This hotel is the Rydges Plaza Doha

It's a one year old luxurious hotel right by the corniche and across the way from the Emir's office. It is about to be demolished because an American report says it has a line of sight to the Emir's office so is a security risk. Wouldn't it be easier to just concrete over the windows??? I couldn't believe the waste of this but it's happening everywhere.

Qatar

March 8th 2006
Hi again family and friends! I flew (just under an hour) from Abu Dhabi to Qatar, a tiny Arab country half the size of Wales on a peninsular of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf with a population of about 800 000 people, of which only about 200 000 are local Qataris and the rest expats. Martin met me at the airport. He is a kiwi cousin who has been working here 3 months and will be joined by his wife Ma ... read more

Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ... ... read more

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