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Vaccines inject hope for normal World Cup in Qatar China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-14 09:45 Share CLOSE FILE PHOTO: The tournament s official logo for the 2022 Qatar World Cup is seen on the Doha Tower, in Doha, Qatar, September 3, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] Qatar is now planning for a normal World Cup in 2022 after the rapid progress in producing vaccines for the coronavirus, the tournament CEO told Associated Press before the European qualifying draw. Early in the pandemic that forced the cancelation of the European Championship and Olympics this year, Qatar was concerned about the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the first World Cup to be staged in the Middle East. ....
Follow Dec. 13, 2020 It wasn’t long ago that Gulf states were actively promoting ultra-conservative interpretations of Islam, and didn’t shy away from cultivating political Islam either. The U.S. National Intelligence Assessment from April 1970 judged Riyadh as likely to support conservative non-governmental groups in the Arab world, such as the Muslim Brotherhood. But times are changing. Gulf states are being forced into a comprehensive rethink of their religious, political and economic systems, triggered by, most immediately, the prospect of drastically declining oil revenues as global demand shifts away from dependence on hydrocarbons. How COVID – and Israel’s Trump-brokered lovefest with Arab states – are affecting Palestinians ....