Jassim, now 87, was among the last of the country’s professional pearl divers. “Our journey would take three to four months,” he said. “We [would] eat, drink, sleep only on the boat.” ...

Doha - From a distance it could be a scene from Qatar’s ancient past, long before the country’s modern-day wealth was secured by the discovery of gas and oil. Several kilometres off the coast ...

Pearl divers, or gawas, take part in the ‘Senyar’ pearl diving and fishing competition on a traditional dhow off the south-eastern coast of Qatar, last month.

Al Jassim, now 87, was among the last of the country's professional pearl divers. ``Our journey would take three to four months,`` he said. ``We (would) eat, drink, sleep only on the boat.'' ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Seventy years ago, Saad Ismail Al Jassim used to free dive 40 feet (13 meters) deep into the waters of the Persian Gulf, holding his breath to comb the seabed for oysters in ...

World Cup host Qatar leaves pearl diving past far behind Before the oil and gas age, the main commodity for World Cup host nation Qatar was pearls. Suman Naishadham. Tuesday 22 November 2022 10:37 ...

A former pearl diver Saad Ismail talks to a client in his pearl shop in Souq Waqif market in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Pearl fishing drove Qatar’s economy until the 1930s. The ...