Al Khaleej Takaful Group dives on earnings debacle
Qatar: The Qatar Exchange 20 Index sliped 0.15%, finishing Monday trading at 9,640.54 points. Al Khaleej Takaful Group plummeted 6.92% to QR41. In the first six months, the Islamic insurance firm...
View ArticleRasGas maintains leading position in environment friendly vessels
Qatar: Five of RasGas Company Limited's (RasGas) ships continue to lead in the 'most environmentally friendly vessels' category, aaccording to the World Port Climate Initiative (WPCI). [AMEInfo.com]
View ArticleQIB launches their new and improved website with new domain name
Qatar: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar's leading Islamic financial institution, has announced the launch of its new website with an enhanced look and feel, comprehensive content, simplified navigation...
View ArticleFIFA exec calls Qatar World Cup a 'mistake'
Qatar: A Winter World Cup tournament would cause too much disruption to the European leagues, according to the former German FA boss. [AMEInfo.com]
View ArticleQatar bourse gains despite Industries Qatar share price dip
Qatar: The Doha-based QE 20 Index ended up 0.28% at 9,667.36 points. Market bellwether Indsutries Qatar fell 2.90% to QR158.20. Earlier in the day, IQ said its reviewed semi-annual statement revealed...
View ArticleQatar Airways Holidays offers Eid Al Fitr getaway package
Qatar: Qatar Airways Holidays, the leisure division of Qatar Airways, has unveiled their top 20 packages for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holidays. The Eid packages include a number of exciting...
View ArticleQatar Airways' grounded Dreamliner back in the air
Qatar: According to online tracking service Flightaware, Qatar Airways' 787 Dreamliner that was grounded last week amid reports of a problem with an electrical panel has resumed flying on Wednesday,...
View ArticleHMC to open diabetes treatment centre at Al Wakra Hospital
Qatar: Qatar's Hamad Medical Corp (HMC) has announced plans to open a diabetes treatment unit at the Al Wakra Hospital in 2014, Gulf Times has reported. The unit is part of plans to replicate the...
View ArticleOoredoo posts 4.7% rise in H1 revenue
Qatar: Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo's has said its revenue in the first half of 2013 rose 4.7% to QR17.1bn, compared with the same period a year earlier, the Peninsula has reported. The growth was...
View ArticleQCRI works with EML to improve Arabic speech recognition systems
Qatar: Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and EML European Media Laboratory, Heidelberg (Germany), have combined efforts to advance very large vocabulary speech recognition technology and...
View Article'Word of mouth' sees 72% of community contribute to Qatar Biobank
Qatar: Qatar Biobank's inaugural six-month public recruitment figures reveal that 72% of participants, contributed to the health initiative because of recommendations from friends and family....
View ArticleDarwish Luxury opens its new Pandora shop-in-shop in Doha
Qatar: Darwish Luxury, the luxury arm of Darwish Holding, and Pandora, the global brand famous for genuine hand-finished jewellery, has recently launched two new shop-in-shop concepts at "Fifty One...
View ArticleBarwa shares dive on real estate profit decline
Qatar: The QE 20 Index closed unchanged at 9,706.57 points on Thursday. Barwa ended down 2.86% at QR25.50. Earlier in the day, Barwa said it posted in the first six months of 2013 a net profit of...
View ArticleMsheireb Downtown installs first PV solar system
Qatar: Qatar's Msheireb Properties has announced the installation of the first photovoltaic solar panels in the initial phase of the QR20bn Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD) Project, the Peninsula has...
View ArticleBarwa reports 87% drop in quarterly earnings
Qatar: Qatar's Barwa Real Estate Co has said its second-quarter profit fell 87% to QR40.6m ($11m), Bloomberg has reported. First-half profit dropped 66% on delays in "sealing certain deals," the...
View ArticleMannai Auto Group, Cadillac launch Ramadan promotion
Qatar: In the spirit of Ramadan, Mannai Auto Group and Cadillac are offering customers the opportunity to buy a brand new Cadillac supported by competitive finance rates from QIB and QNB. [AMEInfo.com]
View ArticlePhoenix Private School to open in Doha next month
Qatar: Naveed Iqbal, the principal of Phoenix Private School (PPS), a new school in Doha which follows the British National Curriculum, has announced the school will be opened at Al Maamoura in the...
View ArticleQatar sends first of five LNG shipments to Egypt
Qatar: Qatar has dispatched a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker as a donation to Egypt, the first of five shipments Doha has promised the troubled country which is struggling to meet its energy...
View ArticleUnited Development says H1 net profit rose 9%
Qatar: Qatari real estate developer United Development Co (UDC) has said its first-half net profit rose 9% to QR325.41m, despite a relatively marginal decline in revenue, Gulf Times has reported. The...
View ArticlePrimedia Qatar releases 1st edition of Qatar Banking and Finance banking...
Qatar: Primedia Qatar is delighted to announce the release of the 1st edition of its newest banking directory: Qatar Banking and Finance. [AMEInfo.com]
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