{"id":11024,"date":"2022-11-06T13:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T13:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/qatar-denounces-hypocrisy-of-world-cup-criticism"},"modified":"2022-11-06T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T14:54:22","slug":"qatar-denounces-hypocrisy-of-world-cup-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/qatar-denounces-hypocrisy-of-world-cup-criticism","title":{"rendered":"Qatar denounces \u2018hypocrisy\u2019 of World Cup criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has slammed criticism of the Gulf country\u2019s hosting of the World Cup as \u201chypocrisy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar is set to host World Cup from Nov. 20 through Dec. 18, becoming the first Arab and Middle Eastern country to organize the global tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The country, however, came under fire since it was awarded the event in 2010, mainly on alleged mistreatment of migrant workers and its human rights records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are some people who don\u2019t accept that a small country in the Middle East is hosting such a global event,\u201d bin Abdulrahman said in an interview with Le Monde newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reasons given for boycotting the World Cup do not add up. There is a lot of hypocrisy in these attacks, which ignore all that we have achieved,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Qatari minister said that attacks against his country over hosting the global even were made \u201cby a very small number of people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is frankly unfortunate. The reality is that the world is looking forward to this celebration. Over 97 percent of the tickets have been sold. Among the 10 countries that bought the most tickets, we find European countries like France,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The top diplomat stressed that Qatar is a \u201cvery welcoming country\u201d and that the \u201centire world is welcome in our country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we ask is that fans respect our laws, just as we are expected to respect yours when we visit you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Writing by Ahmed Asmar<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has slammed criticism of the Gulf country\u2019s hosting of the World Cup as \u201chypocrisy\u201d. Qatar is set to host World Cup from Nov. 20 through Dec. 18, becoming the first Arab and Middle Eastern country to organize the global tournament. 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