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The 2012 Qatar Motor Show, quickly ascending to become the region’s most prominent industry fair in just two years, confirmed its reputation as a crowd-puller on the first day of the weekend yesterday as thousands more flocked to the event.

India, Brazil and South Africa have called for early conclusion of the Doha round of the World Trade Organisation negotiations saying it would help boost global economic growth.

Passat celebrates its national premiere in Doha. This signifies the market launch of the successful model – already familiar from the USA – in the Middle East Region.

DOHA: With about 70 percent of the psychiatric patients at the Hamad Medical Corporation diagnosed with schizophrenia, a complex mental disorder, HMC is seeking community support in treatment and rehabilitation of such patients.

Spotlight to fall on the newly opened Qatar National Convention Centre at the Qatar Pavilion of the Gulf Incentives, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition this year.

President Zuma who is on a working visit to Qatar holds bilateral meeting with His Highness Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the Amir Diwan in Doha, Qatar.

The Premium Lounge at Terminal 4 will be the airline’s first dedicated facility for first and business class passengers outside its Doha hub.

Afghanistans Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Amina Safi Afzali, yesterday lauded Qatars role in support of peace efforts in her country and commended Qatari charities humanitarian work there.

Simmons & Simmons is set to make lawyer and support staff redundancies in the Middle East, with the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices affected due to tough market conditions.

The 2012 Qatar Motor Show shifted into a higher gear on the second day of the event, with an array of delirious unveilings and important trade agreements taking place at the Doha Exhibitions Centre.

Faced with a worsening debt crisis and the real prospect of a recession at home, several major European companies seeking new investment opportunities will be attending the annual Qatar Projects 2012 conference which will take place in Doha on 5-8 … Continue reading →

DOHA: Fox International Channel , which distributes TV channels and digital services worldwide, is set to gear up its operations in Qatar.

International Bank of Qatar hosted a French business delegation to a networking dinner on the evening of January 23 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha where the Bank’s senior management presented key insights on Qatar and its economic environment … Continue reading →

ROTA Director Essa Al Mannai, Vodafone Qatar CEO Richard Daly, Vodafone Qatar Director of Human Resources Jan Mottram and other ROTA project managers during the meeting.

LETTER FROM DOHA Suppressed by six decades of imperialism, isolated by a floundering economy, the Qatari state over which the British ruled from 1913 to 1971 was a barren white-elephant. In November, 1916, Emir Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani signed … Continue reading →

A crowd of thousands raced to the 2012 Qatar Motor Show on the first public day to admire the wheels on display and experience what many had already seen on their screens: machines on wheels doing unthinkable maneuvers.

British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Thursday for Europe to bypass the Doha talks on a world free trade deal in favour of seeking separate agreements with the United States, Africa and other willing parties.

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby and Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani attend a meeting of the Committee of Arab Coordination in Doha Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby says he and Qatar’s prime minister … Continue reading →

Italy signed a pact Thursday aimed at supporting Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw from the country in 2014, while Germany extended its military mission there for another year, developments that came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a tour of … Continue reading →

The relationship between Egypt and Qatar is stronger beyond description, HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, said at the celebrations held at the Egyptian embassy to mark the first anniversary of the January … Continue reading →

File picture dated February 13, 2009 shows Sudanese rebel Justice and Equality Movement representative Gibril Ibrahim waving at the lobby of his hotel in the Qatari capital Doha where representatives of the Darfur rebel group and a Sudanese government delegation … Continue reading →

Qatars market appears particularly compelling and companies will deliver sustained profitability growth as domestic fiscal policy remains expansionary, according to Qatar Investment Fund , which primarily invests in Qatar Exchange listed equities.

The capital of the tiny but wealthy Gulf Emirate has transformed itself with dizzying speed from a dreary desert port into a kind of Manhattan with sand.

Senior Afghan peace negotiators believe the Taliban are willing to significantly soften past hardline ideologies, with its leaders already laying the ground for possible peace talks in the Gulf state of Qatar.

DOHA: The third Qatar International Falcon and Hunting Festival concluded its 13th day with the announcement of the top three finalists for the Al Dao Farkh Hor category, at the Sabkhat Marma, near Sealine beach resort.

