Qatar showed off the latest stadium to be completed for the 2022 soccer World Cup in a virtual presentation on Monday and dedicated it to frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oman’s al-Ofi and Balushi set the pace
Ofi and Ammar Balushi stole the spotlight in the first race of penultimate round of the Qatar Online Racing Championship for rally cars (QORC) on Sunday. The Omani pair set a scorching pace in the …
Sport Disruption Prompts Qatar Broadcaster to Cut 100 Jobs
BeIN Media Group cut more than 100 jobs as the Qatari broadcaster grapples with disruptions at sports events due to the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the matter said.
As Fifa urges action against inequality, how is Qatar 2022 looking these days?
The building of World Cup venues has, by some estimates, cost thousands of lives. Should we be sitting in these arenas watching football? Or tipping them into the harbour?
Ukraine to offer opportunities in agri, tech industries for Qatar investors, says business council exec
(MENAFN – Gulf Times) The Qatar-Ukraine Business Forum (QUBF) is working with the Ukraine Investment Promotion Office (UkraineInvest) to introduce ‘lucrative investment opportunities to Qatar in the …
Duped migrant workers face modern day slavery in Qatar
Qatar offers up Asian and African workers like real life slaves. It is a kin to human trafficking when someone like Jonnadula agrees to take a job as …
Top Barclays banker’s wife may have secured $4 bln deal through wife of Qatar PM
A top Barclays banker has created a flutter in London’s financial circles by asserting that his then-wife Diana was behind a 3.25 billion pound ($4.08 billion) rescue deal during the 2008 financial …
How Amanda Staveley took on Barclays over its 2008 Qatar rescue
The £1.5bn case of the high-flying businesswoman began its high court hearing this week …
QNTC efforts help Qatar emerge as a business event destination
Qatar’s business events sector witnessed significant gains last year as it won bids to host 10 largescale exhibitions, conferences and festivals, among others, between 2019 and 2023 …
Qatar Petroleum announces Muntajat integration into QP
Qatar Petroleum has announced its decision to integrate Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat) into QP as part of its ongoing efforts to ‘strengthen its global …