Financial details of the sale and the timing of the accord were not disclosed.
The restructuring comes as the drop in oil prices crimped available funds as competition for assets grows
The orders were placed on the first day of the Paris Airshow
Three US carriers are calling for an end to the US’ open skies agreement with the UAE and Qatar over a subsidies row
The UAE’s and Qatar’s official news agencies said Gulf information ministers had called Qatar’s winning of the hosting rights “a success for all the states of the GCC”.
The airline’s CEO Akbar Al Baker accuses one of his American partners of blocking its expansion
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Oil prices remain a key risk to the outlook, which is based on average prices of $56.0 and $61.6 per barrel in 2015 and 2016 respectively
Power Assets said it sold a 16.53 per cent stake in HK Electric but will remain as the controlling shareholder of the power supplier
Al Baker said Qatar Airways expects to deliver its rebuttal to the U.S. airlines’ claims in the next few weeks
The head of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee has warned that any evidence of wrongdoing may revoke the Gulf state’s hosting rights.
There had been widespread calls among Scotland supporters to boycott the match with Qatar because of human rights concerns.
Qatar must work even harder to protect its brand after U.S. prosecutors charged select FIFA officials with corruption and opened investigation into 2018 and 2022 bids.
The U.S. law enforcement official said the review of the bids would be part of a probe that goes beyond the indictments.
Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said the country was being unfairly targeted over allegations of graft in the vote that won it the World Cup.
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said the international community was not doing enough to pressure all parties in Iraq to start national reconciliation.
The country said that not a single worker has died in its construction sites, dismissing rumours of 1,200 worker deaths.
The top 10 biggest lenders in Qatar by 2014 total assets, taken from Gulf Business’ Top 50 GCC Banks list.
Hassan Salem Al Homoud and his wife, Zainab Al Hosani, were charged with engaging in forced labor and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
The journalists were arrested in December 2013 and originally sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison.
Florian Philippot, the VP of the anti-immigrant party, accused Qatar of “funding an Islamism that kills” after the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Prices have surged to levels that may make even high-margin luxury developments unprofitable to build, experts say.
A rapprochement could help strengthen a regional alliance against ISIL militants who have seized vast areas in both Iraq and neighbouring Syria.
The organising committee said in a statement Qatar had conducted its 2022 bid with integrity and to the highest ethical standards.
Vodafone Qatar CEO Kyle Whitehill reveals his struggle to bring competition to the Qatari telecom market and what really happened with the QNBN deal.
About 90 per cent of the available properties on the Pearl have been bought or leased.
The Doha index dropped 2.3 per cent to a one-month low of 12,123 points in a broad sell-off.
Several high-ranking soccer officials, including two vice-presidents of FIFA, were arrested by Swiss police on Wednesday.
Akbar Al Baker’s remarks come after the Dutch government said it will temporarily stop granting new slots at Schiphol to Gulf airlines.
The $3.2 billion plant at Umm Al Houl, 20 kms south of Doha, will provide 2,520MW of electricity and 136.5 million gallons per day of water.