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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

Qatar opens new $825m labour city to house 100,000 workers

The city consists of a commercial market, 55 residential complexes and Qatar’s second largest mosque

Oil prices will not hit $100 per barrel anytime soon – former Qatar energy minister

Higher oil prices don’t always benefit producers or consumers, says Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

Qatar Investment Authority backs $8.6bn New York development

The Qatari fund has acquired a 44 per cent stake in the Manhattan West project from Brookfield Property Partners

Qatar rules out military intervention in Syria

Qatar has helped in arming, training and giving political support to the rebels throughout most of the four-year-old war

Qatar Airways to expand its cargo trade – CEO

The airline is planning to have a second cargo terminal in Doha

Germany defends export of tanks to Qatar, says arms will not be used in Yemen

The shipment is controversial because Berlin is seeking to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East

Accor announces first Majlis Grand Mercure hotel in Qatar

The new upscale property in Doha, set to open in 2018, is being developed in partnership with the Al Jassim Group

Revealed: Worst countries for expats to live and work in

Kuwait was ranked the worst country for expats to live and work in, a new survey showed

Qatar says could intervene militarily in Syria but prefers political solution

Qatar has been a leading supporter of anti-Assad rebel groups, providing arms and financial and political backing

UN right experts urge Qatar to free man jailed for critical poem

Mohammed al-Ajami, 39, was detained in 2012 and initially sentenced to life imprisonment but later got his sentence reduced

UAE to see 62% rise in number of millionaires by 2020 – Credit Suisse

The number of millionaires in the country is expected to increase from 59,000 in 2015 to 96,000 by 2020

Qatar’s Ezdan Holding closes $500m 5-year Islamic loan – arranger

The amount was more than 2.5 times covered by contributions from banks

Oberoi Group inks deal to manage two luxury hotels in Qatar

The group will manage a 250-key luxury hotel in the West Bay area of Doha and a 148-key luxury serviced apartment complex in Lusail

UAE named world’s third strongest nation brand

A favourable tax regime, strong tourism credentials and low levels of crime have propelled the UAE forward in brand strength rankings