A Qatari Bedouin is so fond of his top-breed camels that he refused to sell one of the most prized ones when a UAE national recently offered him a staggering QR25m.

Energy City Qatar (ECQ), the Gulf’s first hydrocarbon industry hub under development, has awarded a contract to Green Concepts Corporation for providing green building materials to ECQ and its sister cities.

Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) will open its three day food and entertainment festival today in the outdoor tent behind the Doha Exhibition Center.

The internet presents amazing opportunities – but also a lot of challenges – for organizations who have been (until now) very traditional in their approach to external communications. The opportunity for organizations like foundations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies, is how and where to use the web for greater openness and interactivity. In a recent communications conference, lots of questions about the challenges in doing this were raised, as well as some interesting answers

The sprawling Karwa City, which is getting ready in the Industrial Area, will house more than 6,000 drivers working with Mowasalat, the state-owned public transport company in Qatar.

Qatar Airways has begun a major expansion of its operations in South East Asia including boosting frequencies and upgrading aircraft equipment deployed to the region.

A law passed yesterday allows foreign investors to have up to 100 percent ownership in businesses such as consultancy services, information technology (IT), services related to sports, culture and entertainment as well as distribution services.

Middlemen are ruling the roost as housing units that are affordable to low and middle income people continue to be short in supply in the market, say industry experts.

With an ever increasing air traffic in the Arab world considered as the highest worldwide, aviation officials from the 12 Arab countries gathered here yesterday to upgrade their knowledge on the aviation law with a three-day course at the Grand Regency Hotel.