Stories about Qatar from January, 2008
Egypt: Al Jazeera's Arab Unity Series
The Arabist from Egypt sheds light on a television production, by Qatar-based Al Jazeera, on Arab unity.
Qatar: Strange Lights Over Doha
Qatar's bloggers are looking at the night's skies trying to understand what the strange bouncing lights a blogger captured with her camera phone are all about. Is it a UFO, an aircraft, a meteor or Spiderman?
MENA: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr…It's Freezing
Brrrr... It's freezing in the Middle East is the message that has been popping up on blogs recently. Here's a round up of what some of the region's bloggers had to say about the cold spell, in the otherwise warm and sometimes explosive hotspot of the world.
Qatar: Online Journal Closes
Qatari online journal Qatar Journal has called it a day, reports Mohamed Nanabhay from Doha.
GCC-Iran Relations Improving
Marc Lynch takes a closer look at the improving relationship between Gulf Arab states and Iran in this post, despite Bush's visit to the region. The Gulf Cooperation Council is...
Qatar: Bhutto's Death Coverage a Hit
Abdurahman Warsame, who is based in Qatar, reports that “Aljazeera English's report on the death of Benazir Bhutto's death received more than half a million views in just 2-3 days.”
