Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Q2 net profit nearly trebles
Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate, one of the Gulf Arab state’s largest listed developers, reported a near-trebling of second-quarter net profit on Monday, according to Reuters calculations. Barwa…
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Qatar National Library gets collection boost
Qatar National Library (QNL) has added more than 14,000 new titles to its vast online resources. The new electronic collection, following the signing of an…
Egyptian cenbank pays back $1 billion debt owed to Qatar
Egypt has returned to Qatar $1 billion deposited by the Gulf state to help prop up the Egyptian central bank’s hard currency reserves after the…
Qatar Introduces Hefty Fine for Oil Product Smuggling
The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has issued a new law envisaging fines of up to 1 million rials (US$275,000) and…
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar will pay for Brexit
Economic sources estimated the size of Gulf investments in the UK in the real estate, capital markets and sovereign funds to be worth more than…
Qatar petrol prices to go up in July
The cost of petrol will increase by 10 dirhams a liter next month, the Ministry of Energy and Industry has announced. This marks the first noticeable increase…
Qatar can make a statement at 2022 World Cup
It’s almost seven years since former England and Manchester United defender Paul Parker moved to Asia. With the continent set to stage its second-ever FIFA…
State Department will hold discussions with UAE and Qatar over airline dispute
The State Department intends to hold “informal, technical discussions” with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar next month about a dispute over Persian Gulf airlines’…
Total will operate Qatar’s biggest oil field
Total SA was chosen by Qatar Petroleum to operate the country’s biggest oil field, replacing AP Moeller-Maersk A/S in running the reservoir responsible for more…
UK wants to enhance defence ties with Qatar
Security and defence, and other areas of co-operation between the UK and Qatar will not be affected by Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU),…