Qatar Airways: all the reasons the Australian government rejected request for more flights – video
Transport minister Catherine King has given a few answers but seems to keep dodging fronting up with a clear reason
April 2012
The rise of the Gulf art scene
Big money has turned the Gulf into a showcase for contemporary art. But will censorship stop the scene in its tracks? David Batty reports from Doha
September 2011
The Northerner
Arab dosh gives Geordie charity a hand
All manner of foreign potentates acknowledge the work of a group which chucked London for a much happier time by the Tyne. The Northerner's arts ace Alan Sykes has the news.
September 2010
Middle East: Gulf getaways
Spend some Arabian days and nights exploring the culture and coastal beauty of the Gulf, says Tom Yarwood
December 2008
Qatar keen on hosting 2018 or 2022 World Cup finals
The Qatar Football Association has announced its intention to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup finals
May 2004
Qatar hots up
Qatar could be the next hot location in the Middle East with plans to inject $15 billion into tourism projects in an attempt to attract a million visitors a year by 2010.
November 2003
Soul-searching among the sand dunes
Before she moved there, Yvonne Ridley was told that Qatar was the dullest place on earth. But she finds the desert state has plenty to offer visitors.
