In 1996 [[Al Jazeera]] launches the first independent Arab satellite news channel, breaking the monopoly of state controlled media in the region and in 2006 Qatar becomes the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and acts as the first Arab host of the Asian Games. [http://www.qatartourism.gov.qa/discover/index/1/207] | In 1996 [[Al Jazeera]] launches the first independent Arab satellite news channel, breaking the monopoly of state controlled media in the region and in 2006 Qatar becomes the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and acts as the first Arab host of the Asian Games. [http://www.qatartourism.gov.qa/discover/index/1/207] |