T Qatar: The New York Times style magazine launched

Tom Cruise graces the cover with the black & white old Hollywood themed photo shoot by Solve Sundsbo and styled by Fashion Editor Anne Christensen. The shoot accompanies an interview where Tom speaks about his career and life.

The issue explores exclusive men's fashion trends, interview the London-born 'enfant terrible' fashion designer Alexander McQueen and a photo feature by Jacob Sutton. In travel, explore the Alpine region Ticino and spend 13 hours in Paris. T Qatar carries a commentary on local Art scene with acclaimed painter Ali Hassan.

"With Qatar's cosmopolitan audience and vibrant art and cultural scene, there is a strong appeal for a title like T," said Ravi Raman, the Vice President of Oryx. "Doha is joining the ranks of international cities and the launch of a world-class media brand like T: The New York Times Style Magazine is a natural progression. Major lifestyle and luxury brands are entering this Qatar and T Qatar provides them with the right platform to connect with the 'buyers of the best. The stupendous reception that T Qatar is getting was expected but is still most gratifying."

"We are excited to bring T: The New York Times Style Magazine to Arabic readers in Qatar. With the bilingual edition of T, we are able to reach new segments of readers within the Middle East, bringing the magazine's global perspective on style to Qatar's burgeoning fashion and design community,"

said Gloria Brown Anderson, vice president of international editorial development, The New York Times News Services.

T Magazine is published 15 times a year and edited by Stefano Tonchi, the style editor of The New York Times magazines. T is a leading magazine and online site for style news. The T Web site features original videos including the "Screen Test" series and "The Moment" blog, available at NYTimes.com/TMagazine.