Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC), an associate entity of the Qatar Stock Exchange-listed Gulf International Services (GIS), has made inroads into Angola, Oman and South Africa and is hopeful of playing …
UBS Deepens Mideast Footprint With Qatar Wealth Management Foray
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. UBS Group AG plans to open a wealth-management business in Qatar after its chief executive officer marked …
Australia Welcomes Qatar Action On Invasive Airport Searches Of Women
Australia’s foreign minister has welcomed Qatar’s steps to prosecute those responsible for subjecting female travellers to gynaecological searches at the Gulf state’s main airport last month. Women on …
German Business Council Qatar elects new board of directors
The GBCQ board of directors is composed of Henning Zimmermann, chairman; Deesch Papke, vice chairman; Marzooq Tareq al-Shamlan; Adrian Wood; and Elias Chedid. Germany’s top diplomat in Qatar has …
Qatar companies eyeing more exports to US, says Qatari commercial attaché
Sourcing Opportunities for US Buyers’, hosted by the US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC), in collaboration with Qatar Development Bank (QDB). “Qatar’s private sector is thriving, particularly our small …
Qatar Apologizes for Airport Strip Searches and Pursues Charges
The government called the invasive examinations of women on 10 flights at Doha’s airport this month “wholly inconsistent with Qatar’s culture and values.” …
Qatar says airport officials behind strip searches referred to prosecutors
The Qatari government has announced that the officials responsible for the forced medical examinations of women at Hamad International Airport following the discovery of an abandoned newborn have been …
NZ slams Qatar as citizen revealed as victim of intimate Doha airport examination
Foreign ministry says pelvic examination of woman was ‘completely unacceptable’ and a full report is being sought …
Qatar Football Association place bid to host 2027 AFC Asian Cup
The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has successfully placed their bid to host the AFC Asian Cup 2027 covering all legal formalities required by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The move comes …
India, Nepal ‘most exposed’ to deadly particle pollution
Air pollution ‘fourth biggest’ global health risk after blood pressure, tobacco and diet India, Nepal exceed WHO limits for particle pollution Niger, Qatar and Nigeria occupy next three places, report …