Soccer`s embattled world governing body must make human rights one of its primary goals, on a par with promoting the sport and making money, according to a set of recommendations by a top UN official released on Thursday. FIFA should be prepared to use its negotiating leverage to ensure that countries bidding for its World Cup championship protect the rights of people who toil to build stadiums, John Ruggie, the […]

A mixture of sadness and hope was felt among many Qataris as rumours that the emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, had decided to hand over power to his 33-year-old son, came true. On Monday, the country’s leader – who has ruled for the past 18 years – announced that his heir apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, would be taking over. A formal address to the nation is […]

DOHA: In yet another incident reported in less than two months, a girl student of a foreign private school here was prevented by its administration from entering her class as she was wearing hijab (headscarf).   There is immense arrogance on the part of foreign businesses who have schools in Mulim lands, they are not their just to educate but to indoctrinate western culture by force and punishsment if needed […]