Arab football fans are rejoicing as the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off in Qatar on Sunday, is being held in the Middle East for the very first time. Hundreds of supporters across the region are flying out to Doha for what they told Al Arabiya English is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Suspected Kurdish militants in Syria fired rockets across the border into Turkey on Monday, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others, Turkish officials said. The attack followed deadly airstrikes by Turkey on suspected militant targets in Syria and Iraq. One...

Al Khor, Qatar – World Cup hosts Qatar have had a disappointing start to their campaign, with a 2-0 defeat to Ecuador leaving them facing an uphill struggle to make it out of their group in their first-ever World Cup. It looked like Qatar had conceded a goal within three minutes of...

Kickoff is just hours away! Hosts Qatar  will face  Ecuador in the opening match at 7pm (16:00 GMT), marking the start of the  first-ever  World Cup held in the Middle East. Over a  decade of preparation  has led to this point, with fans watching a spectacle...