The rooms were as brightly lit as ever, and everything had the same unnatural sheen in the evening as it did during the day.

NEWYORKER: Sweetheart Sorrow

It may have been built to look old, but the souq is still a top spot for an evening out, wandering in and out of warmly-lit stalls and galleries selling everything from jewellery to spices, past groups of men smoking shisha and sipping mint tea.

BBC: Living in: Doha

On Wednesday evening, John Donahoe, president and CEO of eBay, delivered the keynote address at the Leaders in Technology (LIT) dinner.

ENGADGET: CES 2012 sets all-time records for attendance, exhibitors and claimed floor space