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Qatar: Nakilat - McDermott Signs New Joint Venture

18/02/2019
Doha, 18 Feb. 2019 Nakilat has signed an agreement with McDermott to form a joint-venture (JV) company providing offshore and onshore fabrication services in Qatar. The strategic partnership aims at increasing productivity levels at Nakilat’s world-class Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard and developing local construction capabilities to support the increasing demand for the construction...

Qatar Petroleum Launches 'TAWTEEN'

18/02/2019
Doha, 18 Feb. 2019 (QP) Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar launched Qatar Petroleum’s Localization Program for Services and Industries in the Energy Sector “TAWTEEN” – an initiative to enhance localizing the sector’s supply chain and expand the small and medium enterprises base. Prime Minister also launched...

Taliban Say Unable to Attend Pakistan Talks; Blame Travel Blacklist

17/02/2019
Daily Dawn, 18 Feb. 2019 The Taliban have postponed an unscheduled round of peace talks with the United States set for Monday in Pakistan saying “most” members of their negotiating team are unable to travel because they're on the US and United Nations' blacklists. The statement on Sunday offered no other details. It did not...

$20 Billion MOUs to Sign Between Saudi Arabia-Pakistan in First Phase, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

17/02/2019
Islamabad, 17 Feb. 2019 (APP) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Sunday said with the signing of $20 billion memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the first phase, the bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries would further grow in the coming months and years. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday...

Mertens 'Keeps Both Feet on the Ground' Following Halep Stunner, Doha Triumph

17/02/2019
Doha, 16 Feb. 2019 (WTO), By David Kane Something about this week felt predestined for Elise Mertens. Throughout the city she saw herself emblazoned on banners and posters, the word VICTORY written across her shoulders. “I saw that the first day already,” she said at the Qatar Total Open on Saturday. “I was like, ‘Oh...

Kashmir Attack: Bomb Kills 40 Indian Paramilitary Police in Convoy, Dozens Critically Injured

15/02/2019
Sri Nagar, 14 Feb. 2019 (BBC) At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir. Police told the BBC that a car filled with explosives had rammed a bus carrying the troops to Srinagar. Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammad said it was behind the attack. It...

Amir of Qatar Receives Ambassadors of Kyrgyzstan and Peru

15/02/2019
Doha, 14 Feb. 2019 (Amiri Diwan) Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received separately in his office at Al Bahr Palace on Thursday morning Nuran Niyazaliyev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan  and Carlos Velasco Mendiola, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to the State of Qatar , who called on Amir...

FINA Marathon Swim World Doha 2019 Takes Off on Friday

14/02/2019
Doha, 14 Feb 2019 Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) has finalized all arrangements and is ready to host the FINA Marathon Swim World Series Doha (QAT) 2019. A total of 136 swimmers including 84 male and 52 female athletes from 24 countries are taking part in this spectacular event. It was announced at a press conference held...

US-led Middle East Conference in Warsaw: All You Need to Know

14/02/2019
Warsaw, Poland, 13 Feb 2019 (AlJazeera News) By Jan Smolenski & Virginia Pietromarchi A United States -led two-day conference on "peace and security" in the Middle East started on Wednesday - a gathering denounced by uninvited Iran as "dead on arrival". The meeting was first announced last month by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after...

Qatar Petroleum and Marubeni Corporation Signs 5-year Light Naphtha Sales Agreement

13/02/2019
Doha, 13 Feb. 2019 (QP) Qatar Petroleum, for and on behalf of Qatar Petroleum for the Sale of Petroleum Products Company (QPSPP), has concluded a 5-year sales agreement to supply Japan’s Marubeni Corporation an annual total of 200,000 metric tons of light naphtha starting from January 2019. The agreement is the third such agreement to...

Qatar: AFZ Welcomed 2019 AFC Asian Cup Champions, Players Paid Their Gratitude to the Academy

11/02/2019
Doha, 11 Feb. 2019 Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) welcomed 2019 AFC Asian Cup Champions, Qatar National Football Team players at it's premises. Among the players participated included Almoez Ali, Abdul Karim Hassan, Bassam Al-Rawi, Asim Madibo and Abdul Karim Al-Ali. Former national coach Saeed Saad Al-Misned and present team coach Félix Sánchez Bas also participated...

