- The profit result was "200 percent above its highest annual historical profit".
Qatar Airways, the Middle East's second biggest airline after Emirates, had reported in September last year an overall loss of $4.1 billion in the 2020-2021 financial year.
The Qatari airline said it carried 18.5 million passengers in 2021-2022, an increase of 218 percent over the previous 12-month period.
- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro met Wednesday with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the gas-rich Gulf nation, his fifth...
The talks focused in particular on "energy, the economy, investment, agriculture and tourism."
Maduro visited Iran at the weekend where he signed a 20-year cooperation agreement with the Islamic republic
- Turkey is ready to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia, and Ukraine to organize the export of...
Millions of tons of wheat are currently stuck in Ukrainian ports, either blockaded or occupied by Russian forces, and vessels face the danger of mines
The UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Ankara had an important role in resolving the situation which has raised the prospect of worldwide food shortages
- Up to three million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies and public companies and bringing public transport,...
Up to 3 million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies, public companies and bringing public transport to a halt
In a statement on Wednesday, the UGTT union said workers would hold this strike to defend their economic and social rights
- Taking a cue from US Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rate, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain have raised...
The Saudi central bank raised repo rate by 0.5 percent to 2.25 percent from a previous 1.75 percent, and the reverse repurchase agreement (reverse repo) rate by 0.5 percent
The UAE was quick to follow Saudi Arabia in hiking interest rate
- The US Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years on Wednesday, and said it is...
The Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee raised the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 1.5-1.75 percent, up from zero at the start of the year
Biden has endorsed the Fed's effort and is hoping for success as his Democrats face the possibility of losing control of Congress in key midterm elections in November
- The Bank of England is expected on Thursday to raise its key interest rate for a fifth straight time to...
Some experts predict an even higher increase, mirroring aggressive rate-tightening by the Federal Reserve
UK inflation stands at nine percent, the highest level in 40 years, and is forecast to keep rising
- Aramco publishes its first sustainability report which outlines ways in which the company plans to further tackle emissions while delivering...
The report provides information on Aramco's efforts to support the broader energy transition
Aramco expects to update the sustainability report on an annual basis
- Industry Development Council meeting reviews recommendations made at the first meeting, progress in implementing them and discusses the development of...
Industry Development Council recommends launching unified platform for industrial data
The council reviews suggestions made at first meeting, reflects on progress in implementing them




















