Tag Archives: Qatar

18Oct/22

Qatar 2022 organisers announce additional 30,000 rooms for World Cup visitors

October 18, 2022TravelAl Bayt Stadium, And 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Geography of Asia, Organizations, Qatar, Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid, Western Asiaadmin

Ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ are approaching 3 million as the countdown continues to the first edition of the tournament in the Middle East and Arab world, which will get underway at Al Bayt Stadium on 20 November. Continue reading

17Oct/22

FIFA announces partnership with Globant to wide-ranging FIFA+ and multi-tournament agreement

October 17, 2022FootballFIFA, Geography of Asia, Globant, Organizations, Qatar, Sportsadmin

FIFA has struck a multi-year agreement with digital consultant and software provider Globant to supercharge the growth of the FIFA+ streaming platform and support football’s flagship events, starting with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Continue reading

07Oct/22

Reform must be the legacy of the Qatar World Cup

October 7, 2022FootballCountries, David Beckham, Doha, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup controversies, Geography of Asia, Isobel Archer, Kafala system, Migrant workers, Nepalis in Qatar, Qatar, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, Western Asiaadmin

Isobel Archer
Published: September 27, 2022 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Isobel Archer is the Gulf Programme Manager at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

Today is International Tourism Day and David Beckham’s latest glossy video promo for Qatar Tourism, which is being heavily promoted by the forthcoming World Cup hosts, will likely make it into one of your social feeds.

In it, Doha appears shining and luxurious; endless glass skyscrapers, hotels, parks and plazas form the horizon as Beckham tours the souqs and riviera. Continue reading →