The Philippine Azkals settled for a draw against Qatar football team Al-Ahli SC Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila) with a final score of 1-1 to end the their training camp in Qatar.

The Philippine Azkals gear up for another tough battle against Qatari side Al-Ahli for a final friendly match of their training camp in Qatar in preparation for the main games of the Maldives AFC Challenge Cup on May 19.

Doha - Never mind the effect the oppressive heat in Qatar may have on millionaire soccer players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to recent reports, some 4,000 workers’ lives are at risk as they slave to build the facilities in that heat.

Doha - World champion Marc Marquez won the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday just a month after breaking his leg.The Honda rider fought off a thrilling, wheel-to-wheel challenge from nine-time champion Valentino Rossi on a Yamaha to win by just 0.259s...

A week has passed since the GGC Arab states of the Persian Gulf recalled their ambassadors from Qatar. That crisis may continue and even get worse.

Riyad - The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Qatar became even more strained after the Saudis demand closure of the popular TV Al Jazeera news channel that is owned by Qatar.

Saudi Arabia has declared the Muslim Brotherhood to be a terrorist mere days after withdrawing its ambassador from Qatar for that gulf states support for the Brotherhood.

Doha - Nine people were killed Thursday in a "gas cylinder" explosion in the Qatari capital, state television reported, airing footage of serious damage.The explosion tore through a restaurant attached to a mall in Doha, Qatar Television said.

Doha - Venus Williams, without a title in 16 months and beaten here as early as the second round, believes she still has what it takes to succeed at the highest level - and has the desire to prove it.The seven times Grand Slam champion cut a defiant figure de...

Doha - Li Na looks certain to build on last month's Australian Open triumph by reaching a career-high world number two next week - and could go on to become Serena Williams' nearest rival.

The football tournament which will be held in Qatar is likely to take place in winter, with December said to be "perfect."

Qatar's population is growing at an astonishing rate, driven by an urgent need to support an infrastructure development program estimated to cost $220 billion over the next decade. There are 1.4 million migrants in Qatar, 94 percent of the workforce.

Sydney - In arguably the sickest twist yet to “terrorism as we know it”, private money is funding jihadists in Syria. The money comes through many different sources, and if money isn’t everyone’s idea of idealism, it is a way of sending a message.

Damascus - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has revealed he is open to peace talks, but says they will not become a reality until foreign nations stop supporting the rebel fighters trying to overthrow him.

Washington - White House spokesperson, Jay Carney, made it clear several times in a recent press conference that the projected response to Assad's alleged chemical attack will not be about regime change but about the use of chemical weapons.

Philippine national basketball team Gilas Pilipinas handed Qatar its first loss in the ongoing FIBA Asia Basketball Championship games at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines.

New York - On Tuesday, June 18, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said insurgents fired two rockets into the Bagram Air Base outside the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The U.S. government is to hold direct talks with the Taliban in the next week. The peace negotiations are set to be held at the Taliban's political office in Qatar.

Doha - Al Jazeera reports that the Afghan Taliban are set to open a political office in Qatar a Gulf state. The office will be in Doha and will aim at facilitating peace talks to end the civil strife in Afghanistan.

Kathmandu - A Saudi Arabian woman, Raha Muharrak, 25, was among 64 people who reached the summit of Mount Everest Saturday, having climbed from Nepal's side of the mountain. Muharraq is the first woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reach the summit.