Qatar

March 24, 2005

06:35 GMT

Investigations will soon be launched into a major scandal involving an equity issue the state floated early this year in Qatar.

March 23, 2005

09:34 GMT

Shabaan Abdul Rahim revealed that he will sing a song for American President George Bush when he looses the elections for the Presidency of the US

March 22, 2005

16:58 GMT

An unknown group, which has claimed responsibility for Saturday's suicide bombing that killed a Briton in Qatar, on Tuesday vowed to hit churches and

March 21, 2005

17:01 GMT

Thousands of Qataris and expatriates rallied at the site of Saturday's bombing near a British school, claimed by an unknown group.

March 20, 2005

13:12 GMT

A car bomb exploded at a theater near a British school in Doha late Saturday killing one person and wounding another 12, an official source at the int

12:01 GMT

Qatar Telecom's first overseas project, Nawras Telecom, opened its first customer service centre in Salalah to cater to customers from the sultanate's Dhofar region, a Qtel spokesman, said in Doha Sat

11:08 GMT

Dubai-based Al Habtoor Engineering has signed a $260 million contract to build four new hotels in the Qatari capital Doha, a report said. Construction is to begin next month and will be completed in a

March 14, 2005

12:04 GMT

Tenders worth up to US$2 billion are still to be announced by the Middle East’s only greenfield airport, New Doha International Airport, the mega-project’s programme management firm confirmed.

March 13, 2005

13:29 GMT

The Omani-Qatari Telecommunications Company (Al Nawras) has signed a banking facilities agreement worth RO 220 million to finance the commissioning of its operations in the Sultanate.

07:47 GMT

The Ramada Hotel in Doha has embarked on a multi-million riyal expansion project that will make it the largest property in the world to operate under the Ramada brand and the fifth biggest run by the

March 9, 2005

08:14 GMT

The Qatar Real Estate Investment Company (QREIC) will implement a $85 million housing project for Qatar's state-run oil and gas company Qatar Petroleum (QP) in Dukhan, western Qatar, Raya newspaper re

07:28 GMT

A tour of real estate developments in Dubai was among the highlights of the second and final day of the Emir of Qatar's visit in the emirate. According to Gulf News, the tour included a visit to the o

March 8, 2005

14:06 GMT

Qatar hopes to spend US$100 billion on investment and infrastructure projects by 2012.