Qatar's FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani accuses Germany of 'double standards' over its criticism of the World Cup host's human rights record
Al Thani says Qatar had faced a systematic campaign against it in the 12 years since being selected to host the World Cup that he said no other country had faced.
"On the one side, the German population is misinformed by government politicians; on the other, the government has no problem with us when it comes to energy partnerships or investments," said Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in an interview on Monday.
"It is ironic when this tone is struck in countries in Europe that call themselves liberal democracies. It sounds very arrogant, frankly, and very racist," he told the newspaper.
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Qatar minister accuses Germany of 'double standards' in World Cup criticismQatar's foreign minister has accused Germany of 'double standards' over its criticism of the World Cup host's human rights record and has defended its summoning of the German ambassador, in a newspaper interview published on Monday.
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Qatar: No ‘white elephant’ legacy for World Cup stadiumsOne of the World Cup stadiums in Qatar is named after the Persian Gulf country's international dialing code — 974 — and another is called “Education City.” They're unusual names that hardly sound like they have links to soccer, and after the tournament many no longer will.
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