 2022. What Happened: Among the “how to pronounce…” questions, the one that topped the list in the U.S. was “How to...

France's Stephanie Frappart made history on Thursday when she became the first woman to take charge of a World Cup finals game during Costa Rica's match against Germany. The game itself made history: all three refs were women. Frappart, a football enthusiast since childhood led the first...

Qatar is not only hosting the FIFA World Cup but also a beauty contest for camels, where the animals of different breeds, sizes and ages are participating.  What Happened: The Qatar Camel Mzayen Club beauty contest, being held in Ash-Shahaniyah, has many Gulf countries competing in different...

Belgian police detained a dozen people on Sunday after Morocco‘s victory over Belgium in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels, with vehicles being set on fire. What Happened: The riots broke out in several places across Belgium where dozens of soccer fans – many of...

American soccer journalist Grant Wahl said he was detained by security staff after he wore a rainbow shirt to the U.S. World Cup opener against Wales in Qatar.  What Happened: Wahl wore the rainbow shirt to Qatar's Ahmad bin Ali Stadium where the match was taking place, to show solidarity with...

The 2022 World Cup has officially kicked off with matches to start on Nov. 20. The event will be hosted by Qatar, a country that counts the majority of its population as Muslim. A major sponsor of the World Cup could be left with a big decision days before the event with its key product now...

A Qatar World Cup ambassador said homosexuality was “damage in the mind,” as the Gulf state gears up to host over a million visitors for the global football tournament in less than two weeks. What Happened: “(Homosexuality) is haram. You know what haram (forbidden) means?,”...

As part of an ambitious expansion plan, Hamad International Airport (HIA), located south of Qatar's capital Doha, plans to build a cargo terminal that will increase handling capacity to an estimated 3.2 million tons per year from the current 1.4 million tons. The terminal is slated to be ready by...

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is selling “large numbers of commercial planes” to Qatar, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Trump spoke with reporters while meeting Tuesday at the White House with the Emir of the oil-rich Persian Gulf nation, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Qatar is...

Among single-country exchange traded funds, the iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ: QAT) doesn't get a lot of attention, but that changed Monday. QAT, the only U.S.-listed ETF focusing on stocks in Qatar, declined on news the country will depart the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (...

Oil was moving 4 percent higher Monday after three weekend developments: Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend oil output cuts. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley shocked the oil market with a mandatory province-wide 8.7-percent production cut. Oil-rich Qatar said it will leave the OPEC...

Oil prices surged Monday after a November in which prices fell more than 20 percent. The new wave of optimism in the oil market stems from some major headlines from the G20 summit over the weekend. Trade Truce The biggest headline for the global oil market may have had nothing to do with OPEC...

Britain filed criminal charges against Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE: BCS) and four ex-bank officials over cash from Qatar that was meant to rescue the bank during the 2008 global financial meltdown. The United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office charged the bank with conspiracy to commit fraud by false...