Almost 80% of Qatar’s population resides in Doha. The entire territory outside of it is desert, so I don’t blame them. Calling it the capital city is an understatement; Doha IS Qatar. It’s is the standard Arabic success story. Find oil, get rich, begin rapid development, live a good life. You’d think that this region is homogenous, that they all love each other. That’s what I thought but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Qatar has always been the black sheep of the Arabic family. Some say it’s because they’re quite progressive. The others would say it’s because of their enormous gas and oil deposits. Qatar, as it currently stands, is the richest country in the entire world.
Neighbouring countries (mainly the Emirates) blocked trade with Qatar, aimed to “corner them econ...