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ARCHIVO - En esta fotografía del 13 de julio de 2014 unos jugadores sostienen el trofeo después de la final de la Copa del Mundo de Río de Janeiro. (AP Foto/Martin Meissner, Archivo)
Ticket sales for 2022 World Cup set to begin in January

By Rob Harris Jun. 22, 2021 08:46 AM EDT

Qatar to require fans at 2022 World Cup to be vaccinated

By Rob Harris Jun. 20, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
Qatar will require spectators at the 2022 World Cup to have received coronavirus vaccines to get into games, the government has announced. ...

FILE - This Thursday, Dec. 18, 2020 file photo shows a general view of the Al Rayyan stadium during the opening ceremony in Al Rayyan, Qatar. A look at the state of play in Qatar's preparations for the 2022 World Cup amid ongoing criticism of the host nation as qualifying in Europe begins. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, file)
EXPLAINER: Qatar prepares for World Cup amid rights concerns

By Rob Harris Mar. 23, 2021 06:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 file photo released by Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, middle, receives by Kuwaiti officials after his arrival from the U.S. in Kuwait. Kuwait state television said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, the country's 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, had died. ( KUNA via AP, File)
Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91

By Jon Gambrell And Adam Schreck Sep. 29, 2020 09:35 AM EDT

Qatar says it's working to protect laborers from coronavirus

By Ciarán Fahey And Rob Harris Apr. 07, 2020 04:49 PM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — The Qatari government said Tuesday it has implemented widespread measures to protect immigrant workers from the coronavirus, after a German...