AP Muhammed Afsal AP Muhammed Afsal is a Doha-based freelance reporter. Iran | Jun 15, 2024 Analysis From Israel to Iran, Modi 3.0 eyes deepening of India's Middle East ties India refuses to be restricted by its former Cold War commitments; as with any other power or wannabe power, only self-interest matters, and the oil monarchies of the Gulf top India's list of friends in the region. Gulf | Feb 2, 2023 ALM Feature Once-banned, Saudi women's soccer team wins big as Riyadh woos FIFA A Saudi women's soccer team that was unthinkable a decade ago is now winning championships, but Australia and New Zealand have lodged a complaint to FIFA over the kingdom's reported sponsorship of upcoming tournament. Jan 8, 2023 Graffiti gets a makeover in streets of Qatar After decades of suppressing unauthorized graffiti protest, Qatari authorities commissioned dozens of public murals around the World Cup. Saudi Arabia | Dec 18, 2022 Despite loss, Saudi Arabia scores big at World Cup In Qatar, a sprawling 18,000 square-meter Saudi House — a large exhibition pavilion erected on Doha’s waterfront — seems to flex the kingdom’s soft-power muscles, as Saudi tries to shake off its ultra-conservative image. Latest News 4 killed in shooting near Oman mosque: police Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024 No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll by Maher al-Mounes | AFP | Jul 15, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists held after protest at UK war memorial Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024 See more Podcasts How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian Leading Trump VP picks on Middle East policy How Iran’s new president will shift US-Iran relations See more
Iran | Jun 15, 2024 Analysis From Israel to Iran, Modi 3.0 eyes deepening of India's Middle East ties India refuses to be restricted by its former Cold War commitments; as with any other power or wannabe power, only self-interest matters, and the oil monarchies of the Gulf top India's list of friends in the region.
Gulf | Feb 2, 2023 ALM Feature Once-banned, Saudi women's soccer team wins big as Riyadh woos FIFA A Saudi women's soccer team that was unthinkable a decade ago is now winning championships, but Australia and New Zealand have lodged a complaint to FIFA over the kingdom's reported sponsorship of upcoming tournament.
Jan 8, 2023 Graffiti gets a makeover in streets of Qatar After decades of suppressing unauthorized graffiti protest, Qatari authorities commissioned dozens of public murals around the World Cup.
Saudi Arabia | Dec 18, 2022 Despite loss, Saudi Arabia scores big at World Cup In Qatar, a sprawling 18,000 square-meter Saudi House — a large exhibition pavilion erected on Doha’s waterfront — seems to flex the kingdom’s soft-power muscles, as Saudi tries to shake off its ultra-conservative image.
Pro-Palestinian activists held after protest at UK war memorial Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 15, 2024