Qatar Prime Minister sees some progress on Gaza truce
"We need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That's, that's basically, I think, the key point of the entire negotiations," Sheikh Mohammed added. Qatar, alongside Egypt and the United States, brokered a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza which came into effect...
S&P raises Qatar’s credit rating citing its declining debt load
The rating agency predicts that increased oil prices would lead to significant fiscal surpluses in 2022–2023.World Cup buzz includes drills, hammers as Qatar races to be ready
A short drive north, sparks from drills and grinders light up a Doha golf club, where workers are constructing a stage that will hold the many concerts planned for the 29-day tournament. As the night progresses, cranes are still moving and workers are finishing buildings in Lusail, close to the...The eight stadiums that will host World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar
Lusail Iconic Stadium, which will host the final on Dec 18, is Qatar's biggest with a capacity of 80,000. There are plans to transform it into a community hub after the World Cup.Qatar Digital Incubation Center fostering 25 new startups
The selection was made from among 42 competing startups which presented their projects in front of a specialized judging panel.ConocoPhillips buys 6.25% in Qatar’s North Field South project
Project is part of the world's biggest natural gas reserves.QGIRCO posts Q3 net profit of US$1.1m
Firm's Q3, 2022 profit fell compared to Q3 in 2021.Qatar urges separating politics from the oil and gas trade
Qatar energy minister also called on governments and multilateral institutions to condemn sabotage and military attacks on energy infrastructure or electricity networks.Qatar throws open new hotels, resorts to host football fans
Doha, Qatar— Qatar Tourism has thrown open more than 20 hotels, resorts and new tourist destinations in the country ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The projects and tourist attractions will be ready to receive football fans from next month. In a statement on Sunday, Qatar Tourism stated...Qatar’s General Tax Authority launches digital tax stamp
The authority said that digital tax stamps are distinctive marks in the form of a physical label or digital code containing encrypted data.QatarEnergy partners with Shell in North Field South expansion project
The agreement gives Shell an effective net participating stake of 9.375 percent in the NFS project, out of a 25 percent interest available for international partners.Dlala Holding to resume trading
The authorized capital of the company is US$78 million.Medicare net profit up 4.58% in first nine months of 2022
The earnings per share amounted to $0.54.World Cup boom pushes some Qatar residents out of homes
More than one million football fans are expected to descend on the capital Doha during the November-December tournament, putting a strain on the tiny Gulf nation. Landlords who have spotted an opening to increase rents, with some kicking out tenants on very short notices.QNB posts 7% rise in profit
Its net profit for the first nine months of the year was $3bn.Qatar to hike Jordanian food imports during World Cup
Qatar plans to hike its imports of Jordanian food products during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as demand is expected to increase at unprecedented rates due to influx of over 1.5 million fans and visitors.Opportunities await Qatari investors in Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl region
Doha--- Qatar Chamber and Kazakhstan's Social-Entrepreneurial Business Corporations have discussed economic and commercial relations besides investment climate and opportunities in both countries. These issues were discussed at the meeting between Qatar Chamber First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Twar Al Kuwary and First Deputy governor of Zhambyl Region in the Republic of...Number of visitors to Qatar rise by 138.3% in August
The highest number of visitors was from the GCC countries at 59 percent.Qatar squad basks in attention as it prepares for World Cup
While Qatar feverishly seeks to complete work on hotels and apartments for the World Cup fans, its squad for the games trained on home territory for the first time in four months in a Doha stadium. The team had been kept away from the glare of media in Spain and...China to gift giant pandas to Qatar for World Cup
Although China has not qualified for the World Cup, but it will still mark its presence in the event with the gifting of two giant pandas to Qatar. In this regard, the country's ambassador to Doha, Zhou Jian said that "Suhail" and "Soraya" would arrive in Qatar in October, ahead...Qatar World Cup opens new room for UAE hospitality
Hotels in Dubai are reporting an increase in room bookings ahead of the Qatar World Cup 2022, with many expecting to be fully booked during the international football event.Saudi Tourism Authority organizes promotional tour in GCC countries
The tour came within the framework of the kingdom’s efforts to promote tourism destinations, attract tourists from the region and regional markets.Qatar tests US$675m stadium with first sellout crowd
Almost two months before the start of World Cup, Qatar put the $675 million stadium, the venue for the final, through its first sellout test with a match between the Egyptian and Saudi champions. The 80,000 capacity Lusail Iconic Stadium was full for the pre-match concert by Egyptian superstart Amr...Qatar reopens mothballed Doha airport to ease World Cup traffic
The Doha airport has been in semi-retirement since it was replaced in 2014 by the nearby Hamad International Airport, which has since become a major hub in parallel with the growth of flag carrier Qatar Airways. It is currently mainly being used for flights by Qatar's royal family and VIPs...EU seeks closer ties with gas-rich Qatar, opens office in Doha
The European Union opened an office in Qatar on Wednesday in a sign of the Gulf state's growing influence in solving the international energy crisis. EU council president Charles Michel was to meet the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and other top officials in Doha later in the...Qatar Central Bank issues treasury bills valued $164m for Sept
Doha--Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has issued treasury bills for September 2022 for three, six and nine months, with a value of QR 600 million ($164 million). QCB said in a statement that QR 300 million worth of bills have been issued for three months at an interest rate of 1.09 ...Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art to reopen on October 5
