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Israel-Hamas war
‘It’s a lifelong injury’: From Gaza to Doha, children bear the scars of war 
Two students working on a computer
The World's Global Classroom
Texas A&M is shutting down its Qatar campus amid charges of a disinformation campaign
Argentinian players celebrate after winning penalty shootout during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. 
Sports
Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win
A giant inflatable copy of the trophy is displayed prior to the start of the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Nov. 20, 2022.
Sports
Qatar opens World Cup with lavish half-hour ceremony
Rep. Michael Waltz speaks as Rep. Mike Johnson displays a map during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021,
Afghanistan
Former adviser Sarah Chayes: The US failed to understand how Afghans wage war
A group of six men are shown holding guns and wearing military fatigues with the domestic departure entrance to the Kabul airport.
Afghanistan
Qatar says it’s not clear when Kabul airport will reopen
Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee hearing on Next Steps for US Engagement in Afghanistan at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2021.
Conflict & Justice
As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad
Woman in blue outfit holding up her arms
Women & Gender
Women in Afghanistan push for rights and more representation amid ongoing talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban
Afghan families leave their houses after fighting between the Afghan military and Taliban insurgents in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2020.
Conflict & Justice
Fighting in Afghanistan claims lives and displaces families as peace talks drag on
Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 12, 2020.
Women & Gender
Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, center, his first Vice President Amrullah Saleh, left, and second Vice President Sarwar Danish, right, take the oath of office during their inauguration, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020.
Conflict
Afghan peace talks set to start despite escalating attacks on politicians
A picture of a tan building with barriers
Conflict & Justice
Why negotiations between the US and Taliban mostly take place in Qatar
President Donald Trump met with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani
Global Politics
The Gulf sees Qatar as ‘an outlaw,’ but Trump needs everyone to get along
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just after departing a plane is greeted by Saudi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 13, 2019.
Global Politics
Urging Gulf states to heal rift, Pompeo lands in Riyadh
The team in the changing room before a big match. Left to right: Kenneth, David, Binumon, Purna, Umesh, Padam.
Jobs
They are building Qatar’s World Cup stadiums — and dreaming of playing soccer.
Climate conditions in much of the Persion Gulf/Arabian Peninsula area will often push past the limits of human adaptability by the end of this century under current greenhouse gas pollution trends, according to a new report in Nature Climate Change. These
Environment
Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans
Aziz Ansari, the comedian and actor teamed up with a sociologist from New York University, Eric Klinenberg to take the pulse of global romance in the early 21st century.
Books
Strangers around the world gave Aziz Ansari the most intimate details of their romantic lives — their text messages
Labourers work at a construction site in Doha June 18, 2012.
Sports
Qatar’s migrant workers are abused — but the country’s leaders may use unfair media criticism to deflect efforts to help them
Laborers work at a construction site in Doha on June 18, 2012.
Development
Foreign workers face exploitation and death while building Qatar’s World Cup sites
Sports
Qatar’s World Cup gets a red card for poor treatment of workers
Sports
It looks like Qatar’s 2022 World Cup will be a winter affair
Arts, Culture & Media
U.S. Extends Closure of Some Embassies & Diplomatic Posts
Environment
UN Climate Secretariat meets with renewed sense of urgency
Environment
Philippines picks up pieces after freak typhoon roars across country
Environment
CIA closes down intelligence center focused on climate change
Environment
Warming climate presents grave risk of greenhouse gas release in Arctic
Tawakul Karman set to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Is the U.S. Considering a Prisoner Exchange With the Taliban?
Global Politics
Taliban Attack On Presidential Palace Dims Peace Prospects
Conflict & Justice
Following Taliban Flag Raising in Qatar, Low Expectations for Afghan Peace Talks
Global Politics
US to Open Peace Talks With the Taliban
An artist’'s rendering of a full-scale commercial low-input desert agriculture facility. Project’s designers say the concept should work in any low-altitude desert area near a large source of salt water.
Environment
Desert lunch: Coaxing climate-friendly food from the world’s driest places
Business, Economics and Jobs
Qatar Plan to Invest in Muslim Populated Paris Suburbs Makes Some French Uneasy
Environment
Unusual Typhoon Leaves Southern Philippines Reeling
Development & Education
EU Coal Resurgence Means Bigger Climate Challenge
With Little Fanfare, UN Climate Talks Underway in Doha
Environment
An Arctic Climate Catastrophe?
Global Politics
Doha Climate Talks: More Hot Air?
Hope for UN Climate Talks
Development in Syria of a Political Opposition
Sports
Facing Financial Pressures, Al Jazeera Expands Sports Programming
Conflict & Justice
Tawakul Karman — Nobel Prize Winner From Yemen
Journalists Released After Being Detained in Libya
‘It Was a Nightmare,’ Mother of Journalist Released by Gadhafi Forces
No Waves of Hope
Global Politics
The internet: the biggest threat to endangered species
Lifestyle & Belief
Geo Quiz + geo answer