Doha: European stocks closed slightly lower today, with industrial and banking stocks suffering the biggest losses as investors assessed uncertainty surrounding trade agreements with the United States ahead of a tariff deadline this month and weighed discussions on the US tax bill. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed down 0.2 percent, following a more than 1 percent decline in June.

Doha: The National Planning Council (NPC) has announced GDP data for the first quarter of 2025, with Qatar’s economy registering real GDP growth of 3.7% compared to the same period in 2024. According to Qatar News Agency, the NPC said GDP at constant prices reached QAR 181.5 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to QAR 175 billion in

Doha: HE Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani today convened the second meeting of 2025 with representatives from the Qatar Chamber and the Qatari Businessmen Association. The focus of the meeting was to address the significant challenges currently facing the private sector, explore viable solutions, and review advancements in initiatives aimed at enhancing the

Ankara: Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat announced on Tuesday that Turkiye made significant progress in overcoming trade barriers and deepening cooperation with the European Union, stressing the urgent need to update the Customs Union agreement between the two sides. According to Qatar News Agency, Bolat spoke after the High-Level Trade Dialogue meeting between Turkiye and the EU in Ankara,

Doha: Ooredoo, the State’s leading telecommunications provider, has announced the launch of advanced sovereign AI cloud services, built on the latest NVIDIA Hopper GPUs and hosted in its local data centres. This strategic deployment brings world-class accelerated computing capabilities to Qatar, significantly advancing the nation’s digital transformation agenda. According to Qatar News Agency, by enabling advanced artificial intelligence applications without

Cairo: The 13th meeting of the Arab Technical Committee on Tourism, which will last for two days, kicked off at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on Tuesday, with the participation of the State of Qatar. The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by Head of the International Cooperation Unit at Qatar

Doha: Vodafone Qatar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The View Hospital and the Korean Medical Center (KMC) to foster collaboration, empower healthcare leadership, and advance wellbeing initiatives across Qatar. The MoU was formally signed by Chief Operating Officer at Vodafone Qatar, Baran Yurdagul, and Chief Executive Officer of The View Hospital and KMC, Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul.

Doha: Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), confirming the intention to enter a strategic partnership which will include a comprehensive codeshare agreement and increased flights between the East African state and Qatar Airways’ award-winning Doha hub, Hamad International Airport. According to Qatar News Agency, the MoU was signed today by Qatar Airways Group Chief