Alcohol will be banned from streets and public places and if Qatar officials get their way even stadiums during the 2022 World Cup, the head of the country's tournament organising committee has said.
Major infrastructure projects such as those in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Expo 2020 in the UAE can help steady remittance flow from Qatar and other GCC countries, a senior officer of the UAE Exchange Group said.
Just 12 days into the job Jorge Fossati faces his first test as Qatar coach when his side play away at South Korea in a crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
Jorge Fossati was officially unveiled as Qatar's new coach on Tuesday and insisted that the 2022 host country's "big dream" of reaching the 2018 World Cup finals was still possible.
World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar have sacked coach Jose Daniel Carreno just a fortnight ahead of a crucial 2018 qualifier in South Korea and after successive defeats.
A senior Qatari official facing a possible two-and-a-half-year ban following a recent FIFA investigation said he hopes a "full and fair" review of his case will exonerate him.
Qatar will begin operations at its Barzan gas project in November, two people close to the matter told Reuters, as the Gulf state strives to meet rising domestic energy demand as it prepares to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
FIFA's ethics commission on Friday called for a two-and-a-half-year ban against a top Qatar and Asian football official for refusing to cooperate with an inquiry.
Qatar accounted for more than $10.4bn in remittances to countries across the globe in 2015, with South Asian countries receiving 70% of remittances from the country, Xpress Money said.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted that the 2022 World Cup would be hosted by Qatar as planned. Infantino told reporters in Doha: “Of course, the World Cup will take place in Qatar in 2022.”
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at Al Bahr Palace on Thursday evening with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has met with HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a visit to Qatar which is hosting the 2022 World Cup, the committee overseeing preparations for the event said.
