DUBAI (Reuters UK) - The world's largest LNG exporter Qatar is starting up a delayed production facility that will export gas to Britain, a spokeswoman for state-run Qatargas said on Wednesday. The new gas plant will take Qatar's annual production capacity of liquefied natural gas...
By Inal Ersan DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, which on Tuesday agreed to sell 25 percent of its stock market to NYSE Euronext NYX, is in talks with London and German stock exchanges about new partnerships, the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund said. Qatar,...
LONDON (Reuters UK) - The Qatar Investment Authority has nudged up its stake in J Sainsbury SBRY, the first time it has bought shares in the supermarket group since it took direct ownership of the stake in January. Qatar had held an almost 25 percent stake...
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FARNBOROUGH, England AFP — Gulf nations savouring the fruits of rocketing energy prices boosted orders for new fuel-efficient passenger planes at the Farnborough International Airshow on Tuesday. Qatar Airways announced at a press conference that it intended to purchase four single-aisle Airbus passenger jets worth a total of...
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), aleading provider of WiMAX broadband wireless access networks, announcedtoday that wi-tribe limited Jordan has contracted for additional WiMAXequipment to expand their network across the country. wi-tribe limited Jordan is a subsidiary of wi-tribe, a joint venturebetween The Qtel Group Qatar Telecom and the A.A....
SANAA AFP — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday called for rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to hold a dialogue in Qatar like the Doha forum which produced a political accord for Lebanon. Saleh, who met with visiting Hamas political supremo Khaled Meshaal, told reporters they...
PARIS AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a comeback on the international stage on Saturday, with a visit to France for talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy, on the eve of a Mediterranean summit. After years of being shunned by former French leader Jacques Chirac, Assad was welcomed...
PARIS AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a comeback on the international stage on Saturday, with a visit to France for talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy, on the eve of a Mediterranean summit. After years of being shunned by former French leader Jacques Chirac, Assad was welcomed...
Few entryways illustrate the owner's wide-ranging mind like the lobby greeting guests to Tektive. Below the 1804 multi-volume edition of Life of Washington rest two aging medals in their original boxes, honoring the exploits of polar conqueror Richard Byrd. Beneath them sits a World War II Norden...
GENEVA AFP — The World Trade Organisation on Thursday published revised texts intended to be the basis of negotiations when ministers meet here later this month in the hope of hammering out a long-stalled global trade deal. "These revised texts set the stage for a decisive moment in...
Tokyo, July 10, 2008 - ACN Newswire - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI has boosted its cumulative orders for gas turbines from the Middle East to 80 units with the receipt of two new orders: one for eight units for a large-scale power generation and desalination project by the Ras...
SEOUL AFP — South Korea and six Gulf states agreed Wednesday to forge a free trade deal by the end of next year, a chief negotiator from the Seoul side said. "At today's opening session, the chief delegates from both sides agreed in principle to conclude negotiation by...
ZURICH AFP — Switzerland's biggest bank UBS announced on Tuesday that it was stepping up its expansion in the Middle East with a new licence to operate in Saudi Arabia. The bank has also applied to operate in Qatar and would expand its investment banking division and equity...
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's football governing body Monday named a former national coach to oversee the World Cup squad as it battles to gain superiority over regional rivals. Lee Hoi-Taek, 62, will head the technical committee at the Korea Football Association. His predecessor resigned over the squad's...
Intura Solutions, LP Intura, a leadingsupplier of point-of-sale POS and enterprise management software forquick service, fast casual and delivery restaurant concepts, todayannounced that it has signed a distribution agreement with MagnumSolutions, LLC Magnum to distribute Intura's complete line of foodserviceoperations and management software to the Middle East market including theUnited...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia AFP — Gulf neighbours Saudi Arabia and Qatar are to demarcate their border and set up a joint council to develop relations after years of tension, the official SPA news agency reported. The decision was taken after two successive visits last week to the Saudi...
Annual Reconstitution Process Captures Market Changes TACOMA, Wash. -- Russell Investments has restocked the Russell Global Index with 1,242 newly-added companies worldwide from 62 countries. The United States ranked on top with 279 additions, while five continents are represented in the list of the top 10 countries that...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2e9e4b/qatar_building_con) has announced the addition of the "Qatar Building Construction Industry Overview" report to their offering. The report, Qatar Building Construction Industry Overview has been compiled in order to provide an in depth overview of the building construction industry in Qatar and...
New LNG Supplies and Greater Energy Efficiency to Play Critical Roles in Meeting Global Energy Challenge MADRID, Spain -- Joint ventures in Qatar in which Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) participates will start up projects over the next two years that will bring more liquefied natural gas to market...
