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Qatar
He was vastly experienced in the Middle East, having served in Jordan, Qatar, and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
an Arab country on the Persian Gulf with an economy dominated by oil
He was vastly experienced in the Middle East, having served in Jordan, Qatar, and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
But the American CentCom headquarters, based in Doha, Qatar, which controlled Afghanistan’s airspace, denied Bashir’s request to send his plane into Afghanistan on a humanitarian mission.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
Jordan, Qatar, and Morocco have been among the leaders in giving women greater roles.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
Below us were the more friendly, enlightened desert kingdoms of the world’s coming natural-gas capital, Qatar; the oil-sodden emirate of Abu Dhabi; the gleaming modern high-rises of Dubai; and then, farther east, the craggy coastline of Oman.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
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Partly because of the leadership of prominent women such as Queen Rania of Jordan and Sheikha Mozah, the first lady of Qatar, acceptance of women’s rights is spreading.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
And of those insufficient funds, he said that $680 million had been ’redirected,’ to build runways and bulk up supply depots in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar for the invasion of Iraq everyone expected would soon begin.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
