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DOHA: Qatar Airways announced a significant increase in capacity to Sweden with the Doha-Stockholm route being expanded to a daily service and a wide body Airbus A330 being deployed from next year.

Qatar: 1 hour, 12 minutes ago Consolidated Gulf Co, the Nokia partner in Qatar, has opened a new Nokia showroom and Nokia Care service centre in Lulu Hypermarket in Doha.

An investment company owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has signed a $26 billion joint venture with Germany's national railway operator to build a railroad network in the natural gas-rich Gulf sheikdom.

Port Orchard native Dave Villwock had the fastest qualifying time heading into the final heat at the Oryx Cup.

Qatar is set to award a $25bn contract to German rail and logistics group Deutsche Bahn tomorrow to build and operate a passenger and freight rail network in the country.

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Qatar hosted what it billed as the ceremonial launch of Darfur peace talks on Wednesday but neither Sudanese government nor rebel representatives took part.

HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani addressing the conference on launching of Darfur peace talks in Doha yesterday HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani underlined yesterday that the Darfur issue had been one of concern locally, regionally and ...

Qatar: 58 minutes ago United Development Company recently announced the opening of its latest restaurant of its growing portfolio of exciting eateries in Doha, Bistro 61, in Alfardan Towers.

A top United Nations official on 17 November called for a new culture of "intellectual social responsibility" to take education beyond the classroom to the search for real solutions to real problems, with the academic and educational sectors creating and sharing knowledge to help realise UN objectives and goals.

United Nations-backed mediation talks aimed at bringing peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will resume tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, the world body announced today.

The Oryx Cup race site at Sheraton Park in Doha is beginning to take shape on Tuesday.

The arrival of Qatar Airways' brand new 777-200LR Worldliner kicked off the air show here this weekend.

DOHA: Qtel customers who are members of the popular free rewards programme, Nojoom, have another reason to celebrate this Eid holiday, with a huge range of specially-developed rewards and experiences.

"We want to know their point of view on the peace process" before the start of talks between the government and the rebels, the UN-African Union mediator said on condition of anonymity.

Goetz with Sheikh Mohamed , Mourad and Walia during the launch of Sarasin Group's Shariah-compliant private banking products and services yesterday Switzerland's Sarasin Group has launched a range of Shariah-compliant private banking products and services in Qatar to meet what it said - the rising global demand for Islamic financial products'. The ...

Qatar: 1 minute ago Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has opened a new showroom at Qatar's most exclusive address, the Pearl Island in Doha.

A U.N. official says an agreement has been reached for sweeping anti-corruption reviews on how countries account for their public assets.

HE Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, economic adviser to HH the Emir, says LNG demand and price levels are expected to improve as the global economy claws its way out of recession Qatar will not shut down any gas production despite a supply glut, HE Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, economic adviser to HH the Emir, told Reuters in an interview.

Doha: Qatar Permanent Representative to the United Nations , Ambassador Nasser Abdel Azziz Al Nassr stressed the importance of coordinating international efforts for fighting organised crime and corruption.