At the end of the day, this does not impact on me in anyway. I do not live in the Pearl, and have only eaten there a couple of times, and when I did, I was driving so way not drinking anyway. It would not affect me in anyway if every restaurant in the Pearl closed. Add to this the fact that I am only debating based on knowledge acquired through the press and QL, and you could say that my thoughts count for nothing. I guess the reason I am speaking up with my limited knowledge, is that it is my belief (based on the above) that someone, somewhere has made a knee jerk decision, and the restaurants that made long term business decisions based on alcohol licenses being in place are paying a heavy price for that license being removed without warning. And yes I do feel empathetic towards them. I am also assuming that other businesses considering opening up in Qatar, may be wondering what knee jerk decision could impact their business in the future whatever their industry. Yes this is Qatar, and Qatar has the right to govern as it wishes, but this does not reflect well on the decision makers, and may make prospective investors in Qatar nervous of the speed in which things can change direction here.