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Qatar Airways upgrades Geneva route to Dreamliner

The move will almost double capacity on the direct daily service

Amnesty report says Qatar 2022 world cup workers still suffering abuse

Amnesty report says Qatar 2022 world cup workers still suffering abuse

Organisation cited incidents of pay and passports being withheld from workers

Qatar says will investigate worker abuse claims raised by Amnesty

Qatar says will investigate worker abuse claims raised by Amnesty

New ​Amnesty report accuses Qatar of failing to protect migrant workers’ rights

Tiger spotted roaming through Doha traffic is captured

The creature’s owner faces legal proceedings

Revealed: Top 10 salaries in Qatar

Average salaries fell by over 2 per cent in Qatar, according to the Gulf Business 2016 Salary Survey

Why telecoms is an opportunity for growth in Qatar

Telecommunications and information technology can transform Qatar, writes Waleed Al Sayed

Qatar reports new case of MERS virus

Qatar reports new case of MERS virus

Respiratory syndrome linked to a number of deaths in the GCC

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

QIA teams up with Brookfield to bid for Australia’s Asciano – report

The deal would by QIA’s first in Australia

Qatar bans Valentines Day displays at hotels - report

Qatar bans Valentines Day displays at hotels

Reports suggest special decorations including hearts were banned

US fast food chain Smashburger to launch in Dubai, Qatar

The company plans to open 26 outlets across the UAE and Qatar

Qatar and Pakistan in long-term $16bn gas deal

Qatar to export up to 3.75 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually

Qatar eyes future bid for Summer Olympics

Official suggests Qatar will have the necessary infrastructure after 2022

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Qatar

Controversial airline CEO Akbar Al Baker tops our list of powerful Qataris

Qatar replaces foreign minister as part of major cabinet reshuffle

Several ministries have been clubbed in the new cabinet

Qatar, UAE ranked as the least corrupt countries in the MENA region

Denmark emerged as the least corrupt nation worldwide on Transparency International’s global index

GCC food bills among world’s cheapest, says survery

Research by MoveHub shows Qatar as the cheapest country on the world for food shopping

Al Jazeera America to shut down by April

Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network plans to expand digital outlet in the US

Qatar’s QNB announces 7.7% profit growth in 2015

The lender attributed improved revenues and cost controls for the growth in profit

Qatar withdraws ambassador to Iran

The emirate joined Kuwait, the UAE and other Sunni nations in condemning an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Tehran embassy

Doha, Dubai among world’s top 20 most expensive cities for construction

New York ranked as the most expensive city worldwide for construction while Jakarta was named the cheapest

Qatar to implement changes to Khafala law by December 2016

Qatar to implement changes to Khafala law by December 2016

The new law stipulates that workers in Qatar can change jobs without their sponsors’ approval

Qatar hits back at reports of 7,000 workers dying by 2020

The government called ITCU figures ‘fallacies’, saying that they were based on annual mortality rates among all expats

Qatar anticipates tourism boom as FIFA 2022 looms ahead

The Gulf country is outlining a multi-pronged tourism strategy to cash in on the visitor boom

Qatari bidder buys Land Rover Defender for $600,000 in charity auction

The vehicle is the two-millionth Series Land Rover and Defender model to be manufactured at Land Rover’s Solihull plant

Gunmen kidnap 26 Qataris in Iraq desert

The kidnapped Qatari nationals belonged to a hunting party, which had set up camp in a strip of desert on the Saudi-Iraq border

Qatar 2022 World Cup head denies wrongdoing

Hassan Al Thawadi suggested investigations focused on individuals rather than “a young hard-working bid committee from Qatar”

Qatar’s building industry scales new heights

Qatar is in the middle of a construction boom in the build-up to the 2022 World Cup

Qatar’s sporting ambitions

Qatar is looking to improve its standing on the world stage via sporting events -BY SYED HUSSAIN

Qatar’s banks set for growth on hopes of strong economy

The economic outlook for the Qatari banking sector remains good, despite some grey clouds – By Martin Morris