Sport

Japan stun the Germans at Qatar 2022

Editorial Bureau November 23, 2022

Japan wins over the Germans, 2-1.  In what was unarguably the second-biggest upset of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Japan stunned 4-time FIFA World Cup champions Germany in a Group E match on Wednesday. Germany had taken the lead early in the first-half, thanks to an Ilkay Gundogan penalty. In the

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Kane and his men debuted it in style, 6-2

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2022

England scored 6-2 in their opening match against Iran at Qatar 2022. 5 different scorers found the back of the net for England as they hammered Iran 6-2 in the opening Group B match of the Qatar World Cup. England truly marked their arrival in the 2022 Qatar World Cup with a prolific 6-2 victory […]

Middle East Sustainability

Qatar’s new solar power plant to help the country deliver a carbon-neutral FIFA World Cup™

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2022

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has announced that carbon savings from Qatar’s new 800 MW solar power plant will be used to offset approximately half the emissions generated from the country’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup™. The Al Kharsaah Solar PV Independent Power Producer Project will commit 1.8m tons of carbon […]

Middle East Sport

Spectacular opening ceremony signals the start of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2022

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ got underway at Al Bayt Stadium after a stunning opening ceremony featuring His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and His Highness the Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.  In his address to the crowd during the opening ceremony, His Highness the Amir said: […]

Sport

Jung Kook of BTS killed it with his performance at the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2022

Jung Kook outstanding performance at the Opening Ceremony. Football fans were given a special treat as BTS star Jung Kook performed in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, on Sunday (November 20). Jung Kook performed with the official World Cup song Dreamers with Qatari singer Fahad […]

Middle East

Operation Claw-Sword targets Kurdish militant bases

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2022

ANKARA — Turkey has launched air-raids on Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, a week after a bombing in Istanbul which it blames on Kurdish militants. The raids — dubbed Operation Claw-Sword — struck Kurdish bases which were being used to launch attacks on Turkey, the Defense Ministry said. A Syrian-Kurdish spokesperson said two villages populated […]

Sport

See you at the Opening of Qatar 2022

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2022

The opening ceremony of Qatar 2022 will be at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium, 40 km (25 miles) north of Doha. Named and designed after the tents used by nomads in the Gulf, the Al Bayt Stadium is the furthest venue from central Doha but also one of the biggest and it has a retractable […]

UK

Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2022

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in his first visit to Kyiv since taking office. The meeting was held to “confirm continued UK support” for Ukraine in the ongoing war against Russia, a No 10 spokesperson said. “We discussed the most important issues both for our countries and for global […]

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Energy Firms to review green projects after levy

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2022

One of the UK’s biggest energy firms has warned that it will have to review its investments in renewables because of the government’s new 45% windfall tax on electricity generators. The boss of SSE said it “may have to give up” on some green energy plans when the levy comes into effect. The levy, unveiled in […]

Health USA

Pregnant Elizabeth Holmes will not have to deliver her baby in prison

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2022

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of Theranos, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with her Silicon Valley start-up firm. Holmes, 38, is currently pregnant with her second child. She broke down in court Friday after being sentenced to just over 11 years in federal prison over the Theranos case. Her […]