Qatar

Researchers in Jordan and Qatar have come up with a remarkable design for a "twin technology solar system" capable of generating clean energy 24/7. This double-action design promises more than twice as much energy as a standard solar updraft tower.

Champion slackliner Jaan Roose recently took a vertigo-inducing stroll across a thin line stretching from one of the amazing Katara Towers to the other, completing the feat at a height of 185 m above the streets of the Qatari capital Doha.

Foster + Partners has revealed its new stadium for the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will be used to host the final game of the soccer tournament later this year. The building draws on local traditions and takes the form of a shimmering golden bowl.

As part of a new 50-aircraft deal with Qatar Airways, Boeing has introduced its new 777-8 Freighter, the world's largest, longest-range twin-engine freightliner, with the same payload capacity as the 747-400 Freighter.

Taking the overall form of a massive nomadic tent pitched in the Qatar desert landscape, the Al Bayt Stadium is yet another major stadium to be inaugurated ready for the upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer tournament being held in the country next year.

As the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar approaches, Spain's Fenwick Iribarren Architects has completed a novel demountable soccer stadium, named 974 Stadium, that was constructed using almost 1,000 shipping containers.

Resembling a huge hat discarded in the Qatari desert, the Al Thumama Stadium has been created for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. It's inspired by the gahfiya, a traditional woven head covering, and is designed to help keep spectators and athletes cool.

Boeing, the US Air Force, and the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) have conducted a ceremony to celebrate the roll out of the first of 36 production F-15QA Ababil fighter jets in the run up to the first deliveries later this year.

Qatar isn't lacking in notable architecture but a new floating hotel would be a head-turning addition to the country. Named the Eco-Floating Hotel, it would rotate in place like a revolving restaurant and boast wind, solar, and tidal sustainability.

Construction is complete on a new stadium in Qatar. Created for the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, it features a complex facade that's said to shimmer in sunlight and can also be illuminated with integrated lighting at night.

The most advanced version of the F-15 multi-role jet fighter has made its maiden flight. The F-15QA being developed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force took off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis on April 13 for a 90-minute flight.

Volkswagen hinted at some degree of self-driving capability when announcing a production version of its ID. Buzz electric Kombi van in 2017, and it now appears Qatar will be among the first locales to experience these skills in full fight.