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Texas A&M is shutting down its Qatar campus amid charges of a disinformation campaign

In the two decades since Texas A&M opened a campus in Doha, there have been plenty of challenges, including ongoing conflicts in the region. The school also faced criticisms because it operated under the autocratic Qatari government and censorship is common. But the partnership brought in millions of dollars and the campus flourished. So, Qataris were stunned when the Texas A&M Board of Regents voted to close the school in part because of "instability" in the region.

Texas A&M is shutting down its Qatar campus amid charges of a disinformation campaign
Argentinian players celebrate after winning penalty shootout during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. 

Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win

Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win
A giant inflatable copy of the trophy is displayed prior to the start of the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Nov. 20, 2022.

Qatar opens World Cup with lavish half-hour ceremony

Qatar opens World Cup with lavish half-hour ceremony
Rep. Michael Waltz speaks as Rep. Mike Johnson displays a map during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021,

Former adviser Sarah Chayes: The US failed to understand how Afghans wage war

Former adviser Sarah Chayes: The US failed to understand how Afghans wage war
A group of six men are shown holding guns and wearing military fatigues with the domestic departure entrance to the Kabul airport.

Qatar says it's not clear when Kabul airport will reopen

Qatar says it's not clear when Kabul airport will reopen
Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee hearing on Next Steps for US Engagement in Afghanistan at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2021.

As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad

Zalmay Khalilzad, US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, says the US and the Taliban have alternative visions for the future. He joins the The World's Marco Werman with insights on the slow, difficult peace negotiation process.

As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad
Woman in blue outfit holding up her arms

Women in Afghanistan push for rights and more representation amid ongoing talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban

Afghan women and other minorities fear losing impact in negotiations as US troops begin to pull out of the country.

Women in Afghanistan push for rights and more representation amid ongoing talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban
Afghan families leave their houses after fighting between the Afghan military and Taliban insurgents in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2020.

Fighting in Afghanistan claims lives and displaces families as peace talks drag on

As many as 35,000 people may have been displaced and 200 people killed or injured in the Taliban's latest offensive in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Fighting in Afghanistan claims lives and displaces families as peace talks drag on
Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 12, 2020.

Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’

For the first time in two decades, members of the Afghan negotiating team are officially meeting with the Taliban to work out a peace agreement. There are only four women on the team, and they say they carry a heavy responsibility on behalf of women in their country.

Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, center, his first Vice President Amrullah Saleh, left, and second Vice President Sarwar Danish, right, take the oath of office during their inauguration, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020.

Afghan peace talks set to start despite escalating attacks on politicians

Government representatives are set to meet this week with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, for the first official meeting between the two warring sides in years.

Afghan peace talks set to start despite escalating attacks on politicians
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Why negotiations between the US and Taliban mostly take place in Qatar

US President Donald Trump has called off the talks between the US and Taliban that were taking place mostly in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. American negotiators have come home. But for some members of the Taliban, Qatar is home. How did that come to be, given that the Taliban is mainly an Afghan group?

Why negotiations between the US and Taliban mostly take place in Qatar
President Donald Trump met with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani

The Gulf sees Qatar as 'an outlaw,' but Trump needs everyone to get along

President Trump welcomed the emir of Qatar to the White House this week, just as he has the crown prince of Saudi Arabia in 2018. Being friendly with both countries is not easy.

The Gulf sees Qatar as 'an outlaw,' but Trump needs everyone to get along
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just after departing a plane is greeted by Saudi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 13, 2019.

Urging Gulf states to heal rift, Pompeo lands in Riyadh

The US Secretary of State, who is on a tour of the Middle East, says that a rift between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors is threatening regional unity needed to counter Iran.

Urging Gulf states to heal rift, Pompeo lands in Riyadh
The team in the changing room before a big match. Left to right: Kenneth, David, Binumon, Purna, Umesh, Padam.

They are building Qatar's World Cup stadiums — and dreaming of playing soccer.

In 2022, Qatar will host the World Cup. To do that, it needs dozens of venues and stadiums, which are currently being built by migrant workers.

They are building Qatar's World Cup stadiums — and dreaming of playing soccer.
Climate conditions in much of the Persion Gulf/Arabian Peninsula area will often push past the limits of human adaptability by the end of this century under current greenhouse gas pollution trends, according to a new report in Nature Climate Change. These

Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans

It's always been hot in the Persian Gulf region. But a new report finds that without action to limit climate change, the combination of rising temperatures and humidity will often push much of the region beyond the limits of human adaptability.

Climate change may soon make much of the Persian Gulf region too hot for humans