Government Communication Office Director, H E Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani, in an interview with Spanish newspaper El País.
The Government Communication Office Director, H E Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani said that blockade which is imposed on Qatar was based on fake press statements which includes hacking of QNA, a fabricated news and false statement attributed to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
“Those who fabricated these statements intended to publish it after the mid night 12:15am until there is no time to respond before morning and despite that Qatar’s Government Communication Office thwarted their plan and replied at 1:00am and clarified that the QNA was hacked,” said Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani in an interview with Spanish newspaper El País.
He also stressed that the aim from this blockade is very clear which is to suppress Qatar’s independent foreign policy and to shut down free media, adding that “about the siege countries demand to close Al Jazeera is not the first time and will not be the last time. They have embarrassed themselves with such demands”.
Regarding the situation of workers in Qatar, he said that Qatar has developed a number of laws to protect expat workers in the last three years.
About the campaign of siege countries against hosting Fifa world cup 2022, he said that siege countries in their statements in last week called Doha to give up the world cup for lifting the blockade.
He pointed out that the crisis began from fabricated statements then siege countries shifted to allegations of supporting terrorism and then to hosting the world cup.
Qatar has been working seriously for hosting FIFA World Cup since 1999. Qatar hosted many small championships and Asian Game 2006.
The World Cup 2022 belongs to entire region and not only to Qatar. It is first time that the World Cup will be held in Arab region.
He said that Qatar has moved fast the area of women empowerment compared to siege countries, adding that blockading countries only spread propaganda instead of focusing on real changes. Qatar has made real changes to provide better life to citizens and expatriates. Women in Qatar are holding many key positions in public sector and have made remarkable achievements in private sectors including education and health.
