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20.11.2022 22:40 Hosts Qatar open the 2022 Fifa World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt.

20.11.2022 22:40 How Qataris feel about their country becoming the first in the Arab world to host a World Cup.

20.11.2022 12:51 Operation Claw-Sword targeted sites in Syria and Iraq a week after a deadly bombing in Istanbul.

20.11.2022 12:51 The Colombian star, who features on the World Cup anthem, was asked about human rights issues.

20.11.2022 07:51 BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor spends the night at the Qetaifan Island Fan Village just north of Doha, where football fans are arriving for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

18.11.2022 21:00 Social media images show crowds cheering as fire engulfs the Islamic Republic founder's ancestral home.

18.11.2022 16:22 Fulla Masalmeh, who was autistic, was in a car fired on by soldiers - but what happened is disputed.

18.11.2022 11:30 Mohammed bin Salman now has immunity against a lawsuit due to his new role as prime minister.

18.11.2022 01:30 At least 10 children have died in a building in the Jabalia refugee camp - the biggest in Gaza.

18.11.2022 01:30 Young men in Lebanon are joining the Islamic State group in a desperate bid to escape poverty.

17.11.2022 20:10 Kian Pirfalak and Sepehr Maghsoudi's families reject state media reports blaming a "terror attack".

17.11.2022 20:10 Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's sister says his health deteriorated when he stopped eating and drinking.

17.11.2022 20:10 Benjamin Netanyahu's deal with a far-right ally could inflame tensions with Palestinians and allies.

17.11.2022 05:50 Survivors recall the harrowing loss of loved ones in a deadly migrant boat disaster off Lebanon.

17.11.2022 05:50 Two Qataris tell us how the country's conservative laws and customs affect gay people and women.