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Be awed by Doha’s futuristic skyline and impressive art installations

Hop in a cab and start exploring Qatar. Drive past Doha’s bold, futuristic skyline, and admire the country’s impressive public art installations by internationally acclaimed artists. East-West/ West-East by Richard Serra is one of the country’s landmarks, a unique sculpture that stands out in the desert.

Hamad International Airport is a stopover wonderland

When in Qatar, you’ll enjoy a premium customer experience at the state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport, voted World’s Best Airport for 2021. HIA is a destination in and of itself, with high-end boutiques, cafes and restaurants, wellness services and family-friendly areas.

Discover the charms of the Qatari desert

Discover Qatar’s uninterrupted desert. Ride a camel, roll over the on a 4x4 vehicle, escape the city’s bustle, gaze at the open skies and book a desert camp- treat yourself to a deeply authentic experience.

Become one with nature at Al Thakira Mangroves

Explore the idyllic Al Thakira Mangroves by kayak and soak up some natural beauty. Take in the views, and spend time with family, friends or even by yourself.

Experience a luxury stay at St. Regis

Experience an extraordinary stay at one of Qatar’s luxurious resorts and hotels. Visit St. Regis for its stunning recreational facilities and award-winning restaurants, relax and rejuvenate. The country’s hotels and resorts know how to offer a sublime hospitality experience.

Visit iconic museums and get your dose of culture

Discover the ultra-modern museums that uncover Qatar’s rich heritage and culture. The Museum of Islamic Art and the National Museum of Qatar play a significant role in the country’s dynamic cultural scene and are worth exploring further.

Visit Souq Waqif and experience one of Qatar’s most soulful places

Stroll around Souq Waqif - one of Qatar’s most traditional spots and feel time stand still. Take in the scents, select spices, discover local handmade items, and savour a traditional meal.

Discover Katara, a cultural and entertainment hub

Wander around Katara Cultural Village, stroll through its alleys, attend an event, dine at one of its many restaurants; Katara is Qatar’s cultural hub and the ultimate destination for entertainment.

Fly high with Qatar Airways

Fly back to your home country with the award-winning Qatar Airways, and continue experiencing Qatar’s exceptional hospitality until you reach home. Experience a world beyond and make this trip a memorable one.

Qatar’s stadiums introduce a new-generation architecture

Visit Qatar’s iconic stadiums, where FIFA World Cup 2022 ™ games will be played; and be amazed by the cutting-edge infrastructure and architecture of the stadiums.

Stream "Shining" song 

Download and listen the song of our TV ad "Shining" (feat. Raisa). Raisa is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. She became publicly known for her song titled "Serba Salah". Shining is the official song that promotes our World Beyond. 

Meet our travel guides

Qatar invites you to experience a world beyond; discover cultural masterpieces, unwind at the country’s beaches, embark on thrilling adventures or simply enjoy a city break or a romantic getaway. The best part is, you will not be alone! Our guides, who represent various interests, will guide you through and show you the best of Qatar, places and faces you will never forget. Meet our guides and start making stories!

Meet Hugo, the beach holiday seeker

Hi! I’m Hugo, a pursuer of sun and beaches who loves nothing more than to unwind. I love discovering secluded spots or luxurious beach resorts and I also enjoy practising water activities, such as kayaking or snorkelling. The perfect holiday for me is the one in horizontal mode, treating myself to beautiful resorts, walking barefoot on sandy beaches or relaxing at the pool. If you also want to experience La Dolce Vita, follow me!

Meet Tinku, the art & culture enthusiast

Hi! I’m Tinku, an art and culture enthusiast who loves wandering through world-class museums and galleries. I believe art shapes our world. I am fascinated by creative people, emerging artists, innovative galleries; I could spend forever there, and I just have to soak in the cultural treasures! I love Qatar, as it’s the definition of the perfect balance between the old and new. If you’re like me, follow me and let’s find inspiration in the arts together! 

Meet Billy, Buzz & Blaze, the adventurous spirits

Hi! We are Billy, Buzz & Blaze, thrill-seekers who love adventure. Through activities and sports, we can see the most beautiful landscapes and live unique experiences. Why do we love Qatar? Because it offers us the opportunity to explore untouched landscapes such as the Mangroves, experience hot air balloon rides and get the thrills, or enjoy the fascinating desert and water adventures. Life is all about trying new things and making stories. If you’re like us, follow us and let the adventure begin!

