Qatar

August 1, 2012

Bronze medalist Nasser Al-Attiya of Qatar poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the during the Men's Skeet Shooting final round
11:28 GMT

Vincent Hancock of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in men's skeet shooting.

July 31, 2012

Gulf markets remain mixed
08:39 GMT

Dubai real estate developer Emaar Properties rallied to its highest level since April 2011 yesterday, lifted by forecast-beating second-quarter earnings, but trading across the rest of the Gulf region was more mixed.

July 29, 2012

Doha trade with China over $5 billion last year
13:43 GMT

With Qatar pushing forward on a number of headlining investment moves over the past month it is not surprising that bilateral trade between China and Qatar is rising.

Egypt - the shining light of the Middle East whether in film, learning or revolutions is also, it turns out, the seat of sport triumphs in the Games: So far the Land of the Pharaohs have clocked up 24 medals: 7 gold, 7 silver,10 bronze
Rooting for Egypt this year, you've got 20 chances for Gold as they're entered for 20 sporting events.
12:16 GMT

After the weekend of the Opening Ceremony and flag parades starring Arab entries to the London Games, we look at Arab achievements in Olympic-terms to date. We take stock of medals gained, and success delivered by Arab athletics and tot up the Arab world's collective and individual medal count historically.

July 26, 2012

Gulf Arab markets trend down
13:21 GMT

Dubai Gulf Arab markets dipped into negative territory on low volumes yesterday as investors, focussed on the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and avoiding the region's searing summer heat.

July 25, 2012

GCC
10:56 GMT

Projects are already underway for a customs union and perhaps even a single currency.

July 24, 2012

GCC
11:31 GMT

Saudi Arabia, the biggest Arab economy, is leading moves towards political and economic cooperation Projects already underway or under study include a customs union, a joint value-added tax and even the introduction of single currency.

July 22, 2012

Qatar Airways
11:10 GMT

Gulf Air, Bahrain Air and Qatar Airways are among the firms in pre-qualified consortia bidding for a new airline licence in Saudi Arabia, an official from the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.

July 19, 2012

Bin Hammam wins appeal against life ban from football
13:59 GMT

Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam won his case against a life ban from football on Thursday for allegedly bribing voters during his challenge to Sepp Blatter.

Airlines slash fares to attract Ramadan tourists
10:53 GMT

Airlines operating across the Gulf region have slashed fares to several destinations across Europe, Asia and Middle East during the Holy Month of Ramadan, with a view to attracting travellers.

July 18, 2012

Oil Drilling
19:22 GMT

Iran has already started excavation in largest joint oil filed with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, General Manager of the Pars Oil and Gas Company Musa Souri said.

July 16, 2012

GCC Money
14:26 GMT

The GCC countries' economy constitutes the equivalent of two per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), according to Al Ahli Bank's economist Dr Saeed Al Shaikh.

GCC Shares Dip
12:39 GMT

The Bahrain All-Share Index yesterday closed at 1,112.60 points, marking a decrease of 1.29 points below its previous closing.

July 13, 2012

PSG to buy Silva, Ibrahimovic from AC Milan
05:07 GMT

AC Milan have accepted an offer from PSG for Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with reports in Italy suggesting the French side will pay a combined fee of 51 million pounds ($78 million) for the pair.

July 12, 2012

Syrian foreign ministry
13:13 GMT

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday that the defected ambassador of Syria to Iraq was now in Qatar.