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In this Feb. 6, 2012 file photo, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, center, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, arrive to sign an agreement in Doha, Qatar.

Yusuf Akcayoglu, TAV Constructions regional director, has accorded top priority to Qatar for its future operations.

International Gulf Trading Company -Chubb Fire Qatar - the supplier of fire safety equipment and security solutions - has announced the successful conclusion of the second of two keynote seminars on developments in fire safety products.

Doha: Essam Al TamimiA has said that Qatari legislation assists development in the country and promotes investment injection.

Qatar Airways is set to raise the number of services to Milan, Italy, with an additional three weekly flights from Doha.

A Gold medalists Ma Lin and Xu Xin of China attend the awarding ceremony for the men's doubles at the ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar, Feb.

Saudi Airlines Cargo continues to increase its activity in the global charter market, marking the company's definitive return to this sector.

Drake & Scull Qatar said it had been awarded a QR125 million mechanical, electrical and plumbing contract for Phase 1 of Qatar Petroleum's Multipurpose Administration Complex located at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.

The Obama administration has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that it doesn't object to the formation of a new government under a deal between Abbas and Hamas, a Palestinian official said Saturday.

When PA Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas signed a deal with Hamas terror-master Khaled Mashaal in Doha, Qatar, the notion that there is a significant segment of Palestinian society that is not committed to the destruction of Israel was finally and truly sunk.

Aleksandar Erakovic, Montenegrin Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, handed his letters of credentials to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in Doha.

DOHA: Qatari benefactor Mohammed Abdel Kareem Al Emadi has donated over QR200,000 funding a shipload of food to Yemen, as part of a Qatar Charity appeal.

It's always a heart warming moment when a soldier returns from a long tour of duty overseas, but Friday one local soldier had the red carpet rolled out for her, literally.

Singapore paddlers Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei advanced to the final of the Qatar Open in Doha on Friday evening.

She says during a conference call Friday from Doha, Qatar, that she's been coached by her father, Piotr, "for a very long time" and "right now, it's the best thing." She won't need much coaching at the BNP Paribas Showdown on March 5 at Madison Square Garden.

Tom Boonen of Belgium won his fourth Tour of Qatar title on Friday, beating American Tyler Farrar.

Doha: Qatar Exchange was slightly down yesterday at 0.87 points or 0.01 percent to 8,689.83 points from the previous closing of 8,690.70. Among the top losers were Industries Qatar whose share dropped by 0.74 percent to QR134.10, Commercial Bank of Qatar fell 0.74 percent to QR80.30, Al khaliji Commercial Bank lost 0.76 percent to QR16.96 and ... (more)

Dr Saleh Ali Al Marri , Assistant Secretary General for Medical Affairs at the Supreme Council of Health , addressing the media at the SCH yesterday.

From left: Christos Mastoras, Director of Business Development at Yahoo! Middle East, Rich Riley, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Yahoo! EMEA and Ahmed Nassef, Vice President and Managing Director of Yahoo! Middle East during the press conference at W Hotel yesterday.

DOHA: In a move that could attract more Turkish families to Qatar, the Turkish embassy is planning to establish the first Turkish school in Doha, says the Turkish ambassador to Qatar H Emre Yunt.