Saudi Arabia prepares to organize a winter World Cup in 2034, after a FIFA evaluation report for the tournament’s sole candidate highlighted the likelihood of the competition taking place “between October and April” due to “local climatic conditions” and cited it as “high risk”. FIFA will announce the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World … Read more
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has urged the international community and the United Nations to help end the most “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment meted out to the people of Jammu -and Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOJ&K) by the occupying forces. “We fully agree with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ statement that … Read more
A report commissioned by FIFA concluded that football’s governing body “has a responsibility” to compensate workers who suffered while hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The long-awaited report from FIFA’s Human Rights and Social Responsibility Subcommittee – finally released at midnight on Friday Central European Time – says the governing body “has taken a … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a launch event for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty during the G20 Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, November 18, 2024 . WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has pledged a contribution of US$4 billion to the World Bank’s International … Read more