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Qatar military officials set to visit West Virginia

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino participates in the annual conference of the South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 12, 2018. The governing body of South American soccer has asked FIFA to expand the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2022 tournament in Qatar. (AP Photo/Martin Ruggiero)

European leagues oppose FIFA plan for 48-team 2022 World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the annual conference of the South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 12, 2018. The governing body of South American soccer has asked FIFA to expand the World Cup to 48 teams for the 2022 tournament in Qatar. (AP Photo/Martin Ruggiero)

Qatar wants FIFA talks on logistics of a 48-team World Cup

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Feb 22, 2014, Gianni Infantino gestures during a press conference at the Acropolis Convention Centre in Nice, southeastern France. FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants to team up with American, Chinese and Saudi Arabian interests to launch an expanded 24-team Club World Cup, played every four years starting in 2021, and a two-yearly global competition for national teams. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, FILE)

FIFA keen on expanding World Cup to 48 teams for Qatar 2022

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump praises Shiekh Al Thani for Qatar terror funding fight

By Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump extols Qatar on anti-terror, reversing past critique

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, third from right, and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, second from left, participate in a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, Monday, April 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Emir of Qatar says his nation condemns terrorism

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Qatar and the World Cup Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

A hotbed of tranquility

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Qatar, UAE spend heavily on lobbyists amid a war of words

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

UAE says Qatar jets came near plane, helicopter; Doha denies

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Trump to Mohammed bin Salman: Focus on Iran

By S. Rob Sobhani

FILE - In this file photo taken during a government organized media tour, workers walk back to the Al-Wakra Stadium worksite being built for the 2022 World Cup, in Doha, Qatar. Qatar World Cup monitors have found workers going more than four months without rest on building sites. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Audit: Excessive working hours on Qatar 2022 World Cup sites

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, Sen Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks at a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Corker says he will no longer block Persian Gulf nations from buying American-made lethal weapons even though the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its neighbors remains in a stalemate.. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Key senator to stop blocking US arms sales to Persian Gulf

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, a new Qatar Airways Airbus A350 approaches the gate at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Qatar Airways' chief executive says the carrier will post a loss this year because four other Arab countries have severed land, air and sea links with Qatar. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

AP interview: Qatar Air CEO sees growth despite Mideast spat

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Seeking closer ties, Qatar to expand base used by US troops

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends the US Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

ISIS still mortal threat to Middle East, Qatar foreign minister warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, left, next to Qatar's Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah, shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, ‎at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tillerson, Mattis praise Qatar despite ongoing rift with Saudis

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Louvre Abu Dhabi reportedly replaces map missing Qatar

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, prior to their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Al Thani's visit comes as the United Arab Emirates on Monday claimed that Qatari fighter jets intercepted two of its commercial airliners in international airspace on the way to Bahrain, allegations promptly denied by a Doha official. (Yasin Bulbul /Pool Photo via AP)

UAE says Qatar fighter jets intercept flights, Doha denies

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Rublev to play Monfils in Doha Open final

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