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Climate change dialogue spotlights pathways to collaboration, resilience
The ‘Qatar National Dialogue on Climate Change’, co-hosted by The Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development and Qatar Foundation’s Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future, featured conversations...

President Trump and other world leaders sign declaration facilitating Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal
By Zo Terrana Staff Writer In an effort to take steps to end the Israel-Hamas war, President Trump, along with leaders from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, signed the “Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity” in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on...

Qatar Shell, MoI launch workers welfare initiative
The fifth edition of the ‘Bedar Workers Welfare Programme’ was launched recently with the participation of more than 1,000 workers from 15 local companies operating in the northern regions of the country. Organised in partnership with the Ministry...

Qatari agriculture photography competition launched
The Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Organising Committee of the 13th Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition 2026 (AgriteQ 2026), launched a photography competition covering Qatari agriculture, in partnership with the Qatar...

Qatar University to host 8th International Conference on Entrepreneurship for Sustainability and Impact 2025
DOHA: Qatar University will host the 8th International Conference on Entrepreneurship for Sustainability and Impact, scheduled from November 9 to 11 under the theme 'Frontier Technologies for Resilient Economies'. The conference will bring...

Qatar’s Fighter Pilots Are Headed For Idaho. Here’s What That Means.
Mountain Home Air Force Base is about to host a new kind of neighbor: a Qatar Emiri Air Force training squadron learning to fly and sustain one of the most sophisticated Eagles on the planet, the F-15QA. Strip away the social-media noise, and the...

First Lady Tinubu Announces Plan To Remodel Almajiri Education System With Qatar Foundation Support
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that the Federal Government is to remodel Almajiri school education system in the country. According to her, the Nigerian Government, through the Ministry of Education, is ready to embark...

Vodafone Qatar, Barzan University Sign MoU to Advance ICT Services
Doha: Vodafone Qatar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Barzan University College in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology, Australia to advance information and communication technology (ICT) services. The strategic...

Disaster response specialists: Turkish experts await Israeli go ahead to help recover bodies in Gaza
A team of Turkish disaster response specialists is stationed at the Egyptian border, awaiting Israeli authorisation to enter Gaza and help in search and recovery operations, a Turkish official told AFP on Friday. The 81-member team from Turkey's...

Qatar Shell and MoI launches fifth edition of BEDAR Programme
Doha: Marking its fifth edition and aligning with World Mental Health Day, the Bedar Workers Welfare Programme was officially inaugurated with renewed energy and purpose. The fifth edition of the “Bedar” initiative was launched on Friday at Al...

Olaroiu urges UAE to dig deep for decisive World Cup qualifier against Qatar
Cosmin Olaroiu is urging his UAE players to have one final push in the “last battle” as they bid to achieve World Cup qualification. The national team are one game away from their first appearance at a World Cup since 1990. If they avoid defeat...

OIC Condoles Qatar Over Victims of Sharm El-Sheikh Car Accident
Expo 2030 Riyadh officially received the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) flag during the closing ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, which concluded after six months of global exhibitions, dialogue and cultural exchange. The handover of the...

Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold?
On October 9, the Israeli government voted to ratify an agreement between Israel and Hamas, an agreement brokered by the Trump administration, by Qatar and by Turkey that finally, finally brings an end, hopefully to the war between Israel and...

Argus Media: Qatar Energy to produce CCS
According to an Argus Media news release: State-owned ammonia producer Qatar Energy could commission its ammonia plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in April 2026, with initial output of 900 000 tpy. The 1.2 million tpy Qatari project,...

Nadine Khoury, Founder of Dubai’s Young Collector’s Circle, on the Future of Collecting Art in the Gulf
The domestic art scenes of the Gulf Cooperation Council membership— comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—have been growing by billion-dollar leaps and bounds recently. To the global art world, the two...

Seashore Automobiles unveils Qatar’s first-ever CNG truck, driving towards Vision 2030
Doha: In a groundbreaking moment for Qatar’s transport sector, Seashore Automobiles, a division of Seashore Group, has achieved another historic milestone with the unveiling of the nation’s first-ever CNG-powered truck at Mina Port. This...

Cityscape Qatar kicks off with real estate projects worth over QR400m
Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s largest real estate event is underway at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) until October 14, 2025, bringing together leading local and international real estate companies. The exhibition provides an exceptional...

Qatar Investment Authority partners with Carlyle in €7.7bn deal for BASF Coatings business
Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Washington DC: BASF and funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle, in partnership with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), have entered into a binding agreement relating to BASF’s automotive OEM coatings, automotive...

Qatar to build Air Force training facility at US base in Idaho
In a landmark announcement on October 10, 2025, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatari Defense Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed an agreement to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base,...
New legislation enhanced attractiveness of Qatar’s real estate sector: QC Chairman
Doha, Qatar: Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani (pictured), Chairman of Qatar Chamber, praised the Cityscape Qatar exhibition, highlighting the significant development it has witnessed year after year, and the advanced level achieved...