A Game of Double Standards
Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.
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Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.
The US and Saudi Arabia have reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr brings you the latest from Beirut.

The Iran-backed group, which previously announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia, also claims to have hit another vessel.

Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.

Okoth Obado was found guilty of killing Sharon Otieno with whom he had had an affair.

The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded 'a wall, a blockade' against opposition parties.

The price of Brent crude rose more than 6% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
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