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US proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists

It's unclear exactly how social media reviews would be conducted or what would trigger the government to interfere with a foreigner's entry into the country.

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; View of the game ball before a round of 16 match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Bank of America Stadium

#JewGoal phrase migrated from FIFA to real football commentary, normalizes antisemitism - study

United States fans with a rainbow Pride flag during the FIFA Women's World Cup Final at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, July 7, 2019

Seattle doubles down on World Cup Pride plans despite Iran, Egypt's objections

A match ball is seen in front of a Pride flag during the round 21 A-League Women's match between Newcastle Jets and Western United at No.2 Sportsground, on March 30, 2025, in Newcastle, Australia.

FIFA assigns LGBT-themed World Cup game to Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death


Qataris wear pro-Palestinian armbands amid World Cup symbol row

The FIFA World Cup, hosted by Qatar, serves as the stage for a number of political and human rights conflicts.

 A worker carries One Love armbands, which are banned by FIFA at the World Cup Qatar 2022, in Utrecht, Netherlands November 23, 2022.

Qatari kicks Israeli journalists out of taxi, claims they 'kill my brothers'

Israeli journalist Dor Hoffman further claimed that security guards were sent to remove him and his filming crew from a Qatari beach.

  A fan displays a Palestine flag in the stands during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, November 23, 2022

Alcohol, PDAs and LGBTQ+ support: What else is banned in Qatar World Cup?

'No beer' is not the only local law travelers to Qatar will have to adhere to in the conservative Muslim state.

 Participants display placards as LGBT+ associations protest in front of FIFA World Football Museum, as Qatar is set to host the 2022 World Cup, in Zurich, Switzerland November 8, 2022

Casualties rise as Iran intensifies violent crackdown against protesters

The intensified crackdown reportedly resulted in a high number of casualties among protesters in western Iran, with footage from multiple cities showing bloodied bodies laying in the street.

 Protesters in Iran remove their head coverings in defiance of the Islamic Republic's laws as protests continue to grow despite regime crackdown, November 2022.

Kosher bagels allowed in Qatar for FIFA World Cup - rabbi

“We’re taking baby steps, who would have dreamt that there would be kosher bagels in Qatar?" said Rabbi Marc Schneier, adding that Qataris “have absolutely no problem with any type of kosher food.”

 EVERYTHING BAGELS and beet-cured salmon are sure to get your post-Yom Kippur break fast off to a good start.

US journalist detained in Qatar for wearing LGBTQ+ armband

Iranian players competing in the soccer World Cup have lost fans among many people back home who accuse the national squad of siding with a violent state crackdown on protesters.

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International scrutiny toward Qatar hosting World Cup - editorial

The FIFA World Cup, hosted by Qatar, has been subject to international scrutiny and condemnations for a series of irregularities.

 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview, Doha, Qatar - November 18, 2022 The FIFA World Cup logo is pictured on the Corniche Promenade ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

World Cup: Qatar won't allow cooked Kosher food, public Jewish prayer

Jewish organizations claim that Qatar is breaking its promise on allowing any cooked Kosher food to be sold at FIFA World Cup.

 People walk past an illuminated soccer ball ahead of the FIFA 2022 World cup soccer tournament at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar November 15, 2022.

Will kosher food be available for Qatar FIFA World Cup?

Making history and bagels: Some kosher food items will be sold in Qatar, a state that has no ties with Israel.

 Searching for kosher food ahead of the Qatar FIFA World Cup.

'I feel gay,' FIFA chief attempts to empathize with marginalized

Infantino opened the traditional pre-World Cup news conference on Saturday with a lengthy monolog lambasting the critics of Qatar hosting the tournament because of the country's human rights record.

 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA President Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - November 19