Keys to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
The plan, divided into three phases, provides for an imminent return of 33 Israeli hostages. In exchange, Israel will release more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners
Saleh al-Arouri: Hamas’ chief negotiator and a loose cannon in the Palestinian Islamist group
The Hamas number two, killed in an explosion in Beirut Tuesday, had led talks with Fatah and actors linked to Iran, in addition to ordering attacks without consulting the militia’s leadership
UN warns of an ‘even more hellish scenario’ in Gaza as Israel pushes the population south
Israel continues to shell areas in southern Gaza, despite ordering internally displaced civilians to move there, as its troops continue their ground offensive
Keys to understanding the truce between Israel and Hamas: Weeks of negotiation in Qatar and one hostage for every three Palestinian prisoners
The pact is expected to come into force on Thursday and will allow for the release of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners. The agreement also includes allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza
Qatar becomes a key intermediary in Israel-Hamas war as fate of hostages hangs in the balance
The gas-rich emirate maintains a relationship with those viewed as militant groups by the West while trying to preserve its close security ties with the United States
United States and Venezuela hold secret meeting in Qatar
The president of the Venezuelan Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, and Juan Gonzalez, advisor to Biden, met three weeks ago in the Gulf nation, which is unexpectedly assuming a leading mediation role
Alcaraz, Medvedev to clash in Indian Wells final
Alcaraz needs to win the title Sunday to regain the No. 1 ranking in the world from Novak Djokovic
Neymar to undergo season-ending surgery on right ankle
The player will miss PSG’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich on Wednesday and will be operated on in the coming days at a hospital in Doha
How are women treated in Qatar?
In a country in which only 15% of inhabitants are citizens, Qatari women are a double minority. All females in the Gulf monarchy – be they residents or tourists – are subject to Islamic law
Morocco’s Qatar World Cup victory over Belgium sparks Brussels riots
Clashes broke out in Belgian capital and in cities across the Netherlands after the match in Doha, the first meeting between the countries since 2008
Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas struggles to appoint his successor
Increasingly isolated and autocratic, the West Bank leader is clinging to power despite 74% of the population calling for his resignation
Sleeping in a box for $200 a night at the Qatar World Cup
In the outskirts of Doha, a thousand dormitory rooms have been built for fans attending the soccer tournament. Some are missing window glass, and others are covered in a film of sand
FIFA president defends Qatar World Cup, slams Western ‘hypocrisy’
In response to complaints about the host nation’s human rights record, Gianni Infantino says that Europeans ‘should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before giving moral lessons to people’
Infantino’s call to ‘focus on the football’ is a crass abdication of FIFA’s accountability for migrant worker abuses
Agnès Callamard|
Tul Bahadur Gharti died after spending more than 10 hours in sweltering heat on a construction site at the venue for the upcoming World Cup. His wife never received an explanation or compensation. That has to change