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Saudi government lifts project bidding ban on Binladin group ECONOMY

Saudi government lifts project bidding ban on Binladin group

Saudi Arabia has allowed major builder Saudi Binladin Group to resume bidding for state projects, a decision that may ease financial pressure on the troubled firm and banks which lend to the group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil prices fall on rising Opec crude production ECONOMY

Oil prices fall on rising Opec crude production

Oil prices fell as rising production in the Middle East outweighed a decline in the US output and a sliding dollar, while Morgan Stanley warned that an emerging gasoline glut could also spill back into crude markets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Visitor arrivals in Qatar topped 300,000 in March ARABIA

Visitor arrivals in Qatar topped 300,000 in March

Qatar received a whopping 305,014 visitors in March this year, the largest number of visitors to be welcomed into the country in one calendar month.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar residents' luxury spending 'still buoyant' ARABIA

Qatar residents' luxury spending 'still buoyant'

Notwithstanding the downturn in the energy front, Qatar’s residents average monthly spend on luxuries stood at $4,000 in 2015, which is twice that of the Gulf average, according to American Express (Amex).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sheikh Faisal museum expo to trace journey of Qatar ARABIA

Sheikh Faisal museum expo to trace journey of Qatar

Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in partnership with UCL Qatar have curated an exhibition that aims to create a dialogue between different generations and cultures through the objects and the stories that will be showcased.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
King Salman calls for joint fight against 'terrorism' ASIA

King Salman calls for joint fight against 'terrorism'

Saudi King Salman called Sunday for a joint fight against ‘terrorism’ in the Middle East at a time when Riyadh is engaged in several conflicts the region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria ASIA

Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged Iran to help end the wars raging in Yemen and Syria, criticising the Islamic republic's "destabilising actions" in the Middle East.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatargas in four-year deal to supply LNG to Kuwait ECONOMY

Qatargas in four-year deal to supply LNG to Kuwait

Qatargas 2 and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have executed an agreement to supply half a million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Kuwait over the next four years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
All-new Toyota Fortuner to offer ‘impressive off-road capabilities’ ARABIA

All-new Toyota Fortuner to offer ‘impressive off-road capabilities’

Toyota recently announced the launch of the 2016 Fortuner in the Middle East, unveiling a second-generation model that “builds on its heritage of being a durable SUV with impressive off-road capabilities”.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Qatar aims to play positive role in maintaining regional security’ ARABIA

‘Qatar aims to play positive role in maintaining regional security’

Qatar’s ambassador to the United States has underlined the principles of the foreign policy of the country, stressing that it aims to play a positive role in building peace and maintaining regional stability.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama to travel to UK, Saudi Arabia: White House INTERNATIONAL

Obama to travel to UK, Saudi Arabia: White House

President Barack Obama will travel to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia in April, a visit set to be dominated by doubts over Britain's EU membership and concerns about turmoil in the Middle East.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mall of Qatar seals deal with Azadea Group ARABIA

Mall of Qatar seals deal with Azadea Group

Mall of Qatar has signed a lease agreement with Azadea Group Holding, a fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East and North Africa.

4:45 AM November 25 2016