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Normally when the World Cup comes around, Germans proudly fly their country’s flag and enthusiastically back their team. Not this time. Anyone walking around Berlin this week will struggle to notice any signs of World Cup fervor. There are no flags, no signs, no public viewing events – no indication…

With the World Cup just two days away, the eyes of the world are on Qatar with the competition being held in the Middle East for the first time ever.  The hosts take on Ecuador in the competition’s opening match on Sunday afternoon, before England get their campaign underway against…

The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that there will be a global shortfall of a staggering 10 million healthcare workers by the year 2030. And the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is not immune to this shortfall, with the shortage apparently set to affect countries including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,…

CGI of the completed projectIt will be the Laing O’Rourke’s fifth data centre for Khazna in the Middle East. The data centre building, to be constructed on a 26,000m2 site, will comprise four separate ‘pods’, each with two data halls totalling 5MW per pod, plus seven auxiliary data halls totalling…

As signatories to the Mine Ban Treaty prepare to meet in the 25th year of the ban, thousands in the Middle East continue to deal with the daily trauma of wounds caused by landmines. The treaty, which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines, has been signed…

Rapidly growing fast-casual Middle Eastern concept partnering with Force4Good to help raise funds for local non-profits in select markets Chicago, IL  (RestaurantNews.com)  Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill is ready to “fan the flame” of philanthropy in your neighborhood. The popular fast casual restaurant is partnering with Force4Good – a digital…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar‘s efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East, where its politics and its upstart ambitions have brought both international attention and regional ire. The road to the…

The Wider Image Drought in Iraq fuels disputes and despair Photography by Alaa Al-Marjani and Orhan Qereman Reporting by Amina Ismail and Maha El Dahan Filed November 14, 2022, 07:00 a.m. GMT Abbas Elwan drilled well after well in a desperate bid to find water for his family’s parched farmlands in…

Abbas Elwan drilled well after well in a desperate bid to find water for his family's parched farmlands in southern Iraq. After yet another attempt failed in August, he took a gun from the kitchen of their mud house and slipped into the night. Hikma Meteab found her husband's body…

Football fans heading to Qatar for the World Cup need to make sure they don't bring any of the prohibited items to the Middle East, or they could be imprisoned. A lot of football fans have been left short of the normal excitement that comes with the last few days…