Doha, 07 July 2022 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui As a well-developed and well experienced city, Busan is well placed to host World Expo 2030 and the Republic of Korea is keen and anxious to organise the event there, the country’s ambassador to Qatar Lee Joon-Ho, has said. The more than 1,500 year-old port city of...

Doha, 05 July 2022 QatarEnergy announced the selection of Shell plc. as partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project in the history of the LNG industry. The partnership agreement was signed today in a ceremony at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha, by Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy...

Schloss Elmau, Germany G7 leaders have pledged to raise US$ 600 billion under The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to counter China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative of 2013. The infrastructure plan was first unveiled at the 2021 G7 summit in Britain. Called the Build Back Better World at the time, the US-driven...

Doha, 23 June 2022 Jassim Saif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport, State of Qatar has said that Transportation Master Plan  (TMPQ) for Qatar 2050 is expected to have significant economic returns of around QR 300 bn while bringing down the fuel consumption and carbon emission, and enhancing traffic safety and security. Talking to media on the...

Doha, 16 June 2022 Qatar Airways Group celebrates its milestone 25th Anniversary year of operation with its strongest financial performance reflected in its published annual report for 2021/22, 200 per cent above its highest annual historical profit. Qatar Airways Group reported a record net profit of QAR 5.6 billion (US$ 1.54 billion) during the fiscal year...

Doha, 16 June 2022 Qatar National Bank (QNB) has announced launching of Open Banking platform for a wider audience including the Bank’s customers, partners and emerging FinTechs in Qatar. QNB is the first bank in Qatar and one of the first in the region for launching Open Banking services.  With this enhanced API infrastructure, the...

Doha, 9 June 2022 QNB Group has signed a cooperation agreement with Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail),which will enable the bank to promote its brand on Doha Metro’s trains and in 3 metro network stations. The stations, namely Hamad International Airport, the Corniche and QNB Lusail, will be branded in preparation for the FIFA World...

Doha, 10 June 2022 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of State of Qatar, met in Doha today with Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Federal Defense Minister and the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Musadik Masood Malik, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Petroleum. Both sides discussed...

Doha, 08 June 2022 QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) have announced awarding the early site works contract for the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project (RLPP), marking the commencement of execution of the RLPP. Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has been selected as the contractor to undertake this work and was awarded a lump-sum contract to...

Doha, 27 May 2022 Grand Hypermarkets group opened recently it's 6th store in Mekaines area, Salwa Road, Qatar and 80th Worldwide. Present on the occasion were Mohammed Hassan Al Obaidly, Assistant Under Secretary, Ministry of Labour; Shamsudheen Bin Mohideen,  Chairman Grand Hypermarkets; Dr. Anvar Ameen Chelat, Managing Director;  Aboobacker-Director, Rashid Aslam, Executive Director, NV Muhammed...