Business

IPA Qatar, FLYR Labs in pact to launch first AI hub for transport sector in region 03 Feb 2022 - 08:49 am

Doha: The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) and FLYR Labs have embarked on a new partnership that aims to advance the technological...

Qatar-based GAB becomes member of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation 03 Feb 2022 - 08:32 am

Doha: Qatar-based Global Accreditation Bureau (GAB) has become an Associate Member of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC). With the recent approval, GAB has...

QIC sponsors Katara International Arabian Horse Festival 2022 03 Feb 2022 - 08:29 am

Doha: Qatar Insurance Group, the leading insurer in Qatar and the MENA region is once again the Platinum Sponsor of Katara’s International Arabian...

UDC reports QR356m net profit for 2021 03 Feb 2022 - 08:20 am

Doha: United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari public shareholding company and the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, announced yesterday...

Qatar, Malaysia review bilateral ties 03 Feb 2022 - 08:18 am

Doha:Minister of Commerce and Industry H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani met with Malaysian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to...

January best month for Qatari stocks in over 10 years 03 Feb 2022 - 08:14 am

The QE Index has surged over 800 points in January this year making it the best monthly gain in over a decade for...

American Airlines to buy more 737 MAX jets, defers Dreamliner delivery 02 Feb 2022 - 09:06 pm

American Airlines Group Inc said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy an additional 23 737 MAX 8 aircraft from Boeing Co by...

Cyberattackers target key fuel-distribution firms in Europe 02 Feb 2022 - 06:09 pm

Europe’s fuel-supply network fell victim to a cyberattack -- less than a year after the biggest refined petroleum pipeline in the U.S. was...

EU proposes rules to label some gas and nuclear investments as green 02 Feb 2022 - 03:23 pm

Brussels: Investments in somegasand nuclear power plants would be labelled as sustainable under rules proposed by European Commission on Wednesday, a plan that...

Ships arriving in Qatar Ports increase by 8.5 percent MoM in December 02 Feb 2022 - 02:27 pm

Doha: The Planning and Statistics Authority has released the 96th issue of (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) bulletin, which showed that the total number of...

Barwa Real Estate signs 6-month lease contract with Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy 02 Feb 2022 - 01:24 pm

Doha: Barwa Real Estate Group announced that its subsidiary Rawasi Real Estate Development Company signed a lease contract with the Supreme Committee for...

Spider-Man lifts profit at Japanese electronics maker Sony 02 Feb 2022 - 12:53 pm

TOKYO: Sony’s profit for the quarter through December edged up 11% on healthy sales from its film division, including the new Spider-Man movie,...

Alphabet stock split aimed at bringing Google shares to masses 02 Feb 2022 - 12:26 pm

Alphabet Inc. is bringing big stock splits back to the market, so prospective buyers won’t need upwards of $3,000 to own a share....

Byju’s aims for SPAC merger agreement within a month 02 Feb 2022 - 10:06 am

India’s most valuable startup, the online education provider Byju’s, is in negotiations with at least three special-purpose acquisition companies and is aiming to...

Huawei’s rotating chairman announces plans to build new cloud region in Saudi Arabia 02 Feb 2022 - 09:18 am

Doha: Speaking to attendees at LEAP 2022 technology innovation conference yesterday, Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping (pictured) said that Huawei would soon build...

VEI 2022 invites fintech, payment startups in Qatar to showcase solutions on global stage 02 Feb 2022 - 09:17 am

Doha: Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation program invites fintech and payment startups in Qatar to showcase their innovative products and...

N-KOM, ABS to explore remote survey techniques to augment shipyard surveys 02 Feb 2022 - 09:00 am

Doha: A pioneering joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Nakilat - Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (N-KOM) will examine how techniques developed...

Qatar International Court rolls out new Small Claims Practice Direction 02 Feb 2022 - 08:50 am

Doha: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has issued a new Practice Direction (No. 1/2022) on Small Claims, substantially shortening...