Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints: UN
DOHA: Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency said Tuesday (Nov 1), 19 days from the start of the football World Cup.
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Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar's capital ahead of World Cup
DOHA: Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were evicted from their homes told Reuters.
Paraguay artist who painted boots for Messi looks to bring color to World Cup
ASUNCIÓN: Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colorful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar. The Asuncion-born artist is painting some two dozen sets of boots, balls and canvases, many inspired by the Middle Eastern nation and its capital Doha, which will host national teams from around the world next month to compete for the World Cup crown.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: The Volunteers
But this World Cup is about more than just the players. Thousands of people have been working hard behind the scenes to pull this tournament together, including over 20,000 volunteers from over 160 countries ready to play their part in the biggest sporting event on earth.
Paraguay artist who painted boots for Messi looks to bring color to World Cup
ASUNCIÓN : Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colorful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar.
Three firemen die in training accident in Qatar ahead of World Cup
Three Pakistani firemen have died in a training accident in Doha weeks before the start of the World Cup. Authorities said the three were not taking part in a multi-national World Cup security exercise currently being held around the city that includes simulations of "chemical incidents" and demonstrations. Officials did not give details of the accident which occurred late on Wednesday but accounts given by friends of the three and posted on social media said they were on a crane that collapsed in Doha's Hamad port. Photographs accompanying the posts showed the crumpled crane. AFP could not immediately verify the pictures. Fifteen foreign governments including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Palestinian territories have sent security forces and experts for the Watan exercise that ends on Thursday. Exercises have included fighter jet drills, a chemical attack on a stadium and handling demonstrations.
Lakers woes continue, Giannis powers Bucks over Nets
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers’ miserable start to the season continued on Wednesday as the winless NBA giants crashed to a fourth straight defeat against the Denver Nuggets.
Phil Mickelson says LIV Golf ‘not going away’
DORAL, Florida: Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson says the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series is a “force in the game that is not going away” after world No.1 Rory McIlroy expressed fear of an “irreparable” split.