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Qatar Airways Provides Online Tourist Visas

One-month visas can now be booked online priced $55 per person

Mall Of Qatar To Boast “Completely Different” Offering To Dubai

Mall of Qatar’s general manager says the complex will set the standard for malls internationally.

Dubai Index Rises To 5-Year High; Qatar Gains

The DFM General Index climbed 1.3 per cent to 3,199.88, the highest since October 2008.

ADCB, Emaar Among UAE’s Favourite Stocks

MubasherTrade report forecasts low-to-mid-single digit economic growth rates in the Middle East in 2014.

Al Jazeera Denies Report Its Cairo Office Was Raided

Reports claimed Al Jazeera’s office in the Egyptian capital had been raided and security forces arrested 11 Qatari citizens.

Qatar Refuses To Set Deadline On Workers’ Rights Improvement

Qatar 2022 chief has said that the state is being proactive in improving its human rights record.

UK Introduces Electronic Visa Waiver For Emiratis

The document is issued immediately via a secure website and can be obtained online from anywhere in the world.

Egyptian Forces Arrest Qataris At Al Jazeera’s Cairo Office

Four Qatari police officers were among those arrested, according to a state newspaper.

Chuck Hagel Underscores Support For Syrian Moderates

The U.S. Defense Secretary met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad and Defence Minister Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah.

Qatari Oil, Gas To Have Limited Impact On GDP Growth

The IMF forecast in November Qatar’s oil GDP would grow just 0.4 per cent in 2013 and decline by 1.1 per cent next year.

Qatar Has No Plans To Issue Debt On International Markets In 2014

The country’s finance minister said that Qatar would focus on the local market.

Gulf Firms Consider Bid For Occidental MidEast Stake

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Co, Qatar Petroleum and Oman Oil Co have formed a consortium.

Qatar Must Take Responsibility For Its Workers – Blatter

Blatter condemned Qatar’s working conditions in November, calling them ‘unacceptable’.

Qatar Pushes For Gulf Arab Inclusion In Iran Talks

Qatari foreign minister Khaled al-Attiyah said the GCC deserved a place at the table as essential partners in regional stability.

Turkey Says Qatar Interested In Afsin-Elbistan Power Project

The United Arab Emirates dropped out of the coal-fired power plant project earlier this year.

Qatar Airways Launching Dallas Flights

Second Gulf carrier set to serve Dallas from next summer

Officials Deny Single Gulf Currency Launch

The Gulf Monetary Council has dismissed media reports of four GCC countries launching a common currency.

Qatar Airways To Serve Second Istanbul Airport

Doha carrier doubles up to meet growth projections beyond slot-constrained Ataturk

Egypt Returned $500m Deposit To Qatar

Qatar had been a firm backer of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood and lent or gave Egypt $7.5 billion during the year he was in power.

Qatar’s Masraf Al Rayan Agrees Terms Of Islamic Bank Of Britain Offer

The bank did not disclose the actual terms of the offer.

Qatar Told To Abolish Kafala System For Players Ahead Of 2022 World Cup

World players’ union FIFPro has said that Qatar must respect international standards for footballers’ contracts.

MERS Virus Found In Camels In Qatar, Linked To Human Spread

The SARS-like coronavirus has killed almost 40 per cent of the around 170 people so far infected.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Launches $1.25bn, 5-Year Sukuk

The company plans to use net proceeds from the sale for general corporate purposes including re-financing existing indebtedness.

Blatter Backs Qatar, Says Criticism Is Unfair

The Fifa president has said Qatar’s labour rights situation is “unacceptable” amid a wave of negative headlines.

Qatar Airways Launching Edinburgh Flights Next May

Scottish city will be Qatar’s third UK destination and means the country’s two key cities will shortly be served by two Gulf carriers.

Qatar To Issue New Labour Laws After Abuse Allegations

Qatar has pledged to renew its policies and ensure that migrant workers’ rights remain intact.

Qatar Exchange Cancels Day’s Trades After Technical Problem

The exchange has said it hopes to resume trading as usual on Wednesday.

Dubai Airshow: Qatar Airways To Launch Saudi Domestic Carrier Next Year

Airline CEO Akbar Al Baker said the Saudi domestic services carrier will be called Al Maha Airways.

Dubai Airshow: Qatar Airways CEO Wants Bigger A350

Akbar Al Baker said the carrier may change some of its A350-900 variants to the larger A350-1000.

Dubai Airshow: Gulf Carriers’ 15 Minutes Of Jet Order Hysteria

Regional carriers placed orders worth $100 billion in 15 minutes on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow