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A mural depicting soccer legend Lionel Messi, by artist Martin Ron, adorns a building on the 9 de Julio avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Messi World Cup shirts will be auctioned. Sotheby’s thinks they could fetch record over $10 million

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Family and supporters of the estimated 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza complete the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. The hostages, mostly Israeli citizens, were abducted during the brutal Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel and have been held in the enclave since as war rages. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Qatari mediator sounds hopeful note on Israel-Hamas hostage deal

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Workers walk to the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. One year after Qatar hosted the men’s World Cup, the gas-rich emirate and soccer body FIFA have been urged by human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, to do more for migrant workers. The workers' labor in mostly searing heat was essential to prepare stadiums, transport routes and hotels for the month-long tournament. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

One year on from World Cup, Qatar and FIFA urged by rights group to do more for migrant workers

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Palestinians look for survivors of an Israeli bombardment in the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Live updates | Israeli troops divide north and south Gaza, as reported death toll exceeds 10,000

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and cheer as Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appears via a video link, during a rally to commemorate Hezbollah fighters who were killed in South Lebanon last few weeks while fighting against the Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Nasrallah's speech had been widely anticipated throughout the region as a sign of whether the Israel-Hamas conflict would spiral into a regional war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israeli strikes kill multiple civilians at shelters in Gaza combat zone, as Blinken seeks more aid

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Qatar Paying for Influence in America Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Qatar harbors terrorists, pumps billions into U.S. investors’ pockets

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, talks to media upon his arrival for a five-day special session of the Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Monday's sitting is the last one to be held in the old parliament building and the future proceedings will be moved to a new building from Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) **FILE**

India ‘deeply shocked’ by death sentence for 8 of its citizens in Qatar

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani reacts during a meeting, in Astana, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, channeled the wider anger in the Arab world over Israel's unrelenting airstrikes and siege of the Gaza Strip that the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry says has killed over 5,000 people so far. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Qatar becomes a key intermediary in Israel-Hamas war as fate of hostages hangs in the balance

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this file photo, Ted Leonsis, Founder &amp; CEO, Monumental Sports &amp; Entertainment and owner of the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals speaks to reporters at a ribbon cutting for the William Hill Sportsbook at Monumental Sports & Entertainment's Capital One Arena in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. On July 7, Monumental announced it was created non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for both the Capitals and the Wizards. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Wizards, new business partner Qatar hold different views on Israel

By Thom Loverro

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrive for the statements to the media in Doha, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Qatar needs to arrest, not ‘mediate’ with, Hamas leaders

By Rep. Jack Bergman

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia steers his car during the sprint shootout ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit, in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, Pool)

Max Verstappen says 3rd Formula One world championship title is his ‘best one’ so far

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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, right, greets freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jon Gambrell and Lujain Jo - Associated Press

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 16, 2015. Olson was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Former top U.S. diplomat under Obama sentenced in Qatar lobbying scheme

By Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian - Associated Press

In this Feb. 27, 2008, file photo, Elliott Broidy poses for a photo at an event in New York. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)

Surprise witness in Trump friend Elliott Broidy’s battle with Qatar

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a business roundtable meeting at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang, Pool)

U.S. moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Investigators leading the impeachment of Paxton have released nearly 4,000 pages of documents that reveal in new detail how the embattled Republican allegedly used multiple cellphones, aliases on ride-sharing apps to conceal an affair and pressured top aides to help a donor who is now facing criminal charges. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Al Jazeera condemns Egypt’s decision to add some of its journalists to a terrorism blacklist

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Erdogan is beginning a three-stop tour of Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy. The president will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, July 17, 2023, accompanied by an entourage of some 200 businesspeople. Business forums have been arranged in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirate. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Turkey’s Erdogan heads to Gulf seeking funds for ailing economy

By Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

Manchster City players celebrate their 1-0 win at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Man City gets $4.6 million from FIFA to top list of club payments from World Cup player fund

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Bayern's Serge Gnabry, left, celebrates besides team mate Bayern's Noussair Mazraoui and Bayern's Thomas Mueller after scoring his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Hertha BSC Berlin at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, on April 30, 2023. Bayern Munich and Qatar Airways said Wednesday June 28, 2023 they are ending a sponsorship deal which caused tension between the German soccer champion and its fans. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Fans get their way as Bayern Munich and Qatar decide not to renew contentious sponsorship deal

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