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Construction
ST Engineering wins $60 mil contract to design, build and operate smart network platform for Qatar's Lusail city
The project will be built on the back of ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions AGIL Smart City OS.
October 14, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance
Qatar raises US$2.5 bil through first-ever green bond
Qatar is yet to announce a net zero goal and is one of the highest per capita emitters of planet-warming gases.
May 22, 2024
Wellness
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som: The next frontier in holistic wellness
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som: MarryingThai hospitality with holistic expertise and Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine
June 09, 2022
Oil & Gas
Qatar and Singapore signs first long-term LNG gas deal that details pollution
The accord is the latest sign of how the gas industry is focusing on getting cleaner.
November 10, 2020
Property
Singapore’s historic Raffles Hotel reopens after two-year restoration
(Aug 1): An icon of Singapore’s history has been restored and is now open again.
August 01, 2019
Qatar to withdraw from OPEC as of Jan 2019
(Nov 3): Qatar is withdrawing from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as of January 2019, Saad al-Kaabi, the country’s energy minister, said on Monday.
December 03, 2018
Currencies
Qatar comes to the rescue of Turkey with US$15b investment package; lira rallies
ISTANBUL (Aug 16): The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey if Ankara frees a US pastor, as Qatar pledged US$15 billion ($21 billion) in investment to Turkey, supporting a rise in
August 16, 2018
Aviation & Engineering
Qatar signs US$12 bil deal for US F-15 jets amid gulf crisis
WASHINGTON (June 15): Qatar will sign a deal to buy as many as 36 F-15 jets from the US as the two countries navigate tensions over President Donald Trump’s backing for a Saudi-led coalition’s move to isolate the country for supporting terrorism.
June 15, 2017
Top Hamas commander reportedly in Malaysia following Qatar expulsion
SINGAPORE (June 6): Top Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri is believed to be in Malaysia after being expelled from Qatar amid the kingdom’s fallout with Saudi Arabia and four other Arab states, according to reports from Israel.
June 06, 2017
Trump vows to calm Gulf flareup as Saudis turn screws on Qatar
(June 6): The U.S. said it will seek to defuse a growing rift between its energy-rich Gulf allies after Saudi Arabia led a drive to isolate Qatar by cutting off air and sea transport and closing the tiny nation’s only land border.
June 06, 2017