Syria’s new foreign minister has met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday.

Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior has finally got his hands on a big global player award.

Qatar says it has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel.

Qatar has voted to end its limited elections for legislative seats.

President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the ongoing efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.

Thousands of mourners have converged around the flag-draped coffin of Hamas’ slain political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the emirate of Qatar as the fallout from his death in an alleged Israeli attack surged with breathtaking speed.

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans.

The Taliban is saying the West should look past their harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls to improve relations.

Twelve people have been injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin hit turbulence.

A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for nearly a year over bribery allegations has been released and returned home.

Only four pandas remain in the United States.

American swimmer Hunter Armstrong helped himself to two more medals on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.

Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko has been jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400-meter medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.

Marrit Steenbergen won gold for the Netherlands in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships.

The United States held off Hungary 8-7 to capture the women’s water polo title for the fifth time in the last six championships and eighth time overall.

It was a night for teenagers to shine at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

It was a night of firsts at the World Aquatics Championships.

With some of America’s biggest stars deciding to stay home, Claire Curzan and Hunter Armstrong have claimed the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

India’s Foreign Ministry says Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers who had been given death sentences for alleged spying that were commuted last year.

Chang Yani has topped teammate Chen Yiwen in the 3-meter springboard, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships.

Twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi have added to their artistic swimming medal haul at the World Aquatics Championships with a narrow victory in the duet free routine.

Even with a scaled-back team, China is turning in another dominant diving performance on the world stage.

Reigning Olympic champion Quan Hongchan has given herself a huge boost of momentum heading into the Paris Games.

With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships.

The hostage deal had seemed on the verge of unraveling.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker is stepping down after 27 years at the helm of the company.

Budweiser will still be the official World Cup beer through the 2026 tournament in the United States.

Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes.

The El País newspaper says the woman who accused Dani Alves of sexual assault at a nightclub last year will not seek financial compensation from the Brazil soccer player.

One of Pelé’s daughters says she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month.

Lionel Messi ended his long wait for the World Cup title in one of the most memorable finals in history.

Fans from across the globe are being exposed to Islam, sometimes for the first time in their lives, during the first World Cup in the Middle East.

The World Cup final between Argentina and France is rich in storylines as the 22nd edition of the tournament ends with a match fit for the occasion.

The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia and Morocco but “immortality” is at stake when the two teams meet in the third-place playoff.

The idea that Morocco could co-host the 2030 World Cup with near-neighbors Spain and Portugal seemed a bit crazy when it was floated four years ago.

In many ways, the service at the Catholic Church of Our lady of the Rosary feels like a standard Sunday Mass.

Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer.

The State Department says the body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl have been repatriated to the United States after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar.

The sensory rooms located at three World Cup stadiums in Qatar provide a calm and secure environment for children and young adults with autism, learning difficulties or other sensory access requirements.

Morocco has defied expectations and broken down barriers by becoming the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals.

American soccer writer Grant Wahl has been honored with a tribute from FIFA on the desk where he was due to work at the World Cup quarterfinal match between France and England.

England coach Gareth Southgate has nothing to tell his players just before they leave the locker room to play France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.

Louis van Gaal is revitalized at the World Cup and might not be ready to call time on his coaching career just yet.

Kylian Mbappe is living up to his reputation at the World Cup as the man best-placed to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as soccer’s biggest star.

Neymar scored a goal in his return from injury and Brazil beat South Korea 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

FIFA has brought disciplinary charges against Serbia for alleged misconduct by players and fans including offensive chants at a World Cup game against Switzerland.

France defender Jules Kounde was told by a match official to remove two gold chains he was wearing during the defending World Cup champions' match against Poland.

American men's soccer success on the world stage remains a dream.

Australia defender Harry Souttar overcame a World Cup-threatening knee injury and ended up marking Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at soccer's biggest tournament.

Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals.

The most controversial goal of the World Cup so far was scored by Japan and it eliminated Germany.

The camel batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup.

From most angles, it looked like the ball went out of play just before Japan scored its winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Spain in the World Cup.

Christian Pulisic is on track to play for the United States in its World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands on Saturday.

Morocco is the Arab world’s last hope at the first World Cup ever to be held in the Middle East.

