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MEED’s Qatar Green Buildings 2009 conference will be held from March 17 to 19 under the patronage of HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad at the W Doha Hotel.

Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts recently launched a new image campaign along with a new look and a slogan representative of the international hotel chain rooted in Switzerland.

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa region, will launch its service to the Indian state of Goa beginning April 16, 2009.

Vodafone Qatar said it is very much satisfied with the results of the testing and feedback from the first customers connected to its network.

‘SustainableQatar’, a newly launched environmental group, kick-started its formal activities yesterday.

Qatar Charity (QC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organisation, have recently signed an agreement worth $10m to rebuild Gaza, which was destroyed during the recent warfare.

Showing exemplary resilience to the global recessionary pressure which began mounting late last year, the Qatari economy grew substantially in the fourth and last quarter of 2008 to QR83.2bn, from QR77.2bn in the corresponding period the previous year.

The Grand Hyatt Doha, which opens later this month, will have 249 guest rooms along side a residential complex available for short-term and long-term stays.

A majority of Qatari women, especially those in the 20 to 30 age group, are Net savvy, with a good number browsing the web one hour daily, a latest study has revealed.

The 7th Doha Natural Gas Exhibition got under way yesterday, showcasing a record 110 exhibitors, including Qatar Petroleum.