Qatar and Kuwait condemn killing of Al Jazeera journalist; Jerusalem's Gulf partners issue muted response, as does Turkey

Almost 15,000 Israelis have already purchased tickets for the match; security officials said to be worried over Iranian presence in the country during tournament

Countries signed six cooperation agreements in run-up to this year's global soccer championship; Islamic Republic's soccer team has already advanced to the World Cup

Adviser to Supreme Leader Khamenei tells Doha Forum removal of IRGC from US terror list 'important to Iranian people,' no compromise will be made on issue

Muslims in Ukraine to fight during Ramadan, says president; Qatar ruling emir takes aim at Israel, says accusation of antisemitism used 'wrongly' to target critics

Europe increasingly counts on liquefied natural gas as a replacement for Russian gas; Germany is worried about having enough for next winter

After 43 beasts disqualified in Saudi contest, officials rule there wasn't cosmetic tampering with animal, named Mangiah Ghufran — declaring him winner of million-riyal top prize

Raisi meets Sheikh al-Thani, a close US ally, in hopes of reviving stalled nuclear deal with West

Weeks after pledging cash to build pipeline connecting Israeli gas facilities with Strip's only electrical plant, Doha agrees to set up escrow account with electricity company

Qatari envoy pledges $60 million to build pipeline connecting Israeli gas facilities with Gaza's only electrical plant; but final deal and implementation could still be years away