QNA
Doha
Arab and international media outlets gave great attention to the opening ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, which was held in Lusail Stadium on Friday, hailing the noble humanitarian messages delivered during the ceremony, urging coexistence and love of peace. The opening ceremony put special focus on the centrality of the Palestinian cause in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the ordeal they are going through.
The Saudi media praised the efforts of Qatar for the world class professional organisation that makes the Arab and Gulf people proud, and described the success of the opening ceremony to be the result of good investment in human resources.
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) praised the organisation of the Asian Cup Qatar 2023 opening ceremony and its humanitarian messages, highlighting Qatar captain Hassan Al Haydos’s ceding the tradition of taking the championship oath to his Palestinian peer Musab Al Battat.
Dubai Sport 1 TV Channel aired a report highlighting the messages conveyed by the opening ceremony, in terms of pride in identity and drawing inspiration from authentic literary heritage, including revealing the missing chapter of the historical novel ‘Kalila and Dimna,’ which stories form cultural bridges extending between Asian countries and draw a map of love and solidarity among its people.
International news agencies also highlighted the opening ceremony of the Asian Cup Qatar 2023. According to ReutersLusail Stadium, where the final of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 between Argentina and France was held, hosted the opening ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, which witnessed Musab Al Battat, captain of the Palestinian national team, delivering the championship oath, after Hassan Al Haydos, captain of the Qatari team, ceded the tradition to him.
Reuters added that the ceremony was entitled "The Missing Chapter of Kalila and Dimna, an Asian heritage book that represents the cultural similarities in the vast continent. It also noted the remarkable Palestinian presence.
German news agency (DPA) paid attention to the opening ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, revealing the missing chapter of the historical novel Kalila and Dimna, which tales form cultural bridges extending between all Asian countries.
France’s AFP praised the Palestinian presence at the opening ceremony of the tournament amid the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.