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With oil supplies rising, price crunch easing

November 21, 2005 The $70-a-barrel level was a "psychological price," Qatar's energy minister says. But with demand rising, what are the alternatives? TAGS: Qatar, reserve, petroleum, oil, energy, conference

Digital desert: Privileged nations face cultural obstacles

January 19, 2006 Throughout the Middle East, decades of wealth create societies where hard work can sometimes be a foreign concept. TAGS: Qatar, obstacle, nation, government

Photos: An evolving high-tech center

January 18, 2006 The spike in natural gas and oil prices has kicked off a massive construction boom in downtown Doha, Qatar. TAGS: Qatar, natural gas, photograph

Digital desert: Qatar leads Arab world in tech education

January 18, 2006 The small nation is taking unprecedented steps in creating a major university center that can help lead it into a post-oil world. TAGS: Qatar, natural gas, region, recruiting, university, nation, student, professor, U.S.

Shell, Exxon Mobil tout a cleaner fuel for megacities

November 23, 2005 The Axis powers tried to make gas from coal during World War II. New technology makes the process cleaner and more efficient. TAGS: Qatar, Exxon Mobil Corp., natural gas, coal, carbon, plant, fuel, barrel, gas, food, Europe

Facing oil's expensive future

November 22, 2005 If you think it costs a lot to run your car now, just wait till 2030, when prices could climb 32 percent over current rates, says economist. TAGS: barrel, natural gas, Qatar, fuel, region, oil company, economist, investment, increase, Middle East, nation, transportation

Al Jazeera plans to go international in 2006

November 23, 2005 Arab news channel will try to woo people away from CNN and others. But first step will be finding a carrier. TAGS: Qatar, station, CNN, U.S.

New player in clean tech: Gulf oil money

May 14, 2007 Investors who make their fortunes in oil-rich nations are beginning to put money into green-tech companies and portfolios. TAGS: Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., investor, stock market, investment, real estate, CEO

Middle East pushing for tech power play

November 23, 2005 In Dubai and Qatar, the royal families and western investors are trying to turn oil money into a Silicon Valley. TAGS: Dubai, Qatar, Middle East, Silicon Valley, Intel

Singapore: America's next college town

July 7, 2006 For some American universities, the new frontier lies over the ocean, as other nations looks to gain U.S. expertise. TAGS: Singapore, Qatar, faculty, university, nation, graduate student, biotechnology, expertise, professor, engineering, U.S., America, school, satellite

Image problems lead to worker shortage in oil industry

November 22, 2005 Students seem uninterested in fields like geosciences, in part because the oil industry has failed to address issues like pollution. TAGS: oil company, enrollment, Qatar, hiring, worker, nation, women, conference, U.S.

Al Jazeera relaunches English site

September 2, 2003 The Arabic language news agency relaunches the English version of its Web site, after hackers vandalized and technology providers abandoned its previous incarnations. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., Qatar, technology provider, Middle East, visitor, domain name, U.S., Iraq
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