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Doha

American  
[doh-hah] / ˈdoʊ hɑ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.


Doha British  
/ ˈdəʊə, ˈdəʊhɑː /

noun

  1. Former name: Bida.   El Beda.  the capital and chief port of Qatar, on the E coast of the peninsula. Pop: 370 000 (2002 est)

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"That was quite a tough match. It was getting a little crazy in the second set," said the 24-year-old, who won titles in Doha and Beijing last year.

From Barron's

Speaking to reporters in Doha on Sunday, he made clear that Canada did not have "unimpeded" aid funds to cover the costs of membership.

From BBC

Doha is expanding from roughly 77 million tons a year of LNG export capacity to more than 110 million tons before the end of the decade, with potential plans to grow to 142 million tons.

From Barron's

Meetings took place over the weekend and early this week with senior officials in Doha, Qatar, where initial feedback on pricing was discussed.

From BBC

“We aren’t the ones who are going to write a check to rebuild what others destroyed,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Qatar’s prime minister, said at a conference in Doha this month.

From The Wall Street Journal