Qatar Financial Centre and World Economic Forum; shaping new agendas
News Desk | The meeting, attended by top officials of Qatari entities like the QFC and a delegation from the WEF headed by Borge Brende,...
United States wants to put an end to the “Right of Return” for Palestinian refugees
News Analysis | United States Representative for Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, has proposed that instead of UNRWA, the host countries for Palestinian refugees should dispense...
Summer in Qatar; QNTC offers lucrative discounts to visitors
News Desk | In a breakthrough instance of public-private partnership, the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) has announced its joint venture with Qatar Airways, a...
FIFA to ditch expansion plans; Qatar to host 32 teams for World Cup 2022
News Desk | While confirming FIFA's considerations to let Qatar host 48-team tournament on its own, the statement issued stated that there was insufficient time...
Qatar reaffirms its commitment to invest in Pakistan
News Desk | Telephonic Conversation Between Al-Mansouri and Asad Qaiser Qatari ambassador, Al-Mansouri, while talking about Qatar's investment interests in the economic fabric of Pakistan stated,...
Qatar’s friendly suit: Promises to provide the UAE with its share of LNG
News Desk | Qatar's Generous Compensation to the UAE Dolphin, a major connecting gas pipeline, supplies the UAE with 2 billion cubic feet of LNG per...
Kuwait Investment Authority eager to invest across Pakistan
News Desk | Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) announced its decision of launching a mega investment programme across Pakistan, worth an initial investment fund of $20...
Etihad and Emirates ignore US warnings regarding Iran
News Analysis | UAE based commercial airlines, Etihad and Emirates, have said that they are continuing with their routine operations and routes despite the warning...
Qatar: A tourism game changer
News Desk | For the second consecutive year, Qatar’s hospitality sector has been ranked as one of the best in the Middle East, according to...
US orders embassy staff to leave Iran at first notice amidst growing tensions
AFP | The United States Wednesday ordered non-emergency staff evacuated from its Baghdad embassy due to an "imminent" threat from Iranian-linked Iraqi militias, but President...
Life comes back to bookshelves in Iraq
AFP | Watheq Mahmud is pursuing an advanced engineering degree but the textbooks he needs are often missing in his native Mosul, the Iraqi city...
Huthi attack led to closing Saudi oil pipelines, Trump warns of military action
AFP | Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemen rebels shut down one of Saudi Arabia's major oil pipelines Tuesday, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after...