Qatar

November 18, 2012

Qatar Airways has no plans to become the Middle East version of Ryanair
09:57 GMT

Qatar Airways has neither immediate plans to launch a budget airline to compete with Dubai's expanding low-cost carrier flyDubai nor any move to float an initial public offering, said a report citing its chief executive.

Indian film director of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" Mira Nair stands along side Abdul Aziz Al Khater, the Chief Executive Officer of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in the Qatari capital, on November 17, 2012.
07:45 GMT

Adapted from the 2007 bestselling book, Nair's movie is a hit in the Gulf.

November 17, 2012

Barcelona replaces Qatar Foundation with Qatar Airways as shirt sponsors
14:35 GMT

Spanish giants Barcelona have replaced their shirt sponsors Qatar Foundation with Qatar Airways, and will display a purely corporate advertisement for the first time under a 210-million dollar deal approved last year.

November 12, 2012

Jehane Noujam and Mona Al Daif's film 'Solar Mama' will feature at the festival
05:00 GMT

Eight Qatari films by female directors and 11 films by Arab women filmmakers will be screened at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival this November.

October 29, 2012

Oil industry looking good in the UAE
11:21 GMT

The UAE produced on average 2.69 million barrels per day in September, similar to the production levels in a month earlier, latest data from the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) showed, with expectations that the Emirate is going to boost production.

October 28, 2012

Qatar Airways boss  Akbar al-Baker has announced new routes to the US
09:31 GMT

Qatar Airways plan to expand its route network by adding three new destinations in the United States to its list, the airline company’s CEO Akbar al-Baker has said.

October 24, 2012

Najwa Karam and Bassem Feghali
09:17 GMT

At a grand dinner in the Qatari capital the two divas of the Levant will compete for an audience of thousands but only one of them is a woman....

October 23, 2012

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrived today to start a visit coinciding with the announcement of his countries funding of the rebuilding of Gaza
14:05 GMT

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrived in Gaza today, the first Arab leader to do so since Hamas took office. The Emir wil launch several projects funded by Qatar, designed to rebuild Gaza.

Historic visit
12:12 GMT

Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani became Tuesday the first Arab ruler to visit Gaza Strip since Hamas came into power in 2007.

October 22, 2012

Qatar’s Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani will be the first Arab leader to visit Gaza since Hamas took control
09:40 GMT

Gaza is gearing up for the first visit by an Arab head of state since the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas took over the territory in 2007. Qatar's Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani is expected on Monday, and his visit comes after Qatar's pledged to rebuild Gaza.

Qatar sitting pretty with a good money supply
05:00 GMT

Qatar recorded the highest broad money supply growth in the region in 2011 and during the first eight months of 2012, as other Middle East states struggle to keep up.

October 15, 2012

The cost of living in Qatar is on the rise
08:50 GMT

The cost of living in Qatar is on the rise as the Consumer Price Index notched a two per cent year-on-year, reflected by the increased cost of food in the gulf state.

October 7, 2012

Hassan Turabi: Islamist Conference 2012, Doha. Photo, courtesy of Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
19:51 GMT

At a conference in Doha, old school Islamists broach pressing issues on new Islamism in the transitional Arab Spring times. While one Sudanese Islamist tries to avoid dredging up past, there is no skirting the hot topic of Islamism operating in a fledgling democracy post Arab Revolution.

October 3, 2012

Pay rises for Qatari workers are in the cards
11:45 GMT

Employees across Qatar are expected to enjoy annual pay rises averaging 5.1 per cent next year, according to a research group.

September 26, 2012

Saving Face from Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy (right) is a story of hope and a fight for justice. It will screen at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
14:20 GMT

Abu Dhabi announces their line-up with a guest appearance by Richard Gere.