By Javier Picazo Feliu Doha, 17 Jan (EFE).- In just a few years, Qatar has gone from having an economy based on pearl fishing to becoming one of the richest countries in the world driven by a wealth of oil and natural gas reserves. Diversifying the Gulf state’s economy has become a key challenge and …
By Javier Picazo Feliu Doha, Jan 3 (EFE).- Many women in Qatar still need the permission of a man to study, get married or leave the country, but a new generation is breaking stereotypes and driving a social and economic shift in the Gulf state. Under Qatar’s male guardianship system, women cannot take decisions over …
By Javier Picazo Feliu Doha, Dec 28 (EFE).- Although football’s greatest competition has wrapped up for another four years, Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, has yet to address the enduring controversy of its treatment of the thousands of migrant workers who built its grandiose stadiums amid allegations of unpaid salaries, abusive contracts …
By Javier Picazo Feliu Doha, Nov 18 (EFE).- Qatar’s football stadiums, designed by some of the world’s most renowned architects, have become a symbol of Qatar’s monumental development project ahead of the FIFA World Cup and a source of controversy due to the extreme conditions thousands of migrant workers endured to build them. Norman Foster, …
By Javier Picazo Feliu Doha, Nov 8 (EFE).- Conservative, multicultural, welcoming and safe. This is Qatar, a small country with a population of just under 3 million, 80% of whom are foreigners, and which is gearing up to host the World Cup to showcase to the world its remarkable social, cultural and economic evolution. The …