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Qatar to build military facility at US Air Force base in Idaho
(CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the United States will allow Qatar to build a military facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train...
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...

Qatar to have a foreign military base on US soil? Trump admin faces backlash, Pete Hegseth clarifies…
When U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to construct a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, backlash quickly surfaced on social media. Critics expressed...
Qatar to build Air Force facility in US
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who...

Qatari Air Force facility coming to Mountain Home Air Force Base
MOUNTAIN HOME — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a military facility would be coming to the Mountain Home Air Force Base as part of an agreement with Qatar. Hegseth and Qatari Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al...

Weill Cornell Qatar to host METC 2025 on technology-driven humanistic medical education
Get ready to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the clinical world and bringing people closer than ever before! Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s Medical and Education Technology Conference (METC) 2025 returns this October with a fresh...

Breakthrough in Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Qatar's PM Reveals Hamas' Tentative Shift on Threatening Israel, as Phase One Takes Effect
Paris/Doha, October 13, 2025 – In a significant development amid the protracted Israel-Hamas conflict, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, disclosed that Hamas has signaled a willingness to engage...

UDST showcases innovation, education and sustainability at Expo 2025 Osaka
UDST President Dr. Salem Al-Naemi (right) during his participation at Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. Doha, Qatar: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) demonstrated Qatar’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and education at Qatar...

Aqarat, REGA ink MoU to strengthen Qatar-Saudi real estate ties
Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) of the State of Qatar and Real Estate General Authority (REGA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), enhancing bilateral cooperation in the real estate sector. The...

Albo the ‘Man of Lead’ while Chalmers has no clue
Anthony Albanese, a Johnny-come-lately in the extreme, declared his idiotic support for a Palestinian state just moments before Trump’s negotiations with Israel, Qatar, Hamas, and who knows who else concluded in the peace the leftist’s wanted...

Construction: Concrete Solutions
With mesmerizing precision, the digitally programmed mechanical “arm” of a 3-D printer can now squelch out layer upon layer of a unique concrete mix that in a matter of hours can build a new home designed to withstand natural disasters and protect...

David M. Shribman: The many contradictions of Donald Trump
What to make of Donald Trump now? What to make of a president who powered a Middle East peace agreement that eluded Egypt, Qatar and France; who won an accord that matches and perhaps exceeds that of Jimmy Carter with Menachem Begin and Anwar...

New batch of Qatari aid arrives to support relief work in Syria
QNA Damascus A new batch of Qatari aid has arrived in Damascus, Syria, provided by the Ministry of Interior and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), in coordination with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations Development...

PTO Announces 2026 T100 Triathlon World Tour Changes and Confirms Singapore and Vancouver
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has unveiled changes to the 2026 T100 Triathlon World Tour, a move that reshapes the season structure and signals a new phase of growth for the series. Alongside the announcement came confirmation...

Qatar Real Estate Forum to showcase digital innovation, global partnerships
Engineer Khaled bin Ahmed al-Obaidli, chairman of the Qatar Real Estate Regulatory Authority. PICTURE: Thajudheen Qatar’s massive investments in innovation and digital technologies will have a positive impact on the country’s property market,...

Qatar Central Bank governor speaks at Police Academy
HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud al-Thani, QCB governor The Police Academy, represented by the College of Graduate Studies, hosted HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud al-Thani, Qatar Central Bank (QCB) governor and the Qatar Financial...

Bangladesh demonstrates its commitment to OIC initiatives on workers’ welfare: Sakhawat
Bangladesh demonstrates its commitment to OIC initiatives on workers’ welfare: Sakhawat Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain spoke at the two-day ‘6th OIC Labour Ministers Conference’ held in Doha, Qatar on Thursday....

US will build training facility for Qatari pilots months after nation gifted Trump jet
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Hegseth, who made the...

Remains of apparent hostage to be ID’d after Israeli troops retrieve casket from Gaza
Israeli troops in Gaza received the remains of an apparent hostage that Hamas handed over to the Red Cross late Friday night, two days after the Palestinian terror group claimed to have returned all the dead captives it could uncover. Upon...

Cityscape Qatar 2025 opens its doors to the future of real estate
Cityscape Qatar 2025 opened its doors today at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, held under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs....