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Iran plans to increase direct flights to Qatar amid FIFA World Cup 2022

Published by Azer News By Trend Iranian airline companies are planning to increase flights between Iran and Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022, the head of the Association of Iranian airlines Maghsoud Asadi Samani told Trend. “Iranian companies will increase flights to Qatar based on potential increasing demands,” he said. He pointed out that the two countries civil aviation

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USMNT Completes June Schedule By Booking Uruguay

Published by Sports Illustrated By Avi Creditor The two World Cup-bound sides will meet in a friendly at Children’s Mercy Park as part of the preparation for Qatar. The U.S. men’s national team’s June window is fully booked, with a date against World Cup-bound Uruguay the final piece of the puzzle. The window, which is the penultimate gathering for the

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UK judge dismisses Qatar claim over A321neo jet contract

Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge on Tuesday denied a request by Qatar Airways to force Airbus keep building A321neo jetliners in a setback to the airline as part of a wider legal dispute. The decision means the European planemaker is free to market the in-demand jets to other airlines while the two sides pursue a

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Iraq exhibits art pillaged after 2003 invasion

Published by Al-Araby Verdant landscapes, stylised portraits of peasant women, curved sculptures — an exhibition in Baghdad is allowing art aficionados to rediscover the pioneers of contemporary Iraqi art. Around one hundred items are on display in the capital, returned and restored nearly two decades after they were looted. Many of the works, including pieces by renowned artists Jawad Selim

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Bionic limbs lift Gaza amputees’ self-esteem

Published by Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – A “smart” prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project in Palestine’s Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds without limbs. Since March, a Qatari-funded hospital in Gaza has been

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One of Cristiano Ronaldo’s twin babies died after birth

Published by New York Daily News Manchester United soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo revealed in an Instagram post Monday that one of his twin babies with partner Georgina Rodriguez died after birth. The Portuguese player, 37, had announced he and Rodriguez, 28, were expecting twins — a boy and a girl — last fall. He expressed the couple’s pain of losing

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UEFA, Big Clubs Still Profiting Off Super League on First Anniversary

Published by Sports Illustrated By Jonathan Wilson One year ago, the launch of the breakaway tournament made to rival the Champions League rocked the world of soccer. But the big clubs are still profiting off the failed idea. It is a year since the European Super League launched. In the moment, it seemed a bizarre project, ill-conceived and ill-promoted. Within

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