"That wouldn't even fill one quarter of a World Cup stadium." Qatar has no rivers, and gets less than 10cm of rain per year. Around 2.9 million people live in the desert nation and the difference ...

From a monumental Richard Serra installation in the desert to a 40,000-seat fully demountable stadium, Qatar sets the bar high for contemporary art, architecture and design. Ahead of the 2022 Fifa ...

A desert World Cup blighted by a dust-storm of controversy How Qatar's problems mute the excitement Why are people protesting about the World Cup hosts? A two-hour drive away in the district of ...