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Everyday life in the richest country in the world

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Poorest nation, richest nation (Issue III+IV/2018)

  • West Bay, the youngest district of the Qatari capital Doha

    West Bay, the youngest district of the Qatari capital Doha

  • A camel herder tends to his animals near the border with Saudi Arabia

    A camel herder tends to his animals near the border with Saudi Arabia

  • Qatar's neighbours imposed an economic blockade on the country in 2017, meaning that there were suddenly no cars on the Qatar-Saudi Arabia highway

    Qatar's neighbours imposed an economic blockade on the country in 2017, meaning that there were suddenly no cars on the Qatar-Saudi Arabia highway

  • An ice rink in a shopping centre in Doha

    An ice rink in a shopping centre in Doha

  • Construction workers in Doha

    Construction workers in Doha

  • A visitor of an art gallery in Doha looks at the skyline of the West Bay district

    A visitor of an art gallery in Doha looks at the skyline of the West Bay district

  • Families refresh themselves from the heat of a beach of Doha

    Families refresh themselves from the heat of a beach of Doha

  • Men at morning prayer in the mosque of the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Doha

    Men at morning prayer in the mosque of the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Doha

  • On the central market in Doha, fruit and vegetable prices have risen significantly since the economic embargo on Qatar

    On the central market in Doha, fruit and vegetable prices have risen significantly since the economic embargo on Qatar


Where fifty years ago Bedouins roamed the desert, today skyscrapers tower into the sky. In Qatar, extremes are the norm, with wealth next to bitter poverty, modernity alongside tradition

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