{"id":4803,"date":"2015-06-19T11:01:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T10:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2015-06-19T11:52:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T10:52:29","slug":"oic-backs-doha-over-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/oic-backs-doha-over-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"OIC backs Doha over World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/OIC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1363\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/OIC.jpg\" alt=\"OIC\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/OIC.jpg 400w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/OIC-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The world\u2019s largest Muslim organization has thrown its weight behind Qatar\u2019s hosting of the 2022 World Cup, hitting back at Western criticism of the Gulf Arab state\u2019s dealings with FIFA amid a corruption probe into world soccer\u2019s governing body.<br \/>\nSwiss and US authorities are investigating both Russia and Qatar\u2019s successful campaigns to stage the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.<br \/>\nIn a statement posted on its website, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) criticized what it said was \u201cWestern media tendentious campaigns\u201d targeting OIC member, casting doubt on its right to host the event.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stresses its support to the State of Qatar and to all that would ensure its success in hosting the World Cup, as well as to its efforts toward optimal preparations for the event,\u201d OIC, which groups 57 countries with a combined population of some 1.5 billion people said in the statement on Wednesday.<br \/>\n\u201cIt applauds the level of progress reached in the preparations and welcomes Qatar\u2019s continued preparations to host the 2022 World Cup,\u201d it added.<br \/>\nUS prosecutors stunned international soccer last month by indicting 14 for alleged corruption in the sport.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/oic-backs-doha-over-world-cup\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s largest Muslim organization has thrown its weight behind Qatar\u2019s hosting of the 2022 World Cup, hitting back at Western criticism of the Gulf Arab state\u2019s dealings with FIFA amid a corruption probe into world soccer\u2019s governing body. 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