Arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have been given the go-ahead after a Democratic Party-led effort to halt them failed in a US Senate vote on Wednesday. The resolutions failed 39-56 ...

That's right, the 2022 World Cup is set to begin officially this weekend, but if you're attending or following from afar, you've heard about the controversy over beer sales and where they're ...

Before Qatar plane controversy, Trump derided foreign gifts — and Qatar. Trump previously attacked foreign and even Qatari donations to the Clinton Foundation.

The first soccer World Cup ever to be held in the Middle East begins on Sunday, but never before has the biggest tournament of the planet's most watched sport been shrouded in so much controversy.

The World Cup, with its US$220-billion price tag, has been a major part of this effort, bringing great prestige to Qatar as the first Muslim country to ever host the tournament.But the competition ...

US Senate Rejects Bids to Block Arms Sales to Qatar, UAE. More. Reuters. A general view of the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo.

Since it won the right to host the World Cup in 2010, the tiny but hugely wealthy Gulf state of Qatar has been granted £3.4bn worth of weapons sales licenses by Britain. Described by Gary Lineker ...

Congressional Democrats are seeking to block more than $3 billion in proposed weapons sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates that were announced during President Trump’s visit to the Middle ...

Senate Republicans have blocked an effort by Democrats to temporarily block arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in response to President Donald Trump’s dealings in the region.

Notably, the massive deal includes the sale of 210 wide-body civilian airliners to Qatar Airways by Boeing. According to sources, Qatar offered Trump a 747-8 luxury jet for his official use.

MORE: Beer sales banned at World Cup stadiums in Qatar, FIFA says The term "sportswashing" has repeatedly been used by analysts in connection with the upcoming World Cup.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked an effort by Democrats to temporarily block arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in response to President Donald Trump’s dealings ...