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Tribune News Network DOHA Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of the Qatar Airways (QA) Group, has received two new state-of-the-art Gulfstream jets, which will provide passengers with a luxurious, unique and refined flying experience. The G650ER is the fastest ultra-long-range business jet in the world and is one of the most coveted aircraft among the global travelling elite due to...

Exercise Khaan Quest 2019 kicked off on Wednesday in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar in the presence of President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga. The exercise will continue until June 28. The Qatari Armed Forces are participating in the exercise alongside forces from 47 other countries. The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief of Staff for Education and Training HE Major-General Hamad...

Tribune News Network Doha The fifth meeting of the Qatar-UK Sharaka bilateral dialogue took place in London on Thursday. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi and UK’s Foreign Office Minister Dr Andrew Murrison. The two ministers discussed key issues in which Qatar and UK partner most: trade, investment, education and foreign...

Ailyn Agonia DOHA Italian Ambassador to Qatar HE Pasquale Salzano has described economic ties between Qatar and Italy as very positive. The total volume of bilateral trade between the two countries in 2018 was 2.6 billion Euros, marking a 21 percent increase compared with the previous year. Speaking at a reception hosted by the Italian Embassy to celebrate the 73rd Italian National Day...

By John Kemp/London The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ share of the global oil market is progressively eroding as it attempts to keep prices artificially high by restricting its own production. Opec’s share of global production fell to just 41.5% last year, the lowest since 2003, according to figures contained in the latest edition of the BP Statistical Review of...

HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud met yesterday with Portuguese ambassador Ricardo Eduardo Vaz Pereira Pracana. During the meeting, they discussed parliamentary relations between the two countries and ways of boosting them. A number of issues of mutual interest were also reviewed. The meeting was attended by a number of officials at the...

QNA/Doha The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Institute organised a seminar on the developments of cases, initiated by Qatar, currently at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Dean of the College of Law Dr Mohamed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi, who is also the Agent of Qatar in the ICJ, gave a lecture to inform the ministry’s officials of the latest developments of...

Iranian forces downed US drone, raising fears of major military confrontation between Tehran and Washington in the Gulf. Iranian forces downed US drone, raising fears of major military confrontation between Tehran and Washington in the Gulf. an hour ago MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Iran accuses US of 'provocation' as Trump downplays drone striketoday US senators caution Trump over escalating tensions with...

A Qatari delegation representing Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and Qatar Foundation, headed by QNTC assistant secretary-general Hassan al-Ibrahim, has met with officials in the Jordanian tourism and heritage sectors, including Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Majd Shweikeh, Petra National Trust president and Unesco goodwill ambassador Princess Dana Firas and Jordan Tourism Board managing director Dr Abdelrazzaq Arabiyat. During the...

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has announced the eight winning teams of the seventh edition of the Qatar National Business Competition (Al Fikra), a programme launched by QDB to support Qatari entrepreneurs. Al Fikra is an educational and coaching programme designed for Qatari-led start-ups and entrepreneurs, enabling them to develop business ideas that can be turned into successful private, value-adding businesses. This...

The Ministry of Interior announced it has arrested three suspects of Asian nationality, for forging bank transfer orders for local companies and transferring the funds to accounts of fake companies. The ministry said the department of economic and electronic crimes control of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation was able to arrest the suspects by coordinating with the concerned bank...

Qatar National Library and the Qatari Authors’ Forum have signed a memorandum of understanding as a framework to identify future projects in areas of common scientific, technical and research interests. The partnership agreement was signed by Dr Sohair Wastawy, executive director of Qatar National Library, and Maryam Yassin al-Hammadi, director of the forum, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture...

The national carrier has also been named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ for a third successive year, while its ‘World’s Best Business Class’ accolade is the fourth year in succession that it has won that award Qatar Airways has won four prestigious awards at the ‘2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards’, including the coveted 'Best Airline of the Year' for...

Samsung Gulf Electronics, in collaboration with Techno Blue Qatar, yesterday announced the launch of the “first” QLED 8K television in Qatar at an event held in Westin Doha. “The introduction of QLED 8K breaks new ground for Samsung’s ultra-premium TV and home entertainment offering, delivering beautiful design and supported with the most advanced picture quality in its portfolio,” the company...