Doha 09 April 2017 (QNA) The total value of Qatar's non-oil exports in February reached QR 1.71 billion compared to QR 1.4 billion in January 2017, recording an increase of 22.1%, the monthly report of Qatar Chamber on the foreign trade of the private sector published on Sunday shows. The report, which was prepared based...

Doha, Qatar 09 Apr 2017 (HIA) Hamad International Airport (HIA) is hosting the Airport Council International (ACI) Developing Nations Assistance (DNA) seminar in Doha from the 9th to the 10th April 2017. The seminar kick started with a welcome reception organized by Qatar’s airport on the 8th of April 2017. The Developing Nations Assistance Programme...

Doha, Qatar 09 April 2017 The World Innovation Summit for Education’s (WISE) Learners’ Voice Program has concluded its first residential session for the 2016-17 year. Taking place in Athens, Greece, for the first time since its inception in 2010, the intensive workshops brought together 25 young people to explore the global forced migration and refugee...

Doha 09 Apr 2017 (NHRC) Abdullah Ali Al Mahmoud, Head of the Public Relations and Information Unit, NHRC representing National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Qatar, participated in a workshop in Tunis entitled '"Facing Social Transitions, Cities for All, Sustainable". Organised by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Center for Training...

Doha, Qatar 08 April 2017 The Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurated Mall of Qatar on Saturday 08th of April 2017 in presence of Over 150,000 visitors flocked to witness the grand opening as per the press release. Rony Mourani, General Manager, Mall of Qatar said “We are inspired by the gracious...

Doha 08 Apr 2017 (NHRC) The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in collaboration with the Supreme Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, organized the Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition on "Human Rights in Islamic Culture" at Qatar embassy in Tunisia. Present on the occasion were Dr. Ali Bin Samih Al Marri, Abdulaziz Mohamed Al Shaikh, Minister...

Doha, Qatar 5th Apr 2017 (HIA) Hamad International Airport (HIA) is set to host the 12th Airport Council International (ACI) Asia Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Doha, Qatar, from the 10th to the 12th of April 2017. The event’s agenda includes two ACI board meetings, namely the World Governing Board meeting and the...

Ankara 22nd WPC The top managers of leading oil and gas companies will meet at 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) that will be held in Istanbul on 9-13 July. President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco Amin N. Nasser, CEOF of BP Bob Dudley, the head of China’s CNPC Wang Yilin, CEO of Petrobras...

Milan, ITALY 08 April, 2017 An exceptional lifestyle and lavish 270-room Mondrian Doha hotel is set to open at the end of 2nd quarter of 2017. It will be SBE’s first hotel in the Middle East as well as Marcel Wanders’ first hotel for the region. “What better place for us to reveal the exciting...

Doha 08 Apeil 2017 (QNB Economic Commentary) Qatar’s Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) released GDP data for Q4 2016 last week. Real GDP growth was 1.7% in Q4 and 2.2% for 2016 as a whole, moderating from annual growth of 3.6% in 2015. Going forward, we expect growth to pick up in 2017...