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Football, Middle East and North Africa

Will Qatar Become a Football Nation After Winning the Asian Cup?

The stunning defeat of Japan by the Qatari national men’s team in the Asian Cup final took the world of football by surprise. After defeating Lebanon, North Korea, South Korea, and regional rivals Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Maroons went into the final on February 1 with a 16-0 goal differential, and ultimately beat the Japan side 3-1. Japan is a four-time winner of the tournament and placed third in the Asian Football Association (AFC) ranking. Coming into the tournament, Qatar was ranked outside the top 10 in Asia, and at 93 in the FIFA world ranking.

Read further in Muftah Magazine.

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Middle East and North Africa, Refugees, Syrian refugee crisis

Are Syria’s wealthy neighbours doing enough? Gulf states urged to accept more refugees

As the Syrian refugee crisis escalates, some eastern European countries — notably Hungary — are being cast as villains for turning their backs on desperate men, women and children with nowhere else to go.

But the spotlight is also turning to another group of countries that critics accuse of failing to pull their weight.

Full article published in the National Post on 26 October 2015.

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