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October 4, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria, Qatar, Russia Fault Unilateral Economic Sanctions

The 21st Ministerial Meeting of Gas Exporting Countries commenced on Thursday in Moscow, Russia under the Chairmanship of Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernandez, Power Minister of Petroleum of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Meeting was attended by official delegations from...

April 24, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Implores Qatar On Investments In Railway, Agriculture, Aviation, Others

Investments in sectors like petroleum, power, aviation, agriculture, railways, and many others, featured prominently as President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-thani, at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. Also o...

March 28, 2019 No Responses

Firm Gets Four New LNG Carriers

Qatar-based Nakilat has established a new joint venture with shipping company Maran Ventures, expanding its fleet to 74 vessels. Under the deal, Nakilat would hold a 60% stake in the JV, while Maran Ventures will have the remaining 40%. With...

March 1, 2019 No Responses

Qatar Airways Suspends Expansion Agenda In Africa

Citing blockade imposed on Doha by four Arab states, Qatar Airways has suspended plans to add new destinations in Africa. The National Carrier in a tweet said: “Due to the unjust blockade against Qatar, we had to suspend some planned...

December 4, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Pulls Out Of OPEC

Qatar has announced it is pulling out of the Opec oil producers’ cartel, just days before the group meets in Vienna. The Gulf state, which joined Opec in 1961, said it would leave the cartel in January and would focus...

September 20, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways’ Revenue Up By 7.22 Per Cent

Qatar Airways has said that its revenue and operating income grew by 7.22 per cent in the 2017/18 financial year despite the ongoing “Illegal blockade by its neighbouring countries.” The airline, however, said that its capacity within the period grew...

September 11, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways To Commence Direct Flight To Mombasa

Qatar Airways said it is launching a second direct flight to Kenya’s second city, Mombasa, in an attempt to open up the country’s beautiful coasts to international holiday-makers. The airline in a statement said that the flight to Mombasa would...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

ILO Inaugurates First Project 0ffice In Qatar

The International Labour Organization (ILO) inaugurated its first project office in Qatar to support the implementation of a comprehensive programme on working conditions and labour rights in the country. The office was officially opened in the capital Doha in...

February 12, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Accedes to Ballast Water Management Convention

Qatar has become the latest state to sign up to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention, the treaty helping to protect the marine environment. A total of sixty-eight signatories now represent more than 75% of the w...

December 11, 2017 No Responses

Qatar stakes £6b on 24 eurofighter jets

A £6bn deal to sell Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar will help safeguard thousands of UK jobs. BAE Systems employs about 5,000 people in the UK to build the fighter jets, mainly at Warton in Lancashire. Qatar’s purchase of 24...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

Qatar inaugurates new seaport

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has inaugurated the Hamad Port in Umm Al Houl. The port, located 40km south of Doha, is the largest of its kind in the Middle East and has the capacity to handle all...

July 7, 2017 No Responses

Qatar to boost LNG exports

Qatar is eager to retain its position as the world’s key exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), especially in light of the ongoing dispute with its neighbors which could result in more economic sanctions against the country. On Tuesday, Qatar Petrol...

July 3, 2017 No Responses

Gulf States give Qatar 48-hour extension

(BBC) Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours. The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group’s 13 demands,...

June 23, 2017 No Responses

Qatar wants 10% of American Airlines

(BBC) American Airlines has received an “unsolicited” approach from Qatar Airways which wants to acquire 10% of the US carrier. In a regulatory filing, American Airlines said Qatar intended to buy at least $808m (£638m) of its shares. American....