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Dozens Hurt In Gas Leak At Plant Near Qatari Capital -Sources

The medics said the gas leak casualties were expected to arrive at the Hamad Medical Centre in Doha soon.

Twelve Dead In Qatar Restaurant Gas Explosion

Preliminary investigations suggested that a gas tank exploded, setting off a fire and causing part of the building to collapse, officials said.

Qatar Navigation 2013 Dividend Up, Q4 Net Profit Drops 13%

The shipper’s net profit for the final three months of 2013 was 172 million riyals ($47.2 million).

Mesaieed Petchem Shares Soar In Qatar Debut, Far Exceed Estimates

Mesaieed, a unit of state-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP), raised 3.2 billion riyals ($880 million) in an IPO of about 26 per cent of its shares.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Seeks $1bn Refinancing Loan- Bankers

The company sent out a request for proposals to around 15 banks last week with responses due this week, the bankers said.

Qatar Airways Eyes Deeper Ties With Oneworld Partners

Akbar Al Baker said Qatar Airways was in talks with British Airways, one of the founding members of the oneworld alliance, on a codesharing agreement.

Cathay Pacific To Make Doha Debut

Strategic agreement follows Qatar’s entry into the oneworld alliance

Qatar’s Nakilat Q4 Profit Falls 13%

The company made a fourth-quarter profit of 176.5 million Qatar riyals ($48.5 million), down from 203.3 million riyals a year earlier.

Qatar Plans To Invest $45bn In Tourism By 2030

Qatar is planning to increase tourism’s contribution to GDP by 5.1 per cent, up from 2.6 per cent.

Commercial Bank Of Qatar Signs Upsized $1bn Dual-Tranche Loan

Lenders joining the facility came from the Gulf, the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Qatar’s Al Khaliji Lifts Foreign Ownership Cap To 49%, No Bonds In 2014

Only 16.18 per cent of the firm is currently held by non-Qatari investors, according to bourse data.

Qatar Airways To Launch Business Class Flights To London

Doha carrier will be first Gulf carrier to operate a purely business class service on the high-density route

Qatar’s Doha Insurance Gets Shareholder Nod For $120m Rights Issue

The plan will see 24,260,000 new shares offered to shareholders at a price of QAR18 per share.

Qatar Cuts April Al-Shaheen Crude Exports On Maintenance – Sources

The number of 600,000-barrel cargoes scheduled to load in April has fallen to 13, two less than March, the sources said.

Industries Qatar Misses Estimates As Q4 Net Profit Falls 6%

Results were adversely impacted by continued significant fertiliser price deflation, the firm said.

Six New Tenants For Qatar’s London Shard

Restaurants Oblix, Aqua Shard and Hutong moved into the tower last summer.

Moving World Cup From Qatar Counter-Productive, Says Zwanziger

Qatar has been under fire for its treatment of migrant workers in the construction industry.

Qatar: A Stellar Performer In Banking

Qatar’s banking sector continues to maintain strong growth with player seeking oppotunities in the GCC and internationally.

Qatar Airways Expects To Receive First A350s Early

The Doha-based carrier has 43 A350-900s and 37 A350-1000s on its order books.

Qatar Introduces Labour Protection Policies Ahead Of FIFA 2022

Workers will be paid electronically, making it easier for authorities to verify that payments are made on time, according to the new charter.

Qatar’s CBQ Posts 32.9% Q4 Profit Drop

The bank made a net profit of 300 million riyals for Q4 2013 compared with 447.3 million riyals a year earlier.

Qatar’s Qinvest, QIB In Islamic Funds Tie-Up

QInvest is streamlining its operations, focusing on investment banking and asset management business.

Italy’s Monte Paschi Foundation In Talks With Qatar For Stake Sale

Qatar sovereign fund is reportedly seeking a 15-20 per cent in the troubled Italian lender.

Qatar’s QNB Aims To Be Largest Lender In ME, Africa By 2017

The lender is looking for acquisition targets in Turkey, Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa.

QNB Financial Services Expands Coverage To Saudi, Egypt, UAE

The brokerage is seeing increased interest in the three markets among Qatari investors.

Qatar To Spend Up To $205bn On Infrastructure

Qatar’s budget for fiscal 2013/4 is up 17.9 per cent to 210.6 billion riyals.

Japan’s Tohoku Signs 15-Year LNG Deal With Qatar

Tohoku declined to provide any details on how the Qatar gas will be priced.

UAE Summons Qatari Ambassador Over Muslim Cleric’s Comments

In a recent sermon Youssef al-Qaradawi condemned the UAE as a country which was against Islamic rule.

Vodafone Qatar Q3 Net Loss Narrows

The company’s mobile customer base grew 27 per cent to reach 1.27 million mobile customers as of December 31.

Egypt Will Return $3bn To Qatar This Year

Qatar, a firm backer of Mohamed Mursi, lent or gave Egypt $7.5 billion during the year the Islamist was president.