File Photo : Kanyarat Suriyasri, the wife of Thai worker Owat Suriyasri who is being held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.//AF{

Thai relatives overjoyed, but Kanyarat still waits for her loved one

Kittiya Thuengsaeng thought her 28-year-old boyfriend was among the almost 40 Thais killed in Hamas’s deadly assault on Israel last month. But on Friday night Thai officials shocked her with…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara (L) met with the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassen Shoukry (R) in Cairo.

Thai Hostages held by Hamas and other militants : Thai FM

Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said today that the 23 Thai hostages taken in Israel are being held by Hamas and other militant groups. As such, negotiations must be held…

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Qatar PM says efforts ongoing to release Hamas hostages, including Thais

Doha, Qatar – Prime minister told Thailand’s visiting foreign minister Tuesday that efforts were ongoing to secure the release of hostages, including Thais, held by Palestinian militant group Hamas, despite their “complexity”….

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Thai hostages may be among first groups to be freed – Thai FM

Qatar and Iran have promised to help secure the release of 22 Thai hostages being held by Hamas, with the possibility that they will be the first foreign hostages to…

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‘The Greatest’: Messi and Argentina the toast of world media

Legendary, greatest, immortal: News media across the planet ran out of superlatives after Lionel Messi led Argentina to victory in one of the most dramatic World Cup finals ever. The…

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Messi and Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup

Lionel Messi crowned his glittering career with victory in the World Cup on Sunday as Argentina beat France on penalties in a final for the ages, triumphing 4-2 after Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick…

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Croatia beat Morocco to finish third at World Cup

Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the tournament in Qatar,…

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group A – Qatar v Ecuador – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar – November 20, 2022 Ecuador’s Enner Valencia celebrates scoring their first goal that was later disallowed Pool via REUTERS/Lars Baron

Ecuador coast past hapless hosts Qatar in World Cup opener

Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with two goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a first opening game defeat for a host nation in the tournament’s history. Ecuador’s all-time…

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Thai soccer fans will get to see all the 64 World Cup soccer matches

Thai soccer fans will be able to watch all 64 World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar, due to kick off this Sunday, after FIFA and the Sports Authority of Thailand…

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Broadcast regulator’s subsidy of World Cup live broadcast to be challenged

Opposition MPs and representatives of civil society will today submit a petition with the Administrative Court to challenge a decision by Thailand’s broadcast regulator to approve 600 million baht to…

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Thai broadcast regulator agrees to 600 million baht funding for World Cup live broadcasts

Thai football fans will have an opportunity to watch the World Cup 2022 finals in Qatar, after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) agreed today (Wednesday) to set aside…

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Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo

Qatar minister slams hypocrisy of people calling for World Cup boycott

People calling for a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar are from a handful of countries that do not represent the rest of the world which is looking forward to the tournament, Qatar‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has…

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People walks at the main media center Qatar National Convention Center ahead of FIFA 2022 Worldcup, in Doha, Qatar November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

FIFA pleads with World Cup nations to ‘focus on football’ in Qatar

FIFA have written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political “battles”. The letter…

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Thailand reports sixth confirmed monkeypox case

A Thai woman, returning from Qatar, has become the sixth confirmed monkeypox case in Thailand, according to Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department. He said yesterday (Friday)…

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Former Saudi Arabian international Nawaf al-Temyat (R) and former Brazilian world cup winner Cafu carry the trophy at the end of the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 final football match between Tunisia and Algeria at the Al-Bayt stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Khor on December 18, 2021. KARIM JAAFAR / AFP

Next, the World Cup: after Arab Cup, Qatar faces bigger test

Qatar passed their first test with a successful hosting of the Arab Cup but bigger challenges lie ahead when 1.2 million fans and 32 international teams arrive for the World Cup one year from now….

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US journalist Danny Fenster, who was imprisoned in Myanmar, arrives at Hamad International Airport in Qatar’s capital Doha on November 15, 2021. – A US journalist imprisoned in Myanmar since May was pardoned and deported, a day before he was due to face terror and sedition charges that could have jailed him for life. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Freed US journalist says he thought Myanmar jail ordeal would never end

Doha, Qatar (AFP) – An American journalist jailed for six months by Myanmar’s military rulers said after his shock release that he battled to stay sane and feared his ordeal would not end,…

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Thailand extends list of countries and territories, the citizens of which can enter the Kingdom without quarantine

Thailand has extended the list of “low risk” countries and territories whose citizens will be allowed to enter the kingdom without quarantine from Tomorrow (Monday), according to an announcement issued…

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