Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to attend the closing ceremony of the Qatar World Cup 2022, at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Qatari Minister of Sports and Youth Salah bin Ghanem Al-Ali and Turkish Ambassador to Doha Mustafa Kokso received President Erdogan and his accompanying delegation at Hamad International Airport.

Erdogan is accompanied on his visit by Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Qasab Oglu, Head of the Communications Department in the Presidency, Fakhruddin Altun, Spokesman for the Presidency Ibrahim Kalin, and several representatives of the Justice and Development Party in Parliament.

Argentina faces France on Sunday in the World Cup final, which began in Qatar on November 20.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will participate in the closing ceremony of the Qatar 2022 World Cup at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

The Turkish Presidency’s Communication Department stated in a statement on Saturday that President Erdogan will travel to the Qatari capital, Doha, to attend the final match and the closing ceremony tomorrow.

On Sunday, the French national team will meet its Argentine counterpart in the 2022 World Cup final at Lusail Stadium.

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Morocco protested Thursday against the arbitration of its national team’s match against its French counterpart, led by Mexican referee Cesar Arturo Ramos, in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

This came in a letter to the competent body of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), according to a statement issued by the Moroccan Football Federation. The message included “the arbitration cases that deprived the Moroccan team of two clear penalty kicks, according to the testimony of arbitration specialists,” and at the same time marveled at the “failure to alert” the video technology room, the “mouse”, of that.

And stressing that he did not hesitate to defend the rights of the national team, the Moroccan Federation called for “fairness in taking the necessary measures regarding the arbitration injustice that was practiced on the Moroccan national team in its match against the French national team.”

The International Federation of Football Associations did not issue a comment on the Moroccan Federation’s protest until 14:35 (GMT).

Morocco will play Saturday with Croatia to determine the third and fourth places, as the latter lost against Argentina in the semi-finals, with three goals free of charge.

Morocco is the first Arab and African team to qualify for the semi-finals since the most prominent tournament in the world of football was launched in 1930.

It is also the third team from outside Europe and South America to qualify for the semi-finals, after the United States in 1930 and South Korea in 2002.

Despite the loss against France, Moroccans took to the streets in a number of cities in the Kingdom, praising the performance of their country’s national team, which caused a surprise in the World Cup, and was praised by King Mohammed VI of Morocco during two phone calls on Wednesday evening.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated the Moroccan national team on the occasion of its achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup.

This came in a tweet in Arabic, which he posted on Saturday evening, through his Twitter account.

Erdogan said, “I congratulate from the bottom of my heart the Moroccan national team, which is the first African team to achieve the achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup.”

“I also congratulate all our Moroccan brothers on this achievement,” he added.

And after its victory over Portugal with a goal without a response in the World Cup Qatar 2022, Morocco became the first Arab and African team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.

The Moroccan national team is the first African team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup since 2010.

It is also the fourth African team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup after Cameroon 1990, Senegal 2002 and Ghana 2010.

Millions of Moroccan fans were overwhelmed by joy after their country’s national team reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in the history of Arab and African countries.

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Turkish Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will show the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches on board its planes.

Turkish Airlines passengers will be able to enjoy the live broadcast of the World Cup matches, which started on November 20 in Qatar, during their flights.

And the company said in a statement through its account on social networking sites: “Are you ready for uninterrupted football excitement in the sky? You can follow this largest football tournament on our screens during your journey.”

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Gold and silver cups designed by Turkish Sabri Demirci, one of the main goldsmiths in the covered market (Grand Bazaar) in Istanbul, on the occasion of Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, received great admiration for the beauty of its design and the quality of its manufacture.

Sabri Demirci, who has been crafting and designing gold and silver jewelry for nearly 35 years, has received special design requests from jewelry collectors and famous jewelry stores in Qatar, which is hosting the World Cup.

After 5 months of work, Demirci created special jewelry through which he showed the symbols of Qatar, as well as groups of cups, each of which contained 200 grams of 18-karat gold and 4.5 kilograms of silver.

Demirci was able to deliver the first set of gold and silver cups to Qatar, while he continues to work hard to prepare new sets of cups and gold jewelry that won the admiration of his customers.

Sabri Demirci said the clients wanted the designs for the orders to “represent Qatar in the best way possible and to be original”.

He added, “A group of clients from Qatar visited me and asked me for special designs on the occasion of the FIFA World Cup matches.”

He continued, “The designs bore the official logo of Qatar for the World Cup, a soccer ball and falcon claws, in addition to a map of the State of Qatar bearing the names of the stadiums and the provinces in which the matches will be held.”

He continued: “We also used black alabaster to denote the mystical wealth owned by Qatar, and we worked hard for about 5 months to create different and original designs that reflect the nobility of the Arab Gulf state.”

Demirji pointed out that he made exceptional efforts in order to produce unique and distinctive designs commensurate with the World Cup, noting that designing such jewelry and works requires a lot of time and effort.

He said, “We have built all designs and works on the falcon, which occupies a symbolic place in Qatar, and then we have already presented the logo of the official ball of the World Cup and the symbol of infinity. The launch of the first product always requires exceptional efforts.”

The Turkish jeweler stated: “It is not always easy to meet the expectations of the other party, but in the end our designs won the admiration of the customers who were completely satisfied with them.”

Demirci explained that the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul has a special place in the world in terms of the original designs it embraces and the designers and craftsmen who work in it and always put their special touches on those designs.

He stated that he sends gold jewelry of his design and production to many parts of the world.

He said, “I started working in this market since the age of eleven. I worked in one of the famous workshops in the market and learned the handicrafts that Turkey is famous for worldwide.”

He pointed out that the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul embraces a wide range of handicrafts that have become extinct from many European countries.

He concluded by saying: “Here, gold jewelry is produced by hand. Handicrafts form a special place for us working in the Grand Bazaar, through which we work to provide customers with original and unique designs.”

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The Turkish army continues to contribute to securing the FIFA World Cup activities in Qatar through its units specialized in combating chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks.

The presence of the Turkish army units in Qatar comes at the request of the latter from friendly and allied countries to contribute to securing the World Cup, which started on Sunday.

Turkish army units are active within the joint task force that was formed in Qatar to secure the championship and also includes the United States, Britain, Italy, France and Pakistan.

The Turkish parliament had earlier approved a memorandum to send army forces to Qatar to secure the World Cup.

The unit for combating chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks of the Turkish army is stationed at a military base in Doha and continues its duties throughout the entire day.

The aforementioned Turkish unit is scheduled to continue its duties in Qatar until the end of the tournament on December 18.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Sunday, the Qatari capital, Doha, to return to his country after participating in the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar at Al-Bayt Stadium.

Erdogan was seen off at Hamad International Airport by the Qatari Minister of Sports and Youth, Saleh bin Ghanim Al-Ali, and the Turkish ambassador to Doha, Muhammad Mustafa Kokso, and other officials.

Erdogan was accompanied on his visit to Qatar by his wife Amina Erdogan, foreign ministers Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, youth and sports minister Mehmet Muharram Qasab Oglu, treasury and finance minister Noureddin Nabati, culture and tourism Muhammad Nuri Ersoy, defense Hulusi Akar, head of the Turkish Presidency Communication Department Fakhruddin Altun and presidential spokesman Ibrahim kalin.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated on Sunday in the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar at Al Bayt Stadium in the capital, Doha.

Erdogan followed the opening ceremony with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the invited leaders of states and governments.

Erdogan also exchanged talks with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, while watching the first match that was held between Qatar and Ecuador.

The Turkish president spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a ceremony held prior to the inauguration.

Earlier, President Erdogan met his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, the Egyptian Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan.

He also met Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met leaders of Arab countries on the sidelines of his participation in the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar in the capital, Doha.

And that Erdogan exchanged conversations with some leaders in the “home stadium” during his visit to Doha, in response to the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

He explained that President Erdogan met his Palestinian counterparts, Mahmoud Abbas, the Egyptian Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.

He also met Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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