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Modi pledges reforms to benefit Indian workers during Qatar visit

The Indian Prime Minister concluded his visit to Qatar yesterday

Open skies debate back as Qatar Airways launches Atlanta service

The airline has started a daily direct route between Doha and Atlanta

No Qatar logo on new FC Barcelona kit

Qatar Airways failed to reach an agreement to extend its sponsorship of the football club

Qatar completes Middle East’s largest ever bond sale

Middle Eastern bond sales this year total almost $30bn

Doha Bank CEO says liquidity ‘much bigger issue’ than 2008

Raghavan Seetharaman said it was a “challenging time” for lenders

Qatar says will investigate worker abuse claims raised by Amnesty

Qatar identifies $19.7bn of investment opportunities in sport

The country is investing heavily in infrastructure in the buildup to its hosting of the 2022 World Cup

‘Bachelor ban’ limits thousands of migrant workers in Qatar

So-called “bachelor bans” bar lone men from entering malls and parks on certain days of the week in the Gulf state

Vodafone Qatar to cut staff as losses widen; chairman quits

The telecom operator plans to cut its workforce by 10 per cent

QIA teams up with Brookfield to bid for Australia's Asciano - report

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund creates new $100bn unit

The fund will also abandon the Qatar Holding name, according to reports

Qatar’s Al-Jaber to join Volkswagen’s supervisory board

Hessa Al-Jaber will replace Akbar Al Baker as Qatar’s representative on the carmaker’s board

Qatar Airways delays launch of longest direct flight to Auckland

​The route launch has been postponed to February 2017

Drone owners in Qatar warned over illegal use

Civil Aviation Authority says unmanned drones could pose threats to state security

Maersk says risks losing Qatar field, its largest oil asset

Maersk Oil has been operating the Al Shaheen field since 1992

Qatar Investment Authority to cut its focus on Europe

Internal review is said to have highlighted an over-commitment to Europe, prompting emphasis on external managers

Saudi politician calls for 65km of bridges to Qatar, Bahrain

Proposal was made at a Gulf Cooperation Council municipalities conference in Qatar

Qatar National Bank says customer accounts safe despite data breach

Documents posted online last week included the bank details of journalists, supposed royal family members and government and defence officials

Qatar investigates death at World Cup site as labour rights under scrutiny

Along with accusations of corruption during its World Cup bid, Qatar has long been under fire from rights groups for labour abuses

Qatar telecoms company Ooredoo see 75% jump in Q1 profit

Ooredoo Kuwait already reported a 356 per cent rise in first-quarter profit

Qatar National Bank investigating alleged data hack

Members of the royal family, government officials and journalists are among those thought to have had bank details leaked online

Qatar could delay $6bn deal for missile defence systems

Budgetary pressures may delay the sale, according to manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s chief executive

Defendants in Villaggio Mall fire case avoid jail time

The judge presiding over the case in Qatar said defendants should pay blood money to families of the 19 victims

IMF says it’s encouraged by Gulf’s economic reform plans

Six months ago the IMF warned that budget reforms being considered by most of the Middle East’s oil exporters were likely to be inadequate

Uber drivers in Qatar ‘on strike’ over lower fares

Drivers are said to have stopped picking up passengers in protest of new fare structure

US set to approve Boeing fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait

The deals are estiimated to be worth a combined $7bn, according to sources

IEA expects limited impact from oil output freeze at Doha

Markets are unlikely to rebalance before 2017, the International Energy Agency said

‘Partial output freeze’ likely from Doha oil meeting

However Iran is believed unlikely to join any freeze

QNB receives regulatory nod for Finansbank deal

QNB announced the deal in December

Qatar National Bank posts 7.1% increase in net profits

The national lender recorded a net profit of $787m in the first three months of 2016

Qatar Airways adds second daily flight to New York

The added service will be operated by an Airbus A350

Qatari firm plans to convert US embassy in London to luxury hotel

Qatari Diar is also undertaking a $2bn rental venture in the UK capital