Doha as the next Dubai?

The capital city of Qatar was featured on the front page of the New York Times Travel section, adding to the intrigue in the USA about the luxury resorts in this part of the world. While one might assume that Doha and Dubai would have to differentiate themselves from one another to both succeed, Doha appears to be marching towards a similar identity to Dubai, which many Americans have already nicknamed the "Vegas of the Middle East."