Qatar-Germany Archives

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‘Diplomatic damage’ caused by German minister criticism of Qatar ‘mostly repaired’: reports

The Berlin official was spotted during the tournament during the Germany vs Japan match wearing the “OneLove” armband. The “diplomatic damage” caused by Germany’s interior minister’s criticism of Qatar ahead…

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Qatar and Germany to take on Syria normalisation at meeting

In November last year, Germany signed a 15-year LNG agreement with Qatar. The region’s normalisation with Syria’s Bashar Al Assad regime will be on the agenda of an upcoming meeting…

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Germany’s ambassador to Qatar warns of ‘serious harm’ to Doha-Berlin relations following World Cup criticism

Claudius Fischbach warned in a four-page long cable cited that his country’s criticism of Qatar was “wrong” and “needs to change”. Germany’s ambassador to Qatar has urged his country to…

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Qatar condemns deadly shooting in Hamburg, Germany

Official German federal documents say that there are more than 940,000 registered private gun owners in the country. Qatar condemned the shooting at a church in the German city of…

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German companies bagged billion dollar profits during World Cup despite criticism: official

Last month, Qatar 2022 won as “the best World Cup” in a BBC Sport poll, which saw Doha garner the vote of 78% of football fans. German companies secured billions…

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‘Little monkeys’: German football official apologises for ‘insulting’ national team protest

Schaffert apologised for insulting the national team after their protest in Qatar. Vice-President of the German Football Association Ralph-Uwe Schaffert has come under fire in Berlin for describing the team…

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German minister says ‘One Love’ armband was protest against FIFA, not Qatar

Last month, many Germans expressed their opposition to mixing sports with politics during major events such as the World Cup. Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faesar spoke out against criticism she…

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46% Germans against mixing sports with politics in major tournaments: survey

Doha repeatedly stressed that it responded to criticism by introducing major reform. Many Germans expressed their opposition to mixing sports with politics during major sporting events in a survey conducted…

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‘Set new standards’: Germany, Hungary join global praise of Qatar 2022

The Gulf state was praised by fans and officials globally for standing up to critics by hosting what has been described as “the best World Cup” in the tournament’s history.…

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