Qatar

September 27, 2000

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Qatar is to host a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on November 12-14.

September 24, 2000

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Senior Qatari officials from the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves will attend three seminars on ecological conservation in Japan,

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KLM would be delivering mishandled baggage to its customers at their doorstep, to become the first airline in Doha to be allowed by the Department of

September 22, 2000

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Negotiations are currently underway between Iraq and Qatar on establishing a sea link, the Iraqi Al-Jumhuriya newspaper reported Wednesday.

September 21, 2000

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China is expected to establish a Sino-Qatar Investment and Trade Promotion Centre in Doha. A four-member delegation is currently in Qatar to discuss the matter, and they were joined by another 17-memb

September 20, 2000

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Qatar and Commerce One Inc. signed an agreement to provide Qatar’s electronic commerce companies with advise, programs and problem-shooting techniques, officials from both companies announced.

September 17, 2000

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The Qatar appeals court heard Sunday the public prosecutor call for the beheading of the ringleader of a failed coup in 1996.

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The Qatar Islamic Bank has recently announced figures showing a 55 percent increase in profits between the first half of 1999 and the first half of 2000. The bank’s profits rose from QR 84 million in

September 15, 2000

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The Iraqi who hijacked a Qatar Airways Airbus with 144 people on board and forced the Jordan-bound plane to land in Saudi Arabia said Friday he had so

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Cuban President Fidel Castro has met and signed treaties with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

September 14, 2000

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An Iraqi hijacked a Qatar Airways aircraft flying from Doha to Amman and forced it to land in Saudi Arabia where he gave himself up.

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September 13, 2000

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Qatar plans to set up its own taxi company to improve public cabs and services that the government considers an important element of the tourism sector.

September 12, 2000

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Ten government departments in Qatar have gone online to try cutting bureaucracy. The three-level online project is expected to be fully operational within two-and-a-half years.

September 10, 2000

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A Qatari official says that his country will not normalize relations with Israel unless a comprehensive Middle East peace is reached.