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Basket – 2027 World Cup: Qatar Break the Streak, Lebanon Fall Back into Their Old Ways

Makram Haddad, 01/12 14:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

On Sunday evening at the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, everything seemed aligned for another quiet night: a full arena, a fiery atmosphere, an opponent already automatically qualified for the 2027 World Cup and presented as the group’s small underdog. Lebanon started seriously, put the ball inside, found rhythm in transition and immediately ...

Basketball – 2027 World Cup Qualifiers: Lebanon Survives a Scare, Khayat Delivers the Dagger

Makram Haddad, 28/11 08:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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In Doha, the script had everything to become the perfect trap. Facing Lebanon was a Qatari team already qualified by default for the 2027 World Cup as host nation, but in full “resurgence” and determined to send a message to the rest of Asia. Opposite them, a Lebanese team favored on paper, 30th in the FIBA rankings, with a new coach on the ...

Negotiations Under Way on Hamas Fighters Trapped in Gaza Tunnels: Sources Close to Talks

This is Beirut, 27/11 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Negotiations are under way to ensure safe passage for dozens of Hamas fighters holed up in tunnels in southern Gaza, multiple sources close to the talks told AFP on Thursday. Israeli media has reported that for weeks, between 100 and 200 Hamas militants have remained trapped in a network of tunnels under the city of Rafah, in an area of the Gaza ...

Football – 2025 Arab Cup: Lebanon Self-Destructs Despite Numerical Advantage

Makram Haddad, 27/11 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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No one will be able to say the context wasn’t favorable. In Doha, on the pitch of the Thani bin Jassim Stadium, in front of 20,816 spectators and under the eyes of Gianni Infantino and Lebanese FA president Hachem Haidar, Lebanon played more than an hour with eleven men against ten… only to lose 2–1 to Sudan and crash out of the 2025 Arab ...

Basketball – 2027 World Cup: Lebanon Starts Its Engines

Makram Haddad, 26/11 08:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Qatar Baskteball World cup Qualifiers

Ranked 30th in the FIBA standings, Lebanon enters Window 1 ahead of Saudi Arabia (64th), India (76th) and Qatar (83rd). The objective is clear: secure a second consecutive World Cup qualification, reach a fifth appearance on the global stage, and turn this theoretical advantage into real points from the very first games. Their last official ...

Football: Lebanon Heads to Qatar to Launch Its 2025 Arab Cup Campaign

Pierre Daccache, 25/11 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s national football team departed for Doha on Sunday afternoon to begin final preparations ahead of their opening match in the 2025 Arab Cup. Miodrag Radulović’s men will face Sudan on Wednesday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. (Beirut time) at Al-Gharafa Stadium, in a decisive knockout match that will determine their qualification to the ...

Why Normalization with Israel Will Revive Saudi Arabia

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 18/11 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia is rapidly losing regional relevance, with Sunni rivals Qatar and Turkey encroaching on its traditional leadership roles. The Kingdom’s economy remains mired in second gear, unable to transition from oil dependency to a knowledge-based model. Riyadh’s repeated promises of financial windfalls to the U.S. now appear to be ...

M23, DR Congo Ink Fresh Roadmap to Peace in Doha

This is Beirut, 15/11 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new framework for peace on Saturday at a ceremony in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC. Qatar, along with the United States and the African Union, has been engaged in months of back-and-forth talks aimed at ending the conflict in DRC's ...

World Cup Qualifiers: Lebanon–Qatar, a High-Tension Opener for an Undefeated Squad

Makram Haddad, 12/11 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Basketball Qatar Doha World cup Qualifications

First comes Doha (27 November, Lusail Multipurpose Hall), then Zouk Mikaël (30 November, Nouhad/Nohad Nawfal Sports Complex). Two closely scheduled matchups that will quickly show where Lebanon stands at the start of this new campaign. Qatar, the 2027 host nation, is not fighting for qualification but for credibility. For Lebanon, every result ...

Qatar Warns Will Cut Gas Supply to Europe over EU's Green Rules

This is Beirut, 03/11 22:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Qatar's energy minister on Monday warned the Gulf state would halt its supply of liquefied natural gas to Europe over Brussels's planned environmental and human rights rules. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires large companies to fix the "adverse human rights and environmental impacts" of their supply chains ...

Erdogan says Hamas 'Determined' to Stick to Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 03/11 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas is "determined" to stick to the Gaza truce, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Monday, adding it was crucial that Muslim nations play a leading role in the Palestinian territory's reconstruction. "It seems that Hamas is quite determined to adhere to the agreement," Erdogan told delegates from the ...

Trump to Meet Qatari Leaders on Gaza Truce During Asia Trip

This is Beirut, 25/10 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with the emir and prime minister of Qatar – a key ally in preserving the fragile Gaza peace deal – during a refueling stop on his way to Asia, officials said. The Qatari leaders will board Air Force One late in the day when it lands at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the regional headquarters for ...

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