"If the rent doesn't kill your business, then the operational costs do. If not, then an excess amount of permit fees does. If you survive all that, you'll have to withstand Qatar's lack of buying power," one former business owner told Doha News.
Fox Sports was roundly criticized Saturday as Alexi Lalas and Stu Holden appeared in traditional Qatari dress in a segment with influencer and Qatar Football Association consultant Mr. Q.
Many in the country say the barrage of criticism about its human rights record and the exploitation of migrant workers is laced with discrimination and hypocrisy.