It’s time to take note when even Declan Rice admits a mid-season World Cup is proving physically challenging, The workhorse England midfielder said he was feeling the strain after playing three games already in Qatar with a match against Senegal in the round of 16 coming up Sunday.

Soccer fans in Iran's Kurdish majority region have cheered the U.S. win over Iran in a politically charged World Cup, amid ongoing anti-government protests.

U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team’s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that sent the Americans to the round of 16 of the tournament.

The Biden administration has approved a $1 billion arms sale to Qatar in a transaction unveiled during halftime of the key World Cup 2022 match in Doha between Iran and the United States.

The lights at Stadium 974 briefly dimmed dramatically just before halftime during a World Cup match between Brazil and Switzerland.

Argentina’s 2-0 win over Mexico was the most-watched Spanish-language World Cup group stage broadcast in U.S. history, draw 8.9 million viewers on Telemundo television and the streaming services of Telemundo and Peacock.

Neymar is planning a World Cup comeback despite posting a photo of his ankle still looking very swollen.

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark.

Japanese fans and players get attention at every World Cup because they clean up after themselves after the matches.

World Cup host Qatar has been eliminated after just six days and two matches into the tournament.

As dawn broke on another day at the World Cup in Qatar, laborers who built this energy-rich country’s stadiums, roads and subway filled empty stretches of asphalt and sandlots to play cricket.

The World Cup 2010 in South Africa had Shakira.

The World Cup is drawing record viewership to Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo and Peacock.

The Welsh soccer federation said FIFA has offered assurances that fans wearing rainbow symbols will be allowed at Friday’s World Cup game against Iran.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana.

Canada will have to wait a little longer for its first World Cup win.

Thibaut Courtois saved an early penalty and Michy Batshuayi scored the lone goal to give Belgium a 1-0 win over Canada at the World Cup to spoil the North American team's return to the tournament after 36 years.

World Cup fans who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for vast fan villages some hour away from the city.

Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup.

It was a pretty good World Cup debut for Jude Bellingham.

Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand was injured and carried off the field early in his team’s opening World Cup match against England after clashing heads with a teammate.

Some Iran fans at the team's World Cup opener against England showed their support for protests against the Islamic Republic's regime.

FIFA has tried to end a standoff with European teams about wearing unauthorized captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign that draws attention to World Cup host Qatar.

The question of where to get a drink, a fixture at sporting events around the world, in the conservative country has been top of mind for many fans since Qatar banned the sale of beer in stadiums in a stunning about-face.

Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match.

FIFA says it has earned record revenues of $7.5 billion in the four years of commercial deals tied to the World Cup in Qatar.

Authorities have turned away thousands of fans from a concert celebrating the World Cup beginning the next day in Qatar.

A World Cup jammed into the middle of the European season isn’t ideal for the United States.

Senegal and the Netherlands are battling it out in the field on Monday afternoon and neither team has been able to score.

Fans are pouring into Qatar to watch and be part of the first World Cup in the Middle East.

Manchester United says it has “initiated appropriate steps” in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan.

Budweiser beer stands at the eight World Cup stadiums are being moved aside to less prominent spots just days before the games start.

Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for housing toward the lower end of what’s available for the upcoming World Cup, which is just days away from starting.

European nations, including England, are pushing FIFA for “concrete answers” on issues relating to migrant workers ahead of the World Cup.

Qatar’s ruling emir has lashed out at criticism of his country over its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, describing it as an “unprecedented campaign” targeting the first Arab nation to hold the tournament.

The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away.

A pair of giant pandas sent as a gift from China have arrived in Qatar ahead of next month’s World Cup.

Qatar has tested out a massive fleet of buses ahead of next month’s World Cup, when an estimated 1.2 million soccer fans will descend on the small Gulf nation.

FIFA has formally moved the World Cup start up by one day to Nov. 20.

The World Cup in Qatar could start one day earlier than scheduled.

Indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have ended after failing to make significant progress.

Spanish police have found a former princess of Qatar dead in her bed at home in southern Spain.

A new report says decisions by Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan were the key factors in the collapse of that nation’s military, leading to the Taliban takeover last year.

Electronic Arts will stop making its hugely successful FIFA video game in its current name.