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With 152 countries voting in favor, three against, and four abstaining, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution allowing the State of Palestine to participate in the general debate of its 81st session through a pre-recorded statement by its President to be played in the General Assembly Hall. In the resolution, the General Assembly expressed regret over the decision by the United States of America to deny entry visas to representatives of the State of Palestine and revoke visas previously issued to them ahead of the current and previous sessions of the General Assembly, preventing them from participating in United Nations meetings at its headquarters in New York City. It called for the decision to be immediately reversed. The General Assembly stressed the importance of enabling Palestinian representatives to participate in person in relevant United Nations meetings in New York. The high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly will begin on Sep. 22 and continue through Sep. 28. The General Assembly adopted a similar resolution last year, with 145 members voting in favor, five against and six abstaining. Source link
Qatar’s athletics team will participate in the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, which will be held in Japan from Sep. 19 to Oct. 4.A total of 16 Qatari athletes will compete in five field events and six track events, hoping to win as many medals as possible. The national team includes prominent names in track and field who have previously won medals at the Olympic, world, continental and regional levels and have extensive experience winning medals at continental Games, including Mutaz Barshim, Abderrahman Samba and Ashraf Elseify. Zakaria Ibrahim, Abderrahman Ibrahim, Moaaz Ibrahim, among others who will also seek to continue Qatar’s continental achievements in Japan. The athletics competitions will take place from Sep. 24 to 29, with athletes competing for medals in morning and evening sessions at the Nagoya track and field venue. The field events (discus throw, hammer throw, high jump, shot put and pole vault) will present a particular challenge for Qatar’s athletes, given their capabilities in these disciplines, as well as their established records and previous medals. Competition on the track is expected to be even more intense, with Qatari athletes participating in the 400m hurdles, 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 3,000m steeplechase, as well as the mixed relay and 4x400m relay. The national team athletes have completed their preparations for the Games, with final confirmation of entries to take place at the technical meeting preceding the start of the athletics competitions, in accordance with the customary procedure followed at all editions of the Games. Among the most prominent participants is Olympic and world champion Mutaz Barshim, who will be seeking his fourth Asian Games medal in the high jump after winning medals at three editions: Guangzhou 2010, Incheon 2014 and Hangzhou 2022. Barshim is also the first high jumper to win four medals across four consecutive editions of the Olympic Games, having won gold at Tokyo 2020, silver at London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016, and bronze at Paris 2024. Athletics is one of the sports offering the largest number of medals for both men and women, with 66 medals available in the men’s competitions and another 66 in the women’s events. Qatar will seek to win as many medals as possible at this edition, particularly as it precedes the 21st Asian Games, Doha 2030. The event will also provide valuable competitive experience for a large number of promising athletes participating in Japan. Medals at the Asian Games carry considerable sporting and symbolic value for athletes, as medalists retain their status as champions of their events for the next four years. This will provide additional motivation for athletes to compete at their highest level for medals at this edition before defending their titles four years later. The Qatar Athletics Federation has prepared the national team’s athletes to perform at their highest level and compete for medals, reinforcing Qatar’s position as one of the leading contenders for titles, as it has been at previous editions of the Games. The Qatari delegation is also placing considerable hopes on athletics to increase its overall medal tally, as has been the case at previous editions in which Qatar participated, most recently at Hangzhou 2022 in China. Throughout previous editions of the Asian Games, athletics has remained at the forefront of Qatar’s sporting achievements, both in terms of the number of medals won and the number of athletes participating in track and field events, making the sport and its athletes’ successes a source of pride for Qatar. Source link
The 20th Asian Games 2026 gets underway on 10 September in the Japanese city of Nagoya and the wider Aichi region – and beIN SPORTS (“beIN”), the leading sports broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), will deliver more than 1,700 hours of live, exclusive coverage across a bouquet of 16 channels, spanning 25 consecutive days from first preview to closing ceremony. Up to 10,000 athletes will compete across 461 events in 43 sports at this year’s Games, which officially run from 19 September to 4 October, with competitive action beginning nine days before the opening ceremony. Alongside traditional disciplines such as track and field, swimming, and gymnastics, five new sports join the line-up. Padel, mixed martial arts, surfing, freestyle BMX, and teqball will all make their Asian Games debut in Japan. Mohammed Al Bader, Managing Director of beIN Channels – MENA, said: “The Asian Games is the continent’s largest sporting competition, and we are proud to provide MENA viewers with comprehensive studio and on-the-ground coverage once again. beIN SPORTS is fully committed to showcasing the very best of talent from across Asia. We look forward to broadcasting more than 1,700 hours of coverage over the next few weeks with a special focus on the 1,000-plus Arab athletes expected to take part.” beIN’s live coverage begins on 10 September with select games featuring Arab teams, building towards the Opening Ceremony on 19 September, with studio coverage starting at 09:00 MECCA and broadcast free-to-air on beIN SPORTS. From 20 September, beIN will deliver up to around 100 hours of live coverage each day across beIN SPORTS 1-9, beIN SPORTS XTRA channels, and beIN SPORTS English 1 and 2. This will be complemented by a daily live multi-sports studio programme that will run from 09:00 to 15:00 MECCA, broadcast free-to-air on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS NEWS. Four on-the-ground reporters across Aichi-Nagoya will bring viewers closer to the action, while a daily hour-long highlights programme and a feature-length review following the Games will round off the most comprehensive Asian Games coverage in the region. Combining in-game coverage, exclusive interviews, and medal moments across the major sports, beIN will shine a spotlight on the 12 Arab nations and estimated 1,000 Arab athletes competing in Japan. Supplementary programming throughout September will include documentaries on previous Asian Games, profiles of Arab athletes, features from the beIN archives, and explainers on the rules and concepts of Asian sports. On 4 October, as part of the official closing ceremony, Aichi-Nagoya will hand the hosting mantle to Qatar as attention turns to the Asian Games 2030. The multi-sport mega-event will return to Doha for the first time since 2006, with beIN broadcasting special features on both the country’s celebrated first staging and preparations for the next. beIN’s digital platforms will elevate the experience further, with a dedicated Asian Games category on the network’s official website and mobile app, daily posts, short-form videos, stories, and interactive content across its social channels, and timely alerts for key sports, Arab medals, and breaking news – ensuring fans never miss a moment. Related Story Source link
The Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) took part in the second meeting of the West Asia Table Tennis Federation's Board of Directors, which reviewed preparations for upcoming regional competitions and approved Madinah, Saudi Arabia, as the venue for the next West Asia Table Tennis Club Championship in December 2026. The meeting, held via videoconference, also reviewed a report on the 2026 West Asia Table Tennis Championships, held in Amman, Jordan, from August 12 to 19. The tournament brought together 10 countries, with 241 players competing in the team events, 152 in the singles events and 75 pairs in the doubles competitions. A new team competition format was also introduced. Ahmed Khalil al-Mohannadi, Secretary-General of the Qatar and West Asia Table Tennis Federations, said preparations would begin early for the championship, including completing organizational arrangements and sending official invitations to member associations. He said the efforts aim to ensure broad participation and deliver a tournament that reflects the standing of table tennis in the region. Al-Mohannadi praised Qatar's strong representation within the West Asia Table Tennis Federation, saying it reflected the standing of Qatari expertise in regional and continental sports administration. He added that such representation carried a significant responsibility to contribute effectively to the development of championships, programs and projects aimed at advancing the future of table tennis in the region. Source link
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