"It's not so hot today," my wife said to me. "It's only 44." The summer heat has hit Qatar with a bang. We have ...

Here are two things I dislike about Qtel and one thing I like about them. 1. Spamming my phone. Why do they get to send me text messages sel...

There seem to be contradictory signs in Qatar. There are clearly fewer people here - a fact you can tell from the fall in traffic. One engin...

Suprisingly for a peninsula country Qatar has few decent public beaches easily reachable from a road. One of these was Al Wakra beach, orig...

In what must spell hope for thousands of expatriates who feel trapped by Qatar's sponsorship system - a system which has been likened to...

UPDATE : There is an alternative to PayPal which can be used in Qatar now - see The PayPal Alternative for details. It is easier for me to ...

A lone hiker heads up the dunes at Qatar's singing sand dunes .

Qatar's media, while freer than that of neighbouring countries, cannot be said to be totally free.  Newspapers, and indeed bloggers such...

Serious measures for anyone with flu in Doha - a Qatar Living user reports five hours of tests and 10 days of enforced isolation at home, ev...

Sign at Mesaieed: Obviously trespassing before this point is fine...

Rumours of strange hobbit like creatures located in Qatar have been circulating round the blogosphere. This picture was published by Cryptom...

Employees in Qatar, although worried by current economic conditions, are more confident about their current of residence. This is the latest...