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Islamic terrorists with weapons shown as football players: French satirical newspaper offends Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup

OpIndia Staff - 9 November, 2022

The image published by the French newspaper shows seven bearded men with "Qatar" emblazoned across their shirts above large numerals. They appear to be playing football through the dunes, armed with machetes, rifles, and rocket launchers.

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Qatar foreign minister calls European nations ‘arrogant and racist’ for raising objections over human rights and anti-LGBTQ laws ahead of World Cup

OpIndia Staff - 8 November, 2022

Qatar Foreign Minister has responded to call of boycott of the upcoming event in the Arab country by calling the opposing voices "arrogant" and "racist".

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‘I was hunted by Qatari police and raped’: Gay expatriate alleges sexual harassment by authorities in Qatar

OpIndia Staff - 8 November, 2022

The alleged incident took place in 2018. A Filipino man has alleged that he was lured by a dating app and then Qatari policemen met him and allegedly raped him.

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‘Let football take center stage’: FIFA urges World Cup teams to focus on the game instead of politics and ideologies

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2022

“Please, let’s now focus on the football. Do not allow football to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists", the letter by FIFA president read.

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