Qatar: Traffic Accidents Decreased by Record 59.2 % from 2008 to 2018

11/02/2019
Doha, 11 Feb. 2019 Ministry of Interior of Qatar has announced record decline of 59.2 % in traffic related violations and casualties from 2008 to 2018. Brig. Ibrahim Saad Al-Sulaiti, Head of the Statistical Analysis Office at the Ministry of Interior was addressing at a press conference, present on the occasion were Maj. Gen. Muhammad Sa'ad...

Qatar Petroleum Announces a Significant Discovery in South Africa

07/02/2019
Doha, 07 Feb. 2019 (QP) Qatar Petroleum and its partners, led by Total, announced a significant gas condensate discovery in the Brulpadda prospects, located in Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 kilometers off the southern coast of South Africa. The Brulpadda well encountered a gas condensate pay in Lower Cretaceous reservoirs. Following the success...

Qatar Plans to Host Regional Meeting to Curb ISIS Crimes

07/02/2019
Washington, 06 Feb. 2019 (QNA) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs  of Qatar has announced that the State of Qatar intends to host this year a high-level regional meeting to address the brutal crimes committed by the ISIS group, in cooperation with the Special Advisor and Head of...

World No. 1 Osaka Pulls Out of Qatar Total Open Due to Injury

07/02/2019
Doha, 06 Feb. 2019 World number one and 2019 Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has been forced to pull out of the Qatar Total Open 2019 due to back injury, the event organizers announced on Tuesday. The Premier WTA Tour tournament will be held at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha from...

Qatar Charity's Program Wins Social Responsibility Award

06/02/2019
Doha, 06 Feb. 2019 (QNA) Qatar Charity (QC) has won the Social Responsibility Award in the category of the best national initiative titled 'Future's Writers' program. The QC received the award during the 6th Social Responsibility Awards organized by Dar Al Sharq, in the presence of Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs Yousef...

Al-Kaabi Holds Talks with US Secretary of Energy

06/02/2019
Doha, 06 Feb. 2019 (QP) Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum held talks in Washington D.C. with Rick Perry, U.S. Secretary of Energy. The talks centered on cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United States in the field of energy and particularly in the...

Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil to Build Mega LNG Export Project in USA

06/02/2019
Doha, 05 Feb. 2019 (QP)   Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil have taken the final investment decision for developing the Golden Pass LNG export project, which is located in Sabine Pass, Texas, and is owned by Golden Pass Products LLC - a joint venture between affiliates of Qatar Petroleum (70%) and ExxonMobil (30%). The decision to...

Pakistanis in Qatar Mark Kashmir Day, Stresses on Implementation of UN Resolutions

06/02/2019
Doha, 05 Feb. 2019 To express solidarity of people and government of Pakistan with the Kashmiri people, representatives of the Pakistani community and the civil society observed “Kashmir Solidarity Day” at the Embassy of Pakistan Doha. The observance of the Day every year is aimed at highlighting the illegal occupation of Kashmir by Indian forces; the plight of...

2nd Kim-Trump Meeting To Be Announced Next Week

02/02/2019
Washington, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that a date and venue for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be announced next week. Speaking at the White House, he reaffirmed the plan to hold the meeting in late February and appeared to confirm reports the venue will be...

Anti-Corruption Efforts Drove Improvement in CPI Ranking: NEDA

02/02/2019
Manila, 02 Feb. 2019 (PNA) The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said gains in anti-corruption initiatives by the government drove the improvement in the Philippines’ ranking in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The Philippines climbed 12 spots (99th out of 180 countries) this year. This translates into a percentile rank of 45.0 (against...

U.S. Withdrawal from Landmark Nuclear Pact Casts Shadow on Int'l Security

02/02/2019
Washington, Feb. 02 (Xinhua) Editor: Yang Yi The United States announced on Friday its decision to withdraw from a decades-long landmark nuclear arms control pact with Russia, sparking worries about future international security and arms race crisis. BLAME GAME The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty was inked in 1987 between the United States and the...

Philippines Working with Int'l Law Agencies VS Drug Lords: DOJ

01/02/2019
Manila, 01 Feb. 2019 (PNA) Philippines Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured that law enforcement officials are working closely with authorities abroad to keep an eye on transnational drug rings seeking to enter the country. "The Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Immigration are cooperating with their counterparts in foreign jurisdictions, as well as with...

Qatar Crowned at AFC Asian Cup 2019 Championship

01/02/2019
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 01 Feb. 2019 Qatar were  crowned AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 champions on Friday as superb goals from Almoez Ali and Abdelaziz Hatim laid the foundation for a 3-1 win over Japan in a rousing final at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The pair both found the...
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