The deadline of Dec. 31, 2011, as per the directive issued by the Central Bank of Qatar in January 2011 requiring the country’s conventional banks which have opened Islamic banking windows to close them down, has passed almost unnoticed.

The QE Index in Doha fell 0.41% to 8,409.15 points. Qatar International Islamic Bank or QIIB declined to QR51.60 . Earlier in the day, the Shari’ah-compliant bank said its net profit in 2011 was QR653m, a growth 17% percentage from … Continue reading →

Anti-Syrian regime protesters carry revolutionary flags while performing a traditional dance during a protest outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Jan.

Lines have been drawn and territories marked. The engines are revved up and exteriors ready to spark.

Doha: Jan. 22 – The State of Qatar’s Amir His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received today a written message from Kazakhstani President Noursultan Nazarbayaev on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.

DOHA: Qatar experienced the lowest temperature of the season yesterday, as a cold wave from Siberia that hit the country over the week end has left the whole country shivering.

Internet speeds are set to become faster and next-generation television services available on Mozaic TV following the commercial launch of Qtel Fibre, which the telecom company said would lay the foundation for a knowledge-based economy in Qatar.

DOHA: Qatar Academy has begun construction of its new high quality Early Education Center which will become the very first accredited educational institute for Qatar’s youngest learners.

Qatar Airways last week took part in its first major event of the year displaying one of its flagship Boeing 777 long-haul aircraft at the Bahrain International Air Show.

DOHA: Thousands of people flocked to the benefit concert for Philippine typhoon victims last night to watch their favourite local performers with popular Alamid band from the Philippines taking centre-stage of the big event.

His Excellency Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of the State of Qatar, and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Shell, signed today a Heads of Agreement that sets the scope and commercial principles for the … Continue reading →

U.S. diplomat Marc Grossman arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with President Hamid Karzai on peace efforts with the Taliban.

DOHA: A senior aviation security inspector from Qatar recently attended Boeing Educators to Space Camp programme held in Huntsville, Alabama in the United States.

WAM Sharjah, Jan 21th, 2012 — Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah HH Sheikh Dr.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Unesco Representative in the Arab States of the Gulf and Yemen who is also the director of the Unesco office in Doha, Dr Hamad bin Saif Al Hammami … Continue reading →

Qatar’s Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani this week called for the deployment of Arab troops in Syria.

Vodafone Qatar CEO Richard Daly addressing a media briefing held in Doha yesterday.

Kenjiro Monji, Ambassador of Japan hosted a reception at his residence for the Japanese community in Qatar to mark the event.

Niemi recalls hellish night before breaking cancer news to Swayze PATRICK SWAYZE’s widow LISA NIEMI felt she had “crawled into a coffin and closed the lid” as she spent a sleepless night trying to figure out how to tell the … Continue reading →

Louise Bourgeois, UNTITLED, 2004 Aluminum, hanging piece 166.4 x 106.7 x 63.5 cm.

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani shaking hands with Vietnamese communist party Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong as they meet in Hanoi on Jan.

Brunei Darussalam and the State of Qatar embarked on a new era of friendship and cooperation yesterday with the signing of two Memorandum of Understanding and two agreements that will further strengthen ties between the two countries.

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi and Qatari credit default risk rose to two-year highs as Iran’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz stoked concerns of turmoil in the Gulf, supplier of a fifth of the world’s crude oil.

Brunei Darussalam and the State of Qatar embarked on a new era of friendship and cooperation yesterday with the signing of two Memorandum of Understanding and two agreements that will further strengthen ties between the two countries.

A just-released white paper from Northwestern University in Qatar urges academics and practitioners to shrug off the bureaucratic restrictions and outdated practices that have arrested the development of Arab media’s teaching curriculum and research agenda for decades.

Syria’s government has firmly rejected a call from Qatar for Arab troops to be deployed in the country to end the deadly crackdown on protesters.

Qatar Duty Free, a subsidiary of Qatar Airways, is celebrating Chinese New Year with an exclusive Chinese-themed promotion this month at Doha International Airport .

The unique luxury lifestyle hotel will be exclusively designed by Rosita Missoni and feature approximately 200 rooms and 70 serviced apartments.

Four regional premieres, the new Audi Q3, and the legendary Le Mans race car – the Audi R18 TDI: the Audi stand at next week’s Qatar Motor Show will be packed with more highlights than ever before.

