Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Lebanese Health Ministry: One martyr, one wounded in IOF strike on Yater, South Lebanon.
Palestinian sources: Arab-European committee including 30 ambassadors, consuls came under fire by occupation forces in Jenin Refugee Camp, northern West Bank.
Pope Leo XIV: I renew my heartfelt appeal to allow the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid [into Gaza] and to put an end to the hostilities
Palestinian Resistance factions: Occupation expanding its genocidal war through what it calls "Gideon's Chariots" will end in failure just like its former plans.
Palestinian Resistance factions: We warn our people from occupation's plans that aim to push it to move to southern Gaza as a prelude to displacing them from the Gaza Strip.
Iraqi oil minister: Such agreements must be signed by the federal government.
Iraqi oil minister: We have reservations regarding the oil agreements signed between US and Kurdistan.
Gharibabadi: Europeans know that triggering the snapback mechanism would sabotage diplomacy, and Iran will respond accordingly
Gharibabadi: The involvement of any third parties in the current indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States requires mutual consent of both sides
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi: Iran will take appropriate countermeasures should the Europeans move to trigger the snapback mechanism

Manama’s hostility against Doha escalates on the eve of the World Cup: A clumsy policy that always wastes opportunities!

  • Sondoss Al Asaad Sondoss Al Asaad
  • Source: Al Mayadeen English
  • 19 Nov 2022 23:28
4 Min Read

Bahrain insists on tweeting out of the flock by abandoning the revenues that it can reap from this season and defiantly boycotting Qatar, at a time when wisdom requires seizing such a golden opportunity.

  • x
  • Manama’s hostility against Doha escalates on the eve of the World Cup: A clumsy policy that always wastes opportunities!

Ahead of the inauguration of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Bahrain records a new diplomatic failure in the history of its - external and internal - self-made crises by squandering such a golden opportunity necessary to revive its crumbling economy.

The authorities carry on the path of animosity against Qatar as the Speaker of the Arab Parliament - Adel Al-Assoumi - (who is Bahraini) insists on not condemning the suspicious incitement campaign against Doha.

For its part, the Qatari Shura Council has denounced Al-Assoumi’s “failure to condemn the malicious campaigns” describing it as an “unfriendly personal behavior” that “contradicts the principles on which this parliament was established” and serves agendas that “are not in the interest of Arab peoples."

It is noteworthy that Al-Assoumi has just failed recently from running in the parliamentary elections after a Bahraini court confirmed that he committed an illegal electoral measure, and therefore, lost his parliamentary status.

Hence, Bahrain tops the list of the Gulf nations who failed to benefit from the World Cup in Qatar - economically and touristically - albeit vital to revive its economy due to the policy of arrogance and fabricating reckless rivalries, starting with its own people and ending with the neighboring Qatar and Iran.

On their part, the neighboring sheikdoms have overcome the long-term dispute to take advantage of the economic tourism opportunity, as Qatar faculties alone will not be able to host the football masses, and it is expected that reservations will increase in Dubai and the eastern region in Saudi Arabia, in addition to the air agreements concluded to operate daily flights.

It is noteworthy that Gulf Air does not organize flights to Iran and Iraq - which thousands of Bahrainis visit annually - while it operates daily flights to the occupied territories.

Related News

The fall of Syria: A NATO, Zionist and Gulf state operation

Unconcerned and unapprehensive

Besides, uber-rich Qatar shares the world’s largest reservoir of gas with Iran, Riyadh’s hated rival.

In June 2017, Riyadh, Dubai, and Manama severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, after which land borders were sealed, overflights were banned and shipping lanes were closed. The cordon has attempted to cut Qatar off from the rest of the world.

Analysts believe that the issues cannot be resolved, essentially since they are not merely political – but lie in a long-running tribal feud. 

Yet again, the reckless policy results in Bahrain losing huge financial returns from the most important sporting event, while the taken step of the Gulf neighbors is more insightful and would revive their tourism and economic sectors (hotels, banks, markets, transportation... etc.).

Bahrain insists on tweeting out of the flock by abandoning the revenues that it can reap from this season and defiantly boycotting Qatar, at a time when wisdom requires seizing such a golden opportunity.

A rational state that is keen on the interest of its people transcends arrogance and crises and takes advantage of opportunities. As for the policy of unilateral rule pursued by Manama, it is a sign of failure.

So far, Bahrain has missed two opportunities, the World Cup opportunity to better its relationship with Qatar, and the election opportunity to reconcile with its people and revive its stagnant political life; a regime that endures an alarming isolation, which translates into a proactive rush toward a weak, dilapidated, and defunct Zionist entity and pursuing a brutal policy of oppression and denial of the Bahraini popular will.

The opinions mentioned in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Al mayadeen, but rather express the opinion of its writer exclusively.
  • Gulf states
  • Bahrain
  • Gulf
  • Qatar world cup
  • Qatar
Sondoss Al Asaad

Sondoss Al Asaad

Lebanese journalist

Most Read

All
Why the Israelis cannot win in Gaza or Yemen

Why the Israelis cannot win in Gaza or Yemen

  • Opinion
  • 7 May 2025
The new wave of ‘fact checkers’ and AI machines are mostly extensions of existing media monopolies, which aim to reinforce key messages of the Western hegemonic cartel. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

How Western fact checkers promote fake news

  • Opinion
  • 8 May 2025
Israeli manpower shortages offer a firm reckoning of its Gaza genocide

Israeli manpower shortages offer a firm reckoning of Gaza genocide

  • Analysis
  • 9 May 2025
Although the background information does not indicate direct US involvement, considering the broader geopolitical context, it is plausible that the US would have an indirect impact. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab El-Hajj)

Did 'Israel', US fight a proxy war with China in South Asia during the India-Pakistan escalation?

  • Feature
  • 19 May 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

More from this writer

All
13 years after 'Bahrain Forgotten Uprising': Bahrainis are resisting to their best

13 years after 'Bahrain Forgotten Uprising': Bahrainis are resisting to their best

Worried Bahrain becomes a home for the Zionists: Sheikh Ali Salman, from behind bars

Worried Bahrain becomes a home for the Zionists: Sheikh Ali Salman, from behind bars

The temporary occupation erroneously thinks banning Al Mayadeen would emerge victorious

The temporary occupation erroneously thinks banning Al Mayadeen would emerge victorious

Hezbollah Al-Qassam Gaza Lebanon

Hochstein is in Beirut to save the failed 'Israel'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS