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Fifa's decision to host the World Cup across an entire continent and expand it to 48 teams will leave some fans potentially facing thousands of miles of air travel, with emissions running into tonnes of carbon dioxide per fan.

Due to the airspace closure in Bahrain, Gulf Air's scheduled services to and from Bahrain International Airport remain temporarily suspended. The airline currently operates temporary commercial flights to and from Bahrain via King Fahad International Airport in Dammam.

Growing up in a small village in Lebanon taught me resilience and adaptability. Those qualities have influenced my character and my approach to design and decision-making.

We live in an extraordinary moment in Qatar, as you can imagine, but ... there has been an amazing coordination among all the universities in, first of all, minimizing the risk of the students and, secondly, in assuring the continuity of education by online means and also doing the adaptations that are needed in terms of assessment and everything else. We learned a lot during the COVID times and those lessons learned there have been extremely useful in this specific situation at this time.

The vice chairman of the board came and said to me, You have been chosen to be the first face on Al Jazeera, but we want one thing from you: do not tell anyone. The announcement that Rayyan was presenting the first bulletin was made public half an hour before airtime, and he deliberately entered the studio on an empty stomach to ensure he could breathe well and deliver the historic broadcast.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw on Wednesday to determine the quarterfinal pairings, a day after announcing that the western zone playoffs that were postponed because of the war in the Middle East have been rescheduled for April 13-14 in Jeddah.

Qatar's minister of state for foreign affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, speaks with Talk to Al Jazeera, as the Gulf faces its most dangerous escalation in years after coming under Iranian drone and missile attacks. Al Khulaifi condemns Iran's aggression, warns that attacks on energy infrastructure threaten global markets, and argues that Gulf security is inseparable from global stability.

I was very concerned, very terrified. I still don't believe it's real. Singh, who had a layover in Doha while traveling home from a wedding in India, expressed her anxiety about the situation. Though she's been put up in a luxury hotel, she said it doesn't feel like a vacation because she is constantly updating family and wondering when she'll make it home to Texas.

She and her husband spent $55,000 over the past year to make their Kansas City-area home more appealing for short-term renters. The four-bedroom home features the kind of touches - cozy TV-watching areas, an outdoor fire pit, and newly purchased furniture - that should be catnip for visitors. Since the listing went live in December, however, the home has drawn only a handful of bookings. The first stay didn't offer much encouragement: the guests trashed the place, causing about $1,200 in damage.

My agent kept calling clubs, and the same thing happened - clubs wanted me to train first. With the ego I had, I said, 'I'm not coming to train. You've seen me play with Jamaica, you've seen my past 10 years. I shouldn't have to train to get a contract.' Clubs said, 'if you don't train, we won't sign you'.

Qatar Museums was founded in 2005 by Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the daughter of the former emir of the country. As Qataris like to point out, Doha's engagement with international contemporary art began before that of the UAE and well before that of Saudi Arabia; its I.M. Pei-designed Museum of Islamic Art opened in 2008 and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in 2010, while museums elsewhere were still in the planning stages.

Michail Antonio is set to sign a short-term deal with Qatar's AlSailiya before his return to club football following a near-fatal car crash. The former West Ham striker had been training with Charlton Athletic and held exploratory talks with the Championship club over a pay-as-you-play deal. But the 35-year-old is poised to sign for Qatari Stars League club AlSailiya until the end of their season, which has six games left.

With the champions not in action until they take on Al-Feiha on Thursday, Matthias Jaissle's men knew a sixth straight victory would take them within four points of the summit. They had to come from behind after Giorgos Masouras opened the scoring 19 minutes in, but Toney led a stirring second-half fightback. The former Brentford man powered Ali Majrashi's left-wing cross home in the 59th minute, and just eight minutes later, he reacted quickest to Anthony Moris spilling Galeno's shot to make it 2-1.