The Doha-based operation is owned by the Qatar government. Its main Arabic news network can be outspoken on subjects deemed as sensitive in the region, but avoids criticism of Qatar and its Gulf allies, specifically Saudi Arabia.

As part of an Exploring Science exchange trip to Doha, Qatar, 39 students from Chicago and Qatari schools came together to conduct environmental projects and share their cultural experiences through discussions, music, and art.

Mark Stehlik, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education for the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, has been named Associate Dean for Education at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, effective July 1, 2012.

Shampoos and electrical appliances displayed at the workshop by the Ministry of Business and Trade on counterfeit products yesterday.

Qatar Airways has delivered on its promise from late last year and will launch flights from Doha to Zagreb on Wednesday, May 9. Services between the Qatari and Croatian capitals will operate every day via Budapest in neighbouring Hungary.

Jan 16, Colombo: The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani who arrived in Sri Lanka for a two-day official visit on the invitation of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has concluded his visit and left the country … Continue reading →

Rezidor to Debut in Qatar with the Q3 2012 Conversion of the Ramada Plaza Doha to the 583-room Radisson Blu Hotel, Doha – The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces its debut in Qatar … Continue reading →

As Egypt gets ready to mark its first year without President Hosni Mubarak at the helm, the path towards democratic rule never looked more difficult.

DOHA: The Financial Times released its quarterly list of the world’s top 500 companies at the end of December.

On Thursday, January 12, Ambassador Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi met with Premier David Alward during his first official visit to the Province of New Brunswick.

The Qatar Exchange yesterday settled below the 8,700 mark as foreign institutions extended lower buying support.

President of Hamad bin Khalifa University and vice-president of education at Qatar Foundation, Abdulla bin Ali al-Thani, with participants from the Young Professionals Institute Students from Qatar and the US have been participating in the Qatar Young Professionals Institute meeting … Continue reading →

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates , has been named the world’s leading airlines at the World Travel Awards for the third year in a row.

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the recently announced opening of a Taliban office in Doha, Qatar, is that it never could have happened if there hadn’t been an agreement with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence directorate.

DOHA: Barton P Cahir is the new President and General Manager of ExxonMobil Qatar Inc.

DOHA: Construction and infrastructure development are the two key sectors that witness maximum number of commercial disputes in Qatar.

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman will travel to Ankara, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Kabul, and Doha from January 15 to January 27, 2012.

Chinese Prime minister Wen Jiabao is going to transit through Nepal Saturday on his way to the Middle East on a trip to key oil-producing nations.

DOHA, Qatar — A Qatar-owned company says it has taken over the famous Raffles Hotel Singapore and an affiliated luxury hotel in Paris in the latest high-profile acquisitions by the energy-rich Gulf state.

Qatargas today signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract with Samsung Engineering Ltd.for a Diesel Hydrotreater Unit that will treat54,000 barrels per stream day of diesel,from high-sulfur into ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel,at the Laffan Refinery.

Arab troops should be sent to Syria to halt violence after observers failed to deter a state crackdown on demonstrations, Qatari Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani told CBS Corp.

Above and below: A large number of interesting aircraft models have been put up at the Fifth Al Khor Fly-in Open Day yesterday.

Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development Company has awarded China’s Sinohydro a contract worth QR473m to construct the Sidra Village project.

Bandar Seri Begawan – The Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani will make a two-day visit to the Sultanate beginning January 17, 2012.

Ezdan Real Estate has announced that more than 2,500 residential units of various sizes are available at affordable rates in its four compounds at Wakrah.

Porsche will cause a stir at the forthcoming Qatar Motor Show, with the launch of the much anticipated Porsche Panamera GTS, the sportiest Panamera produced thus far.

Jan 15, Colombo: The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday for a two-day official visit on the invitation of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

‘s violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, the emir of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, said in an interview to be broadcast on the n state forces and armed dissidents killed or injured at least 20 army soldiers in the … Continue reading →

DOHA: The National Human Rights Committee will officially announce its $10,000 annual award instituted in the name of Qatari photojournalist Ali Hassan Al Jabir on March 12, the day he was killed in Libya last year, NHRC chairman Ali bin … Continue reading →

The Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran.