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In This Week's Edition: Final Countdown To Qatar’s “Soft Power” Victory AKA The FIFA World Cup Finale ... And More!

The Al Hilm — ‘the dream’ in Arabic — will be used in the third-place playoff, and final.

News stories I’m following this week …

• Adidas reveal new high-tech World Cup ball for semifinals and final in Qatar.

• As elections approach, Tunisian market shelves are still bare.

• Rare Protests Over Fuel Prices in Jordan Turn Deadly.

• FIFA president Infantino hails Qatar 2022 as 'the best World Cup ever'.

• Airbus and Qatar Airways line up for new UK court tussle.

• China, MENA: Summits Highlight Chinese Investment and Trade Across Arab World.

• Jean Nouvel's Doha masterpiece.

• Grant Wahl's brother retracts claim that journalist was 'killed' in Qatar.

In other news …

• Jordan unveils $100 million plan for anniversary of Jesus’ baptism.

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• Visualizing the FIFA World Cup final

• British World Cup Fans Broke A Dubious Streak During Their Time In Qatar.

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Justin D. Martin | جاستن مارتن @Justin_D_Martin

The claim that Qatar is sportswashing isn't logical. Sportswashing cleanses known, poor human rights records. Qatar was named WC host in 2010, when most ppl knew nothing about it. Rather, Qatar got the WC & was then pushed to improve on human rights, & did

nytimes.comOpinion | The Qatar World Cup Is Peak ‘Sportswashing.’ But Will It Work?When repressive countries host events like the World Cup, it can sometimes have the opposite of the intended effect.

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