Italy Firms Ink Nearly 5 Billion Euro Ship Deal With Qatar
Italian ship-builder Fincantieri has signed a 3.8 billion euro ($4.3 billion) contract with Qatar’s navy to build seven ships in the biggest naval deal ever…
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FIFA wants to pull World Cup from Qatar
It’s bad enough that Qatar allegedly won the rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup through bribes. What’s worse is its human rights record. There’s…
Qatar convicts Dutch tourist of adultery after she reported being raped
Qatar is to deport a Dutch woman who was convicted of adultery on Monday and given a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped…
Qatar banking industry maintains the highest lending growth in region
Qatar’s banking industry, whose profitability rose 1.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter (Q1) of this year against a 0.7% fall in the Gulf Cooperation…
Qatar businessman renews calls for resumption of agriculture city
In the latest push to increase home-grown food production in Qatar, the country’s business sector has reportedly again called for the establishment of a new “agriculture city”. Mohammed…
Riyadh, Ankara, Doha behind massacre of Syria civilian: Syrian PM
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has held Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar responsible for the “brutal massacres” of civilians across his country. Halqi said on…
Qatar’s national flag insulted by American soldiers
Qatar summons the US ambassador to Doha over a video posted online showing American soldiers disrespecting the Qatari flag. The ambassador “was asked for an…
Qatar inks $677 million deal for Apache attack helicopters
Qatar is moving ahead with another major military purchase, despite cutting government spending in other areas. The US Department of Defense said yesterday that the…