Qatar has been cleared of corruption allegations over its 2022 bid to host the football World Cup, but England has come under criticism in a Fifa report.
The US and five Arab states have launched the first air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets within Syria.
The US has negotiated support from ten Arab states to help them tackle the threat of the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere.
The Darren Aronofsky-directed biblical blockbuster ‘Noah’, which stars Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Emma Watson, has been banned in Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates for violating Islamic law.
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke confirmed that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be played during the scorching heat of June and July, but FIFA have quickly backtracked on his comments.