Remote desert camps house Qatar World Cup fans on a budget

Remote desert camps house Qatar World Cup fans on a budget

For scores of foreign football fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the middle of the desert. Visitors who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for the faraway, dust-blown tent village in Al Khor, where there are … Read more

Ecuador dampens Qatar’s party as controversial World Cup gets underway | CNN

Ecuador dampens Qatar’s party as controversial World Cup gets underway | CNN

Al Khor, Qatar CNN  —  For the past year, a giant clock in Doha has been counting down to the opening match of the World Cup. Qatar and the world need wait no more, after this controversial tournament got underway Sunday with the host losing 2-0 to Ecuador. After a spectacular opening ceremony, which starred … Read more

Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt, says local media

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Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead the upcoming government in Afghanistan where the group seized control last control following months of offensives. Baradar, who heads the Taliban’s political office in Doha, will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban co-founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, in senior positions in … Read more

Short on money, legal and otherwise, the Taliban face a crisis

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As Afghans pay surging prices for eggs and flour and stand in long lines at the bank, money changers like Enayatullah and his underground financial lifeline have found themselves in desperate demand. Enayatullah — his family name withheld — holds down a tiny point in a sprawling global network of informal lenders and backroom bankers … Read more

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow talks on Afghanistan aim to help Doha peace talks

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that talks on Afghanistan planned in Moscow this month aim to help peace talks in Doha and are not rival processes. Lavrov was speaking at a news conference in Doha with his Qatari and Turkish counterparts. Russia has said it plans to hold a conference on Afghanistan … Read more