Qatar says World Cup on track despite boycott as supply lines fixed

Qatar says World Cup on track despite boycott as supply lines fixed
Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:11:38

Qatar's preparations for the 2022 soccer World Cup are fully on track after it fixed supply lines briefly disrupted last year by a boycott by its Persian Gulf neighbours, its foreign minister told Reuters.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is also deputy prime minister, said Qatar's economy was now growing much faster than anticipated and the huge gas exporter was well prepared to withstand the crisis in relations with its neighbours.

(Image: Khalifa International stadium, which is complete. Birdi Ltd. - Image © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc)

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