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Qatar agrees to buy four more C-17s – Boeing

Financial details of the sale and the timing of the accord were not disclosed.

Qatar’s secretive sovereign fund to restructure, say sources

The restructuring comes as the drop in oil prices crimped available funds as competition for assets grows

Qatar Airways places $4.8bn order for 10 Boeing 777-8Xs, four 777 freighters

The orders were placed on the first day of the Paris Airshow

Open skies with GCC crucial for US economy – senior Boeing official

Three US carriers are calling for an end to the US’ open skies agreement with the UAE and Qatar over a subsidies row

Gulf states defend Qatar 2022 World Cup

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”.

Qatar Airways threatens to quit oneworld alliance over subsidy row

The airline’s CEO Akbar Al Baker accuses one of his American partners of blocking its expansion

Qatar, UAE ranked MENA’s most productive internet economies

New report identifies Sweden as the world’s most advanced and productive internet economy

Qatar cuts 2015 GDP growth forecast, sees deficit in 2016

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

Qatar buys $1.2 bn HK Electric stake from Li Ka-shing’s firms

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

Qatar Airways CEO sees no need for concessions to US airlines

Al Baker said Qatar Airways expects to deliver its rebuttal to the U.S. airlines’ claims in the next few weeks

Qatar may lose 2022 World Cup hosting rights – FIFA official

The head of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee has warned that any evidence of wrongdoing may revoke the Gulf state’s hosting rights.

Scotland fans go easy on Qatar but Amnesty up the heat

There had been widespread calls among Scotland supporters to boycott the match with Qatar because of human rights concerns.

Stung by FIFA furore, Qatar’s soft power at risk

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.

FBI extends FIFA scrutiny to World Cup host bids of Russia, Qatar

The U.S. law enforcement official said the review of the bids would be part of a probe that goes beyond the indictments.

Qatar says ‘prejudice and racism’ behind criticism of 2022 World Cup

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 says air strikes ineffective without Iraqi national dialogue

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.

Qatar hits back at allegations of worker deaths in FIFA stadiums

The country said that not a single worker has died in its construction sites, dismissing rumours of 1,200 worker deaths.

Revealed: Biggest Banks In Qatar

The top 10 biggest lenders in Qatar by 2014 total assets, taken from Gulf Business’ Top 50 GCC Banks list.

Qatari couple charged in Texas with abusing household staff

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.

Egyptian court adjourns Al Jazeera journalists trial to Thursday

The journalists were arrested in December 2013 and originally sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison.

Qatar sues French far-right official for attacks comment

Florian Philippot, the VP of the anti-immigrant party, accused Qatar of “funding an Islamism that kills” after the Charlie Hebdo attack.

Qatar land price surge threatens property profitability

Prices have surged to levels that may make even high-margin luxury developments unprofitable to build, experts say.

Qatar to open embassy in Baghdad as Iraq’s ties with Gulf improve

A rapprochement could help strengthen a regional alliance against ISIL militants who have seized vast areas in both Iraq and neighbouring Syria.

Qatar defends 2022 World Cup bid, will comply with further probe if asked

The organising committee said in a statement Qatar had conducted its 2022 bid with integrity and to the highest ethical standards.

Exclusive Interview: Vodafone CEO Kyle Whitehill on telco’s ambitions

Vodafone Qatar CEO Kyle Whitehill reveals his struggle to bring competition to the Qatari telecom market and what really happened with the QNBN deal.

Qatar’s UDC to focus on finishing 60-tower Pearl development

About 90 per cent of the available properties on the Pearl have been bought or leased.

Stock News: Qatar drops on FIFA World Cup probe, arrests

The Doha index dropped 2.3 per cent to a one-month low of 12,123 points in a broad sell-off.

Qatar remains 2022 World Cup host even as Swiss investigate FIFA officials

Several high-ranking soccer officials, including two vice-presidents of FIFA, were arrested by Swiss police on Wednesday.

If you want Qatar state contracts, give us flight slots, says airline CEO

Akbar Al Baker’s remarks come after the Dutch government said it will temporarily stop granting new slots at Schiphol to Gulf airlines.

QEWC, Mitsubishi to build Qatar’s biggest-ever power, water plant

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.