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Published 2024-07-04
In this video, I go from UAE to its even richer neighbor and explore how this country became the richest in the continent (and was for a time the richest in the world) while having less oil than all of its neighbors; this is Qatar.

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As mentioned, here are videos from journalists/TV personalities discussing what happened during the buildup to the Qatar World Cup:
Families seek answers over Qatar World Cup workers' deaths- BBC News Ā Ā Ā ā€¢Ā FamiliesĀ seekĀ answersĀ overĀ QatarĀ Worl...Ā Ā 
Last Week Tonight by John Oliver: Ā Ā Ā ā€¢Ā QatarĀ WorldĀ Cup:Ā LastĀ WeekĀ TonightĀ wi...Ā Ā 
Johnny Harris's investigation: Ā Ā Ā ā€¢Ā WhatĀ QatarĀ Doesn'tĀ WantĀ theĀ WorldĀ toĀ ...Ā Ā 

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Gear:
Canon EOS R6
Rhode Videomicro
Canon 16 mm f2.8
Canon 18-120 mm STM Lens

0:00 Intro
0:30 Arriving in Doha
2:43 Hotel designed by Snoop Dogg?
4:03 First impressions of Qatar
6:01 Taptap Send
7:10 Qatar part of the UAE?
7:53 Who needs taxis when you have friendly viewers
9:57 How Qatar Became Rich
14:31 How Al Jazeera is tied to Qatar's Wealth
17:15 The Golden Mosque
18:03 Dark side of the FIFA World Cup?
19:16 The Main Souq of Doha

Creative commons footage in Intro used from Ā Ā Ā ā€¢Ā GIMSĀ Qatar:Ā GlobalĀ automotiveĀ giantsĀ ...Ā Ā 
Shoutout to Mubtasim Fuad for helping with the thu

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