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Qatar Airways achieves IATA’s platinum status ARABIA

Qatar Airways achieves IATA’s platinum status

Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the Middle East to achieve platinum status in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Fast Travel Programme.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QSE names winners of investor relations excellence award ARABIA

QSE names winners of investor relations excellence award

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has announced the winners of the excellence in investor relations (IR) award, which is the first of its kind in the Middle East region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece seeks to stem migrant flow from islands to mainland INTERNATIONAL

Greece seeks to stem migrant flow from islands to mainland

Greece asked its passenger ferry companies and travel agencies to cut back on bringing migrants and refugees from frontline islands to the mainland and said its own chartered ships would stay put for a few days.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Experts discuss impact of US elections on the Middle East ARABIA

Experts discuss impact of US elections on the Middle East

A panel of seasoned journalists and political scientists yesterday tackled some of the issues, possible impacts and results of the upcoming US presidential elections on foreign relations with the Middle East including Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FM turns spotlight on oppressed communities ARABIA

FM turns spotlight on oppressed communities

HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said that the most urgent matter to discuss is the fate of millions of families and communities living under oppression in the Middle East.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai cops bust gang sending fake passports to migrants to Europe INTERNATIONAL

Thai cops bust gang sending fake passports to migrants to Europe

Thai police have broken up a major fake passport ring led by an Iranian known as "The Doctor" which sent thousands of passports to Middle Eastern customers trying to enter Europe, officers said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar 'one of the safest countries in the world' ARABIA

Qatar 'one of the safest countries in the world'

Qatar has further consolidated its position as one of the safest countries in the world with a 49% drop in the number of major crimes reported in 2015 compared to the previous year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cebu Pacific’s passenger growth ‘remains strong in Middle East’ ARABIA

Cebu Pacific’s passenger growth ‘remains strong in Middle East’

Passenger growth of Cebu Pacific’s (CEB) Middle East flights has remained robust due to sustained capacity between Manila and Riyadh, Kuwait and Dubai, and the launch of Manila-Doha in June 2015, a top official has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QNB welcomes new Qatari staff at induction programme ARABIA

QNB welcomes new Qatari staff at induction programme

QNB, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, recently held a graduation ceremony to welcome a batch of new Qatari employees, who participated in the bank’s latest induction programme.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope urges Iran to act for peace in Middle East INTERNATIONAL

Pope urges Iran to act for peace in Middle East

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Iran to back peace efforts in the Middle East as the Islamic Republic's emergence from international isolation took a significant step forward with President Hassan Rouhani's first visit to the Vatican.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mideast requires $555bn in total energy infrastructure investment ECONOMY

Mideast requires $555bn in total energy infrastructure investment

The Middle East requires $555bn in total energy infrastructure investment by 2030 to meet the region’s rapid energy growth, a new report has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cebu Pacific offers 50% off to the Philippines ARABIA

Cebu Pacific offers 50% off to the Philippines

Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines' largest airline, is offering a special 50% discount on fares to Manila until January 19 or until seats last.

4:45 AM November 25 2016