Investors stunned by Saudi Arabia’s unpredictable foreign policy under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are unlikely to drop their guard even if the kingdom succumbs to US pressure to resolve its conflict with neighbouring Qatar and end the war in Yemen.

FIFA has taken the dramatic step of publishing a controversial internal report into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process after it was leaked to a German newspaper this week.

Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup looks set to become mired in fresh controversy after the leaking of a secret FIFA report into the 2010 bidding contests.

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled they may allow some Qataris to stay in their countries amid a diplomatic rift with the Gulf nation.

Qatari investors who own the largest stake in Deutsche Bank do not plan to sell their shares and could consider buying more if the German bank decides to raise capital, sources familiar with Qatari investment policy have told Reuters.

The financial fair play rules that saw Manchester City handed a huge fine by Uefa last season are set to be relaxed.

A whistleblower claims she was targeted by Qataris after making corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid.

A whistleblower who made corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid claims she will live the rest of her life in fear after receiving threats against her and her children.

Developer Paddy McKillen received an apology in the High Court yesterday from the Spectator magazine over an article it published last March relating to Claridge’s Hotel in London.

Calls have been made for the contest to host the 2022 World Cup to be re-run if allegations about corruption in the bidding process are true.

WHOSE idea was it to hold the 2022 World Cup in a little place the size of Connecticut with temperatures hotter than inside your oven? Whose idea was it to hold the world’s biggest football event, synonymous with lager, lager, lager, in a place that doesn’t do alcohol?

FIFA is to be urged by its new anti-discrimination task force to pressure World Cup hosts Qatar and Russia to relax their anti-gay laws.

The UN General Assembly is poised to approve an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning president Bashar Assad’s regime for its escalating use of heavy weapons, UN diplomats said.

An Israeli soldier has been injured in an explosion along the Gaza security fence, ahead of a scheduled visit by the ruler of Qatar to the Palestinian territory, Israel’s military said today.

Barclays handed the job of restoring its tarnished reputation to an insider today as another scandal threatened to engulf the UK bank.

September, then, is set to be a month of firsts for Ireland: a first 2014 World Cup qualifier, a first trip to Kazakhstan and first ever meeting with Oman.

Arab nations have said they will go to the UN General Assembly and seek approval of a new resolution on Syria.

AM I the only one who is slightly losing track of the allegations and counter allegations being made at the top of world football?

The London market headed for highs not seen since mid-November today after a strong morning session was bolstered by President Barack Obama's plans to extend tax breaks in the US.

London's leading blue chip share index held firm at its 13-month high today in calmer trading following yesterday's 2% surge.

Middlesbrough were today insisting Afonso Alves is still their player – for now at least – after Qatari side Al-Sadd unveiled the striker at a press conference.

UEFA president Michel Platini has criticised the influx of foreign owners into the Barclays Premier League, claiming clubs are losing their identity as a result.

The two takeover attempts for Sainsbury’s this year have overshadowed a healthy trading performance from the group in a more challenging retail environment.

The second attempt to buy British supermarket giant Sainsbury's in six months collapsed today.

Qatar could make a £1bn (€1.47bn) swoop to buy almost a third of the London Stock Exchange, it was reported today.

One of Sainsbury’s top 10 shareholders has sold off a significant chunk of its holding for far less than the 600p-a-share price proposed by the Qatari investment fund stalking the chain, it emerged today.

The Qatari investment fund stalking supermarket Sainsbury’s today said that Asda veteran Tony Campbell would become chairman of the chain if its potential £10.4bn (€15bn) bid succeeds.

The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution to unilaterally establish an international tribunal to prosecute suspects over the assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri.

A rapid series of car bombs and another blast ripped through a luxury hotel and a coffee shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheik today, killing at least 75, police said.