Tag: Qatar

Vaccination Increases Risk of COVID-19 Infection, But Infection Without Vaccination Gives Immunity: Study

Having two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine has been linked with negative protection against symptomatic infection with the disease, scientists say, while a previous infection without vaccination offers around 50 percent immunity, according to a study analyzing the Omicron wave in Qatar. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 15,…


4-Star General and Brookings President Allegedly Advised Qatar to Use Black Info Ops Against US | Truth Over News

Last week, the FBI accidentally disclosed a warrant application that lays bare the incredible corruption that is eating away at our nation’s capital. The warrant was quickly removed from the internet, but we have a copy and it is explosive. The warrant shows an intricate scheme of corruption involving a former U.S. ambassador as well…


Retired Marine Gen. John Allen Resigns as Top Think Tank’s President Amid Federal Probe

The head of the Brookings Institution resigned in the midst of a federal investigation into whether he lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of Qatar, according to a letter released Sunday. Retired Marine Gen. John Allen, the chief of the influential Washington-based think tank, wrote in his letter (pdf): “While I leave the institution with…


FBI Affidavit Exposes Alleged Illegal Lobbying Conspiracy Involving Brookings Institute President

News Analysis A newly released FBI affidavit implicates the president of the Brookings Institution, retired four-star general John Allen, in an alleged backchannel effort to lobby former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser H.R. McMaster, as well as other U.S. government officials on behalf of the government of Qatar. Allen is alleged to have made…


FBI Affidavit Exposes Alleged Illegal Foreign Lobbying Involving Brookings Institute President

News Analysis A newly released FBI affidavit implicates the president of the Brookings Institution, retired four-star general John Allen, in an alleged backchannel effort to lobby former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser H.R. McMaster, as well as other U.S. government officials on behalf of the government of Qatar. Allen is alleged to have made…


Qatar World Cup Audience Projected at 5 Billion, Says FIFA Boss

DAVOS, Switzerland—The 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar is expected to be watched by 5 billion people around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday. The TV audiences for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was a record-breaking 3.5 billion people. Qatar, a small but wealthy Gulf Arab state, will host the first…


US to Play England, Iran and Possibly Ukraine at World Cup

The United States was drawn to play England in a Black Friday match at the World Cup, a high-profile game that gives American soccer a chance to gain respect in its return to the global showcase. “It’s the biggest stage in soccer that you can have, to play them in the World Cup and to…


Canada Qualifies for World Cup

For the first time in 36 years, the Canadian men’s national soccer team is going to the World Cup. Canada defeated Jamaica 4-0 at BMO Field in Toronto, in front of about 30,000 fans on a cold, snowy, and windy afternoon. “We all dreamed of this as little kids,” said Jonathan Osorio after the game…


Facts Matter (Feb. 17): 2 New Studies Find Natural Immunity is Strong Against Omicron, 88% Protection from Serious Cases

Right now, cities across the United States are still in the process of implementing vaccine mandates. And so, we’re seeing cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Boston firing teachers, letting go of city workers, and even terminating police officers. However, a new study from the Cleveland Clinic shows that natural immunity is fairly robust…


Airbus Hopes for Amicable Solution in Deadlocked Qatar Dispute

PARIS—Airbus hopes to reach an amicable solution in a row with Qatar Airways over damage to the surface of A350 passenger jets, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on Thursday. The companies have been locked in a months-long dispute over paint erosion and deterioration to anti-lightning protection on the long-haul jets, which Airbus has acknowledged need…