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Qatar expresses interest in hosting Rugby League World Cup, organizers say
LONDON (AP) — Qatar's push to become a central hub on the global sporting landscape could see the emirate be an unlikely host of a Rugby League World Cup. Qatar is one of four nations to express an interest in staging the 2025 tournament, rugby league's governing body said...
What's behind Syria’s return to the Arab League?
BEIRUT (AP) — The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria after shunning it for 12 years was a significant symbolic victory for Damascus, part of a larger regional realignment and an indication of the United States’ waning role, analysts say. But it may not immediately bring...
Russians return at judo worlds, Ukraine boycotts
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Russians returned to international judo competition on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships as Ukraine boycotted the key Olympic qualifier. Competing under the name of “Individual Neutral Athletes,” the Russians had a slow...
Oil boom transforms Guyana, prompting a scramble for spoils
ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, “Speak the truth!” And so they did. One by one, speakers listed what they wanted: a...
US fullback Joe Scally growing up fast in German league
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Joe Scally arrived in Germany just after his 18th birthday in the depths of a pandemic lockdown and soon became a regular starter in the German soccer league. The next step is to become a regular with the U.S. national team. After...
UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A closed-door summit on Afghanistan ended Tuesday in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-run government there, though the United Nations' chief said they would hold another meeting in the future. Activists had worried the gathering in Doha...
Al Jazeera says long-held correspondent released in Egypt
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The satellite news network Al Jazeera said Monday that a correspondent for one of its channels held in Egypt since 2019 has been released from pre-trial detention. The Qatar-funded network in Doha said that Hisham Abdel Aziz, a producer with its...
Qatar to host 2027 World Cup in men's basketball
GENEVA (AP) — Qatar is going to host another World Cup, adding basketball to the sports portfolio of a tiny country with long-term Olympic hosting ambitions. The International Basketball Federation picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup on Friday....
United Arab Emirates, Qatar edge toward reopening embassies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday both acknowledged they are edging closer to reopening embassies in each others' countries after a yearslong boycott of Doha over a political dispute. Qatar's International Media Office said in a...
Gulf nations Bahrain, Qatar to restore ties after boycott
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Gulf nations of Bahrain and Qatar agreed to restore diplomatic relations late Wednesday. Bahrain had been the last holdout of four Arab nations that imposed a boycott on Qatar in 2017. They were angered by Qatar's support for Islamist groups...
