Barwa Real Estate yesterday signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with Sadeer Advertising Services to support "See Qatar", a new project founded by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry to promote and market Qatar's economic sector locally, regionally and internationally.

THREE Asian men - two Indians and a Nepali - had their death sentences upheld by an appeals court yesterday. The three were found guilty of killing an unidentified Asian woman in October 2003.

Q-POST has launched a first day cover to mark the two-day visit of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. “The first day cover was launched in honour of Jinping’s visit of the country,” said Q-Post chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali.

The Qatar Arabian World Cup, to be hosted by Qatar’s Racing and Equestrian Club in Paris this year is set to become the richest race for Pure Arabian horses in the world.

In a surprising move, driving schools in the country have dropped a recent change in the application procedures, once again making it mandatory for the applicants to produce a no objection letter from the sponsor.

THE Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has completed the expansion of the water network to Barwa Real Estate’s newly-built housing complex in the Mesaimeer area.

Qatar is the only country in the Gulf and among the four states in the Middle East to have a national human rights committee with legal powers, says a senior official of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF).

A Qatari shareholding company with a capital of QR100m is to be set up for investing in and promoting educational schemes, Abdul Basit A Al Shaibei, Qatar International Islamic bank (QIIB) CEO, said yesterday.

Qatar and NYSE Euronext yesterday announced a blockbuster deal which will see the latter pick up a 25 percent stake in the Doha Securities Market (DSM) for $250m in cash. The government will retain a 75 percent holding in the DSM through its investment arm, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).