One of the world's premier institutions of Islamic art, the MIA will re-open in time for the influx of visitors to Doha for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.Qatar buses feel the World Cup heat in tournament test
Getting the football hordes around the city and between the eight stadiums promises to be one of the biggest challenges. In the first scrutiny of their years of preparations, organisers mimmicked the schedule for the busiest days of the tournament when about 300,000 fans could be in Doha at the...Dribbling cost of bringing forward the start of FIFA Cup
The sudden move to bring forward Qatar's match against Ecuador -- to make it the opening match – may put pressure on its public relations team, add to the costs and confuse fans.Qatar gives cash-strapped Lebanese army $60m
Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis, branded by the World Bank as one of the planet's worst since the 1850s.Iran remains hopeful of nuclear deal with major powers
The US, meanwhile, says it is "disappointed" that there is "no progress made" after two days of indirect talks with Iran brokered by an EU envoy in Doha. President Joe Biden's administration has "made clear our readiness to quickly conclude and implement a deal on mutual return to full compliance".US, Iran chief negotiators to start nuclear talks in Qatar
US special envoy Robert Malley and Iran's Ali Bagheri have landed in Doha and met officials after more than a year of European Union-mediated talks in Vienna on a return to the 2015 agreement.World Cup officials target ‘price-gouging’ as 1.2m tickets sold
Costs soar for the Qatari capital's limited accommodation. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said there were five million requests for tickets for the final at the 80,000-seat Lusail stadium, indicating feverish demand for the first World Cup in the Middle East.Anti-government rebels in Chad threaten to pull out of Doha talks
Chad rebels due to take part in landmark talks with opposition groups and the military government on Saturday threatened to pull out citing "provocations and attempted aggression" by the government.Staff shortages and strikes threaten pandemic recovery for airlines
Desperate to put the coronavirus pandemic behind them, airlines will hold talks on Sunday ahead of a potential summer of chaos with shortages and strikes that could threaten their recovery. While trade is roaring back to life, representatives from the aviation sector meeting for three days in Qatar have a...Air bridge set to help airlines fly Fifa fans to Qatar
Many GCC airlines have teamed up to create an air bridge to fly the fans to watch World Cup games during November and December, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker tells TRENDS.World Cup police brace for ‘huge crowds’ in Doha
Controlling hundreds of thousands of football fans in Qatar's capital will be the biggest security challenge of World Cup 2022, FIFA told police chiefs from competing nations on Sunday. The Gulf state's police are preparing an intricate system of road closures and extra public transport to move rival groups of...Qatar records real estate transactions worth $57m from Apr 17-21
Qatar recorded real estate transactions worth 207.8 million riyals ($57 million) during the third week of April, a decrease of 30.5 percent compared to the previous week. Qatar’s Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice said in its weekly real estate bulletin that from Apr 17-21, a total...Qatar calls on Chad to delay national peace dialogue
Qatar, which has been leading tense mediation between Chad’s military government and opposition rebels for six weeks, on Sunday called for landmark national talks to be postponed. The African state’s military leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno had wanted a national dialogue to start on May 10 to prepare elections.India’s Taj Group eyes Gulf expansion, to build hotel in Makkah
The luxury hotel chain is planning 15 new hotels in the next 10 years, which include at least 5 new properties in Dubai and a new hotel in MakkahIran to face off with US and England in football World Cup
Having fought to win the respect of Iran's football public, Dragan Skocic now has a World Cup showdown with England and a politically charged clash with the United States to cement his international standing.Qatar World Cup draw pairs Iran and USA
England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day, on November 21.Opponents bury FIFA’s biennial World Cup campaign
The biennial World Cup has been left off the agenda of FIFA Congress in Doha, with only changes to the women's football calendar scheduled for a vote by the 211 member associations.Demand for natural gas has gone up 23% since 2011: GECF
Demand for natural gas has shot up 23 percent during the last ten years, according to Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Eng. Mohamed Hamel.Gas prices ‘in God’s hands’, producers warn as Ukraine crisis sparks surge
Major gas exporting nations said Tuesday they could not guarantee prices or supplies at a summit overshadowed by the worsening Ukraine crisis which has pushed costs to record highs in Europe. Qatar's emir, who hosted the talks, said gas producers were working to ensure "credible and reliable" supplies as Europe's...Iran, Qatar to form joint gas extraction study group
The oil ministers of Iran and Qatar will discuss gas swap, common stances in the global market and forming a joint study group on the sidelines of the upcoming GECF in Doha, an informed source in Iran’s Oil Ministry told IRNA. The Gas Exporting Countries Forum will be held next...Amman, Doha discuss creating job opportunities for Jordanians
The meeting was participated by the ministers of education, higher education, tourism, interior, health, digital economy, investment etc.Qatar and Iraq discuss cooperation in transportation sector
Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and Minister of Transport of the Republic of Iraq Nasser Hussein Bandar Al Shibli, visited Doha Metro project where they were briefed on the operations of the metro stations, and also about the components of the project from officials at the Qatar...World Cup: Qatar’s bigger test after Arab Cup
More than 600,000 tickets were sold for the 16-team Arab Cup, including a Qatari-record 63,439 crowd when the hosts played the United Arab Emirates in the quarter-finals.Doha hosts triathlon federations’ meeting to develop sport
A meeting of the GCC triathlon federations was held in Doha to discuss proposals for the development of sports in the region.Qatar is first MENA country to host POW! WOW! Festival
The POW! WOW! international mural festival is being hosted by Qatar Museums under the umbrella of the JEDARIART initiative.