Qatar's Al Jazeera media network has undoubtedly put the tiny Gulf state on the international map. It is the showpiece of the oil- and gas-rich nation's efforts to turn its financial largesse into outsized global influence and visibility, a two-decades long effort that includes its successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
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