| Some are capable of seeing the need to adapt to change, then doing so more or less gracefully. Others are too arrogant, and will lose all that lovely tourist income at a time when the value of their oil deposits is steadily sinking. |
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...because the country did not want to comply with FIFA regulations, where it would have to allow all nationalities to enter the country, according to Israeli and Kuwaiti media.
"It is difficult to apply some of the major Fifa conditions in Kuwait, most notably allowing all nationalities ... to enter the country or to issue visas upon arrival. Fifa rules prohibit banning the entry of any nationality, whether they are members of the teams or fans," KFA President Sheikh Ahmad Yussef said to Al Rai, a Kuwaiti daily newspaper.
Yussef was likely referring to Israel, as Israel and Qatar have no diplomatic relations.
Kuwait also listed other reasons hosting would be problematic, including dealing with alcohol permits and allowing certain advertisements in Kuwaiti stadiums.