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Qatar's next NDS to focus on spending plan amid lower oil prices ECONOMY

Qatar's next NDS to focus on spending plan amid lower oil prices

Qatar is well on its course to formulate the next National Development Strategy (2017-22), which not only aims at creating conducive conditions for more private sector participation ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar-US ties at an advanced stage: envoy ARABIA

Qatar-US ties at an advanced stage: envoy

Bilateral relations between the United States and Qatar, based on strong foundations that stem from mutual trust, have reached an advanced stage, Qatar's ambassador to the US Mohamed Jaham al-Kuwari has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Civil Defence contains fire at under-construction building ARABIA

Civil Defence contains fire at under-construction building

The Civil Defence has contained a fire that broke out early this morning in an under-construction building at Bin Mahmoud. No one was injured.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar, Saudi lead GCC fertiliser output, set to exceed 43mn tonnes by 2021 ECONOMY

Qatar, Saudi lead GCC fertiliser output, set to exceed 43mn tonnes by 2021

Fertiliser production in the GCC region is set to expand by 14% to 43.1mn tonnes over the next five years, spearheaded by Qatar and Saudi Arabia, shows a new report by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar receives 1.4mn visitors in first half of 2016 ARABIA

Qatar receives 1.4mn visitors in first half of 2016

Qatar welcomed 1.4mn visitors in the first six months of 2016, including 665,355 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals, according to Qatar Tourism Authority’s tourism performance summary for the first half of 2016.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazilian beef exports to Qatar grow after ban lifted ARABIA

Brazilian beef exports to Qatar grow after ban lifted

Brazil exported 458 tonnes of beef to Qatar after a ban over the mad cow disease was lifted in March this year, Brazilian embassy’s Charge d'Affaires, Minister Joao Belloc, has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Family of Muslim student suspended for homemade clock sues school INTERNATIONAL

Family of Muslim student suspended for homemade clock sues school

The family of a Muslim teen arrested for taking a homemade clock to school -- only to have it mistaken for a fake bomb -- filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming his civil rights were violated.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Poor visibility expected in parts of Qatar ARABIA

Poor visibility expected in parts of Qatar

Poor visibility is expected in parts of the country in the early hours of Tuesday due to fog, the Qatar Met department has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Three hundred workers get free health check-up SPORT

Three hundred workers get free health check-up

Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) organised its 26th Medical Camp for low-paid workers at the Al Abeer Medical Centre in Abu Hamour.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rayyan Municipality issues 103 building permits in July ARABIA

Rayyan Municipality issues 103 building permits in July

Rayyan Municipality that includes Sheehaniya registered the highest number of building permits issued in July with 103, the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) figures show.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar push to attract foreign investors ARABIA

Qatar push to attract foreign investors

Qatar hopes to increase the role of foreign direct investment as "one of the main drivers of economic development" over the medium and long term, said HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Qatar can sustain hotel growth post 2022' ARABIA

'Qatar can sustain hotel growth post 2022'

Qatar will not see an oversupply of hotels in the country and will still be able to maintain good occupancy levels even after the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a hotel executive has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016