‘qatar News’ Archives
Qatar’s media freedom ranking drops, inexplicably
DOHA: Qatar slipped 20 points in France-based Reporters Without Borders’ ranking for press freedom in 2009 with no obvious explanation. Qatar ranked 94 out of 175 countries listed in the worldwide press freedom index 2009 released by the media watchdog recently. In the 2008 report, Qatar was ranked at 74 among 173 countries by the media [...]
Mazaya Qatar announces imminent IPO
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development Company (QSC) announced in Doha today that the initial public offering on its stock is scheduled for January 2010. The company received the approval of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (No 132/12/2009 dated 24 December 2009).
Iran plays Mali in Qatar football tourney
DOHA - Iran will play against Mali in its second match of the Doha International Friendship Football Tournament on Wednesday.
‘Qatar paints industry poised for record growth’
Despite the global economic slowdown, the paint industry in Qatar is poised to record a 10%-11 % growth next year.
Qapco opens representative office in Kuala Lumpur
Doha: Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco), a subsidiary of Industries Qatar, announced the opening of a new representative office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In a statement posted on Qatar Exchange website yesterday, Qapco said that the opening of the office was in pursuit of its objective to be recognised as one of leading international [...]
Qatar takes part in Arab Tourism Meet
Qatar participated in the just concluded fifth meeting of the Executive committee of Arab Tourism Ministrers Council (ATMC) held in Muscat.
General wins Qatar International Derby
DOHA: Classy General swept past the field to win the Qatar International Derby (Pure Arabians, Group 2) at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) here yesterday
QP lifts budget oil to $55
Qatar Petroleum is increasing its 2010 budget oil price to $55 a barrel from $45 in 2009, HE the Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah said yesterday. After a steep plunge in oil prices last year as the economic recession eroded demand, prices have since recovered to comfortable levels for oil [...]
Pakistan, Holland hockey series in Doha
Pakistan and the Netherlands will play a two-match series in Doha, Qatar on January 20 and 21. The event is a part of the Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) planning to impart high profile training to its national team members before the World Cup to be held in New Delhi, India from February 28 to March 13. The PHF is the host of the series. [...]
The year of living nervously : 2009
Ask a housebuilder, a contractor and a consultant for their assessment of 2009 and you will get three different reactions. The housebuilder may shrug and say things could have been worse. This time last year a leaked email from Pete Redfern, chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, famously compared the housebuilder’s press attention to that of [...]
