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Much like political party delegates in Brighton, Bournemouth or Birmingham, everyone in football knows this week’s FIFA meeting in Zurich is politics through and through.
Suggestions are coming to light that Qatar’s petrodollars and global deals helped secure its World Cup bid. But could the country be robbed of the event?
As FA Chairman Greg Dyke says it is too “dangerous” to hold the World Cup in the Doha heat, Channel 4 News examines if the competition should be moved, and looks at the hottest sports on earth.
As the emir of Qatar hands power to his son, 33-year-old Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, International Editor Lindsey Hilsum explains why it matters to people in the UK.
The war of words over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar intensifies, with the Afghan government suggesting that the office should not only be closed, but “annihilated”. Jonathan Miller reports.
Lindsey Hilsum
Qatar wants to be the essential nation where both western and Arab nations go for mediation, deals and peace talks. Sheikh Hamad is an ambitious man, and today’s visit to Gaza is part of his plans.
Commodities juggernaut Glencore sweetens its offer for Xstrata after delaying the shareholder vote on the mega-merger due to “overnight developments”.
Barclays has named Antony Jenkins as its new chief executive, just hours after it confirmed that the Serious Fraud Office has launched investigations into the bank’s deals with Middle East investors.
Rebecca Jones is appealing to the UK government for help to bring home her son after his father’s Qatari family took custody of him during a visit to the Middle East state.
Senior Taliban leaders tell Channel 4 News that talks with the United States have started again in Qatar – intransigence on all sides is blamed for the failure of talks earlier this year.
Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards has apologised after claiming that Fifa and Uefa had “stolen” football from England during a conference in Qatar where he fell into a fountain.
Exclusive: As the woman who became the face of Libya’s rebel struggle heads to the US, Channel 4 News reveals how – after her alleged rape by Gaddafi troops – she suffered “outrageously” in Qatar.
Former Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa will leave the UK to attend an international conference in Doha on the future of Libya. Victims of terror attacks tell Channel 4 News they are “outraged”.
Our Economics Editor looks at what today’s World Cup decisions tell us about Britain’s place in a fast-changing world.
On Wednesday, Joe Biden will meet Donald Trump in the White House for the start of what the current US President has promised will be a peaceful transition. But the challenges of multiple conflicts around the world have rarely looked so insurmountable.