Meet Ayla, the city explorer

Hi! I’m Ayla, a city explorer in the pursuit of the best luxury experiences that highlight diversity, architecture and attractions of a destination. Qatar remains my all-time favourite destination for an exotic city break because of its year-round holiday ambience, endless shopping options, and international culinary scene. The capital city of Doha boasts distinctive modern attractions and brims with hospitality, culture, and heritage, creating various holiday opportunities for all types of city explorers. Let’s begin!

Meet Miles and Mei, the romantic souls

Hi! We're Miles and Mei, travel lovers on the lookout for that perfect romantic getaway full of fine experiences. Qatar makes a young destination, ideal for romantics like Mei and myself. The gorgeous neighbourhoods, pristine beaches, luxury hotel stays and world-class couple spa retreats are some of our favourites experiences. The city also has various attractions and activities for couples who’re in the mood for an adventurous date by the desert, water or mid-air. We’ve created memories while hot air ballooning together across the skies of Qatar! What experience would you pick to begin with?

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They stroll Doha’s waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now free of pain

DOHA, Qatar -- They stroll Doha's waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now “birds in heaven,” flying free of the pain of the war in Gaza.

For the Palestinian group Sol Band, it seems surreal that weeks ago they were hiding from Israeli shelling.

“I just want the war to end,” said Rahaf Shamaly, the band’s main vocalist and only woman. “I want to return to Gaza, walk and clean up its streets, hug my family, and sing with the band in the place where we started from.”

Five of the band's seven musicians returned to Gaza in August to work on their next album.

“We had a lot of music and performances planned,” said Fares Anbar, the band’s percussionist.

But on Oct. 7, Hamas, along with other militants, attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. Israel retaliated with a military campaign that has so far killed more than 35,000 people and leveled large swaths of Gaza.

In April, the five bandmates were able to leave Gaza via Egypt to Qatar.

The band — which formed in 2012 and plays both traditional Arabic songs and their own modern pop songs — has long served as a refuge for its members who grew up in Gaza amid grinding poverty and other hardships. Their home, a 360-square-kilometer (140-square-mile) enclave, has been blockaded for years by Egypt and Israel. Its population of 2.3 million Palestinians has suffered through previous rounds of war between Israel and Hamas, which has ruled the strip since 2007.

“Living under a siege, an occupation, and living through very difficult circumstances … music was my only escape since I was a child,” the band’s founder and percussionist, Said Fadel, said.

Music shaped Fadel's life. His grandfather was one of the first percussionists in the area and his grandmother played the oud, a lute-like stringed musical instrument common in the Middle East and Africa.

Of Sol Band's songs, “Raweq Wa Haddy," or “Chill Down,” is their most famous. The lyrics that promise “great days coming back,” now seem a lifetime away for people who are moving from place to place, hiding from airstrikes.

After returning to Gaza in August to record, the five members of the band filmed themselves surviving the attacks and shared the videos online whenever an internet connection allowed. Music remained their lifeline and their main hope; they created songs, often amid the rubble, with sounds of explosions in the background. They filmed music videos from where they sheltered, urging people not to lose hope and remain resilient in the face of adversity.

Some songs touched on those killed by Israeli airstrikes, particularly children.

“My children are birds in heaven, lucky is heaven to have them,” one song goes. “All my life I hoped to raise them and see them grow up before my eyes.”

In shelters and camps across Gaza, Sol Band's five members held activities for displaced children to keep their minds off what was happening. Anbar, the band's percussionist, even taught some how to keep a beat as a drummer.

They posted videos of themselves in tents, playing the guitar and drums, with smiling children who sang along.

“The children’s interaction with the music, and how they forgot everything that is happening around them … it proved to me the importance of music in our lives and the effect it has in the Gaza Strip,” he said.

The five band members who left Gaza via Egypt to Qatar had been scheduled to perform on the first stop of their tour “The Journey Begins” at a Palestinian culture festival in Doha. Though the band has achieved fame internationally, like other Palestinians they hold travel documents that often involve complicated requirements, and at times they face outright visa rejections.

“Our passports are Palestinian, (and our) birthplace Gaza,” Anbar said. “This made it very difficult for us to get visas.”

With pending shows in Belgium and Tunisia, there is little guarantee that they will make it there. And if their visa situation is not sorted out in Qatar, the five will eventually have to return to Gaza — and an uncertain future.

