Gay people living under radar in Qatar prepare warily for World Cup

FILE PHOTO: People queue for the metro in Doha, Qatar, on November 18, 2022 ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/ DOHA – A group of Arab friends living in Qatar’s capital Doha met up over cocktails and snacks last week, exchanging opinions as they flicked through profiles of gay men on … Read more

South-east Asia warily navigates rising US-China tensions over Taiwan

A statement by Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr in response to escalating tensions over Taiwan last month rippled through south-east Asia. “Bongbong”, as he is known, said US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taipei “did not raise the intensity” of what was already a fraught political situation and the volatility in the region … Read more