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Wealth in digging up the past in Qatar
In digging up its past, Qatar confirms its status as a wealthy country. While today’s affluence is built on the…
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Know more about Qatar’s pearls, glorious pearls …
Think Qatar today and the likely image is that of oil, gas, modern luxury, desert scenes and successful hosts of…
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A Qatar desert experience with a difference
A dune-bashing, camel-riding sojourn, inclusive of a night spent under the stars, complete with Arabic hospitality and good food in…
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A year of here – 10 Qatar takeouts
This month is my Qatarversary – the first year of living in Doha, Qatar, in the Middle East, after moving…
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Eclectic Arabic heritage museum treat
A thousand Arabian oryx, 700 handwoven carpets, 600 classic cars, hundreds of pieces of furniture, a dozen or so dhows,…
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Doha, dry? Don’t believe a word of it …
Doha, Qatar, is in a desert, but there’s water everywhere. It is also a conservative Muslim country, but there’s alcohol…