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Did A Sex Tape Force A Man To Spy On Al-Qaeda?

11:40AM April 27, 2011 | Casey Chan

In a new file released by WikiLeaks, Abd Al Rahim Abdul Raza Janko told interrogators at Guantanamo Bay that he was forced to spy on Al-Qaeda when he was blackmailed with a sex tape. More »


Science

Qatar Will Use $US500,000 Artificial Clouds For World Cup

7:40AM March 25, 2011 | Casey Chan

When I heard that World Cup 2022 was going to be in Qatar, I was confused like everyone else. Isn’t it deathly hot over there? But they’ve got a solution: make artificial clouds (something Bill Gates has wanted to do) to cool down the temperature. More »


Five Solar Stadiums To Be Built In Qatar For 2022 FIFA World Cup

9:40PM May 21, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The Middle-Eastern state of Qatar is so keen to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they’re building five solar stadiums to woo organisers. Each stadium looks stunning, but the fact they take advantage of the country’s sunshine is even better. More »


World’s Largest Bridge To Stretch 40km Long

4:15AM September 27, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Construction on what would become the world’s longest marine causeway, connecting Qatar and Bahrain, is due to begin next year, and what a project it is: We’re talking about a bridge more than 40km long, costing around $US3 billion. More »


Doha’s ‘Wall’: The World’s First Underground Stadium

2:00AM September 10, 2008 | Sean Fallon

When the new “Wall” Stadium set to be built in Doha, Qatar is completed in 2010, it will be the first underground stadium ever constructed. Nicknamed “The Laptop” for obvious reasons, the stadium will have no traditional floodlights. Instead, the lights will be embedded into the architecture, which adds to the clean futuristic look. Apparently, the unique underground design will serve as a natural air conditioning system of sorts, which saves money that could have been spent on a traditional domed, temperature controlled facility. galleryPost('wallstadium2', 3, '');

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Enormous Artificial Sand Dune To House Musum of Modern Arab Art

10:00AM August 25, 2008 | Wilson Rothman

If you happen to be driving through the desert near Doha, Qatar and notice an unusual number of Bentleys and Ferraris parked in front of a sand dune, you may find you’re actually looking at the Museum of Modern Arab Art, a two-level, air-conditioned 350,000-square-foot facility celebrating over 10,000 works of art. galleryPost('ArabMOMA', 4, '');

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