‘Doha Places / Tenders’ Archives
UK FIRM EYES DOHA AS HUB FOR MIDEAST
The UK-based Guardian Wealth Management (GWM) places utmost importance to Qatar and is planning Doha as its administrative hub for its expansion into the Middle East. GWM, which has obtained a licence from the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA), offers bespoke financial advice and planning, according to its top [...]
QATAR AIRWAYS LEADS DEBATE AT DOHA AVIATION SUMMIT
ABUSINESS PERISCOPE: DOHA: Qatar Airways’ success story became the focus for the Doha Aviation Summit as international aviation executives and officials convened in Doha to discuss regional and global challenges facing the industry during a three-day conference. Chief Executive Officer Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker participated in a panel [...]
ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX: SEBASTIAN VETTEL HEADS RED BULL ONE-TWO, JENSON BUTTON IS THIRD
It was a spectacular end to a truly spectacular season. As a helicopter tracked the action from above, showing off the dazzling Yas Marina circuit in all its neon-lit glory, the crowd rose to their feet to applaud new world champion Jenson Button going wheel-to-wheel with Mark Webber. By Tom Cary, F1 Correspondent They may only have been [...]
VENUS, JANKOVIC, WOZNIACKI COMPLETE WTA SEMI-FINALS LINE-UP
By Dave James (AFP) DOHA — Defending champion Venus Williams reached the semi-finals of the WTA Championships without hitting a ball on Friday as organisers avoided potential embarrassment over the event's scoring system. Williams reached the last four - along with Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki - despite losing two of her three [...]
SAFINA’S DOHA BID ENDS IN FLOOD OF TEARS
Russia’s Dinara Safina reacts after she retired midway through her WTA Tour Championships tennis match against Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic in Doha yesterday. (Reuters By N. D. Prashant Doha: Serena Williams became the world’s top ranked player after Dinara Safina’s season ended in a flood of tears yesterday when she pulled out of the Sony [...]
Qatar Airways hails success of Business Travel Market held in London
DOHA: Qatar Airways hailed its partnership of the inaugural Business Travel Market in London a huge success with the two-day event which attracted corporate travel buyers from across Europe. The airline was the main Platinum sponsor of the show, held at the ExCeL Conference Centre in east London. Qatar Airways used the show as the [...]
Talks on French business school in Doha likely to gain momentum
Web posted at: 6/23/2009 2:54:47 Source ::: BY NASSER AL HARTHY DOHA: Ongoing discussions to bring the prestigious French business school — Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) — and the French Institute of Petroleum (Instiut Francais du Petrole) to operate in the Education City here are expected to get a boost with the visit of the Emir, [...]
Qatar Airways sets up corporate jet arm
Web posted at: 6/17/2009 1:14:9 Source ::: The Peninsula Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker flanked by Ted Button, Qatar Airways Executive Senior Vice-President; and Steven Ridolfi, President of Bombardier Business Aircraft, at the launching ceremony held on the sidelines of Paris Air Show yesterday. PARIS: Qatar Airways [...]
“biggest shopping event” in Qatar this season
The second edition of the Doha Trade Fair, described as the “biggest shopping event” in Qatar this season, will get underway at the Doha Exhibitions Centre from Thursday. The 10-day “shopper’s paradise” has the backing of the Qatar Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (QTEA) and the Al Maraya Public Relations Company. There will be 514 [...]
Hassad Qatar launches three projects
Web posted at: 6/4/2009 7:2:13 Source ::: THE PENINSULA/ By Nasser Al Harthy Jamal Mohamad Al Sada, Executive Director, Corporate Services, at Hassad Food, cutting a ribbon to mark the opening of Hassad Qatar Headquarters, yesterday. (Salim Matramkot) DOHA: Hassad Qatar, a company established to achieve current and future food security for [...]