“Would the plans we had before the war still happen?” asked Hamada Nasrallah, a vocalist. “We have no clear answers.”

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Thursday briefing: biden pressures israel.

Also, the U.S. and China held climate talks.

By Amelia Nierenberg

U.S. pushed Israel to reach a cease-fire deal

President Biden turned up the pressure on Israel to limit its Rafah operation and to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas. He made it public that he’d held up a delivery of heavy bombs to Israel, and dispatched his C.I.A. chief to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The U.S. announced it had withheld the delivery of some military aid to Israel last week over concerns they would be used in a possible full-scale assault on Rafah. William Burns, the head of the C.I.A., met privately with Netanyahu.

Israel downplayed the pause of the arms deliveries .

But experts said the pause showed that the bond is facing new strains, with more ruptures possibly to come amid declining American public support for the Israeli war effort. They also acknowledged that such disagreements were unlikely to change the course of the conflict. Biden has made it clear that he remains deeply committed to Israel, even as he has signaled that there are limits to U.S. aid and patience.

Details: The paused arms delivery included 2,000-pound bombs, which are among the most destructive in Israel’s arsenal. In the first six weeks of the war, the country routinely used weapons like these in areas of Gaza designated as safe for civilians, a Times investigation found .

Talks: Negotiators from Israel and Hamas were in Cairo yesterday. Read about the major gaps in their positions .

Analysis: Netanyahu wants to reassure domestic and international critics. My colleague Steven Erlanger explored his competing pressures .

U.S.-China climate talks begin

John Podesta, the Biden administration’s top climate envoy, met for the first time with his counterpart from Beijing , Liu Zhenmin, in Washington yesterday. The talks continue today. And the stakes are high, Somini Sengupta, our international climate reporter, told me.

The two countries are at odds on a range of geopolitical issues. They are also the world’s top polluters. “If they can’t get it together,” Somini said, “all of us are fried.”

Trade tensions loom large over the talks. China dominates green-energy technology. That could “be a good thing because it makes things cheaper and can accelerate the energy transition,” Somini said.

“But it also presents risks,” she added. “The White House doesn’t want Americans — or the rest of the world — to eat from China’s hands. It gives Beijing too much power. Whether anyone can truly compete with China at this point is unclear.”

U.S. frustrations: A flood of cheap Chinese products have become a target for the Biden administration , which has warned that they pose a threat to U.S. factories.

Looking past France’s claims of a safely built Olympics

The Olympic flame arrived in France yesterday to start a weekslong relay to Paris as the country gets ready for the Summer Games.

And President Emmanuel Macron has declared that these Olympics were built safely, free of the construction hazards and migrant abuses of soccer’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Government data shows fewer than 200 injuries and zero deaths at Olympic sites over the four-year construction.

But inspection records and other documents suggest a different story. Undocumented immigrants’ injuries were often handled off the books, workers and officials say, all but guaranteeing that they will not show up in government statistics. Even fatal accidents of laborers working legally were sometimes omitted from the Olympic count.

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Threats: Climate change, biodiversity loss and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to people, plants and animals, a new study found.

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Gaza hangs over eurovision.

The war in Gaza has loomed over the run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest. Pro-Palestinian groups and many fans have tried in vain to get Israel’s Eden Golan banned from participating . She is set to perform today.

Already, some artists have tried to protest the war, even though attendees and competitors aren’t permitted to wave banners and symbols that could stir up tensions . In the first round, on Tuesday, a Swedish artist wore a kaffiyeh and Ireland’s act said they had been barred from displaying a pro-Palestinian slogan.

“The public discussion has been all around Gaza, almost to an imposing extent,” said my colleague Alex Marshall, who covers culture for The Times.

Alex told me that he does not expect major disruptions at the concert itself. Two protests are planned far from the venue in Malmo, Sweden, which is hosting the contest. He thinks audiences are more likely to manifest their opposition to Israel’s war by voting against Golan.

But for many attendees, he said, politics will take a back seat.

“Eurovision says it’s about bringing the world together in music,” he said, “and a lot of its fans believe that.”

For more: Alex thinks Croatia, which is currently leading the betting, will win. Here’s its song .

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That’s it for today. See you tomorrow. — Amelia

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Our thanks to Alex Marshall and Somini Sengupta .

Amelia Nierenberg writes the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing , a global newsletter. More about Amelia Nierenberg