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Qatar Airways eases cabin crew policies on marriage and pregnancy

The airline’s previous policy authorised it to terminate the contracts of cabin crew staff if they married or became pregnant in the first five years of their employment

The world’s top five safest countries

Qatar ranks among the top 10 safest countries with a population of under five million

Qatar raises its game to fend off next LNG giants

Qatar is working more closely with trade houses who are focused on short-term deals, often in riskier markets, while also lowering its price expectations

Qatar postpones launch of wage protection system for workers to November

The delay comes as a number of private companies requested more time to prepare for the implementation of the system

US Treasury adds two Qataris to terror list for financing Al Qaeda groups

Following the action, all assets owned by both Qataris under the US jurisdiction will be frozen while Americans will be banned from doing any business with them

Qatar Airways submits white paper to US govt on subsidies row

The airline alleges that the big three US carriers are also recipients of government subsidies and support

Russian foreign minister to meet US, Saudi counterparts in Qatar

Lavrov is visiting Qatar to discuss about Syria, Yemen and Libya, stability in the GCC and bilateral relations

Qatar’s Ooredoo Q2 net profit falls 39% on Iraq, forex

The telecom operator’s profit drop marks the sixth decline in eight quarters

Qatar Airways, flydubai reject reports of interest in India’s SpiceJet

Qatar Airways said the only airline it is talking to regarding a stake purchase is low-cost carrier Indigo

Iran’s foreign minister begins GCC, Iraq tour to defend nuclear deal

Mohammad Javad Zarif is visiting Kuwait and Qatar before heading to Iraq

Doha, Dubai most expensive Middle Eastern cities for expats

A new index finds that the cities are among the most expensive worldwide for beer and wine

UAE’s NMC Health to invest in Saudi, Qatar for Gulf expansion

The company secured an $825m loan from banks in February to pay debt and fund acquisitions

Will Qatar survive as the 2022 World Cup host?

Moving forward from FIFA’s corruption debacle will be difficult, whether Qatar has acted ethically or not

Iran’s Rouhani speaks to Qatar ruler after nuclear deal

Rouhani said he expects the nuclear deal to improve relations with its neighbours

Emirates deploys one-off A380s to Qatar, Bahrain for Eid

The special A380 flights were at full capacity, supporting the traffic over the Eid holiday period from both countries

Qatar, UAE among top 10 nations with most efficient governments

Qatar emerged as the country with the most efficient government, while the UAE ranked fifth worldwide according to a new report from WEF

Qatar backs Iran deal, hopes Tehran will take “positive” stance

The deal might make Iran have a “better and positive approach” toward the GCC region, Qatar’s foreign minister says

Italian firm wins $859m contract for Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium

The Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor will have the capacity to accommodate 70,000 spectators

Qatar National Bank Q2 net profit rises 10%, beats forecasts

QNB, aiming to become the largest bank in the MEA by 2017, said loans and advances rose 9.2 per cent in the first half of the year

GCC smartphone market up 21% in Q1 – IDC

The smartphone market’s share in the region is now just under 77 per cent

FIFA head Blatter says political pressure behind Qatar World Cup

Blatter alleged that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Christian Wulff backed Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup

Qatar building materials costs to surge ahead of FIFA World Cup in 2022

Qatar is set to spend more than $200bn on the soccer tournament as part of a 2030 development plan

Qatar building boom proves a challenge for foreign construction firms

Project delays and problems with contracts and bureaucracy have left many in difficulties and their returns uncertain.

Delta Air Lines CEO: ‘subsidised’ GCC carriers pose airline industry’s ‘greatest challenge’

Thousands of US jobs are being threatened because of the GCC airlines, alleges Richard Anderson

Qatar teams up with RSE to buy stake in Formula One

RSE is looking to acquire the 35.5 per cent stake from private equity fund CVC Capital Partners

Qatar Petroleum says has laid off staff, to exit non-core areas

Before the restructuring, industry sources said QP had around 14,000 employees

Qatar group to push sports integrity in US even as World Cup award faces probes

Doha-based International Centre for Sport Security will talk about its efforts to boost transparency in bidding processes for major sporting events in the US

Germany frees Al Jazeera journalist despite Egypt’s request

Ahmed Mansour was released after Egypt was unable to dispel concerns about the extradition process

Al Jazeera journalist says surprised by arrest in Germany

Ahmed Mansour, a talk show host on the channel’s Arabic service, was detained in Germany after an international police warrant was issued by Egypt.

World Cup insurers risk flood of claims if Russia, Qatar lose bids

Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their FIFA World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, a senior official has said