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Libyan Rebels Reboot Cellphone Service After Gadhafi's Shutdown

Libyan rebels who'd resorted to waving flags to communicate after Moammar Gadhafi cut off the Internet have now rebooted a local cellphone network for their own use. The new network, rigged up with help from U.S.-trained Arab engineers, is giving many Libyans their first chance in a month to contact loved ones and see if...

Man-made Clouds Could Help Cool Qatar's 2022 World Cup [VIDEO]

France: Qatar to Join Libya Operation Within Hours

PARIS -- France said today that Qatar will join the international operation against the forces of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi within hours. French Defense Ministry spokesman Laurent Teisseire said Qatar warplanes will join the operation alongside French jets, as a "historic partner" of France in the Arab...

Why Is Everyone So Scared of Little Bahrain?

Tensions have reached the boiling point in the tiny, but strategically crucial, island nation of Bahrain as a surprise and shocking crackdown by military police left at least four people dead today. The violence in Pearl Square, which included an attack on ABC News reporter Miguel Marquez, prompted U.S. Secretary of State...

Need a Map of Bahrain? Here's a Geography Lesson [PHOTOS and VIDEO]

Where in the world is Bahrain? The government's brutal crackdown on protests has drawn international attention to the Middle Eastern nation. But some people are having trouble figuring out exactly where on the map their attention should be pointed. So Surge Desk has prepared a brief primer on Bahrain's geography. The...

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Qatar probes mall fire as young victims mourned

DOHA, Qatar -Qatar's Interior Ministry says a fire has broken out at a large shopping mall in the Gulf state's capital.

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Qatar Expands With A Bang (PHOTOS)

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06/03/12 Soria gives Qatar 1-0 win over Lebanon Source: Maktoob Business - UAE Sebastian Soria made the most of a horrible defensive blunder as Qatar beat Lebanon 1-0 in their World Cup qualifying match at the Sports City Stadium here on Sunday.
06/03/12 Qatar team for Sri Lanka Source: Gulf Times Qatar are placed in Group B in the Asia Cup along with Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
06/03/12 Qatar's prime minister urges the UN to set a deadline... Source: Haaretz The United Nations' top human rights official said on Saturday there should be no amnesty for serious crimes committed in Syria, even if the threat of prosecution might motivate members of the regime to cling to power at all costs.
06/03/12 Samsung reports 64.7% rise in mobile devices sales in... Source: AMEinfo.com Samsung Gulf Electronics (SGE) has reported a 64.7% growth in its mobile devices business in Qatar from the fourth quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012, Gulf Times has reported.
06/03/12 Arab Museum Approves Nudity Source: Art Knowledge News DOHA, QATAR - The Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art has created controversy by announcing that it will exhibit works containing nudity and politically radical ideas.

Background on qatar

Qatar ( or ; ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), also known as the country or State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.

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