Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has changed the game by sinking its hooks into three U.S. sports franchises.

He’s reportedly heading to Saudi Arabia to cash in—and help a murderous regime launder its reputation.

The Qatar World Cup never should have happened. But there are signs that the world is finally waking up to the corrupt arrangements that brought it about.

This tournament has been chaotic, breathtaking, tragic, and wonderful. How do we make sense of it?

Tomorrow, the United States Men’s National Team plays the Netherlands in a must-win game. Is this the start of a beautiful rivalry?

No, it is not going to win the World Cup (this year), but it is fun as hell.

The next few weeks will be a constant reminder that the biggest tournament in the sports world should never have been awarded to Qatar.

As Saudi Arabia’s takeover of English soccer club Newcastle proves, the media is highly susceptible to sportswashing by corrupt regimes.

The clumsy kickoff of this ill-starred competitor of the PGA has been a window into a tawdriness that infects international sports.

While he’s breaking with his predecessors, Biden’s rhetoric leaves room for the Saudis to slip out of commitments.

What binds Israel and its new Arab allies is not the threat from Iran but the threat of the U.S. military leaving the Middle East.

From propping up Trump hotels to donations from foreign agents

How Donald Trump's hands-off approach to Saudi Arabia squanders the U.S.'s leverage in the Middle East

A look back at what the administration has accomplished in the region in the past year

Amid diplomatic tensions, a great, troubled experiment in news faces pressure to close.