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A view shows the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

If Demands Turned Down, Foreign Firms to Flee Qatar

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 5, 2017 | Business

Jeddah- Experts and specialists in the economy field saw that Qatar is likely stepping towards a new phase and a dangerous one in its national economy that has been undergoing a trust issue with foreign investors during the past days. They expected the losses to...

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Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, is seen lit up in blue, white and red, the colours of the French national flag, following the Paris attacks, in Dubai November 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

GCC’s Real Estate Market Sees Fastest Growth Worldwide

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2017 | Business

Dubai – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha have emerged as the top three real estate markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, said a real estate report. The industry is touted to grow about 10% annually on average, driven by a prospering property market in...

Qatar will be ready for 2022 World Cup, says official

by Abdelaziz Al-Ghayameh | Dec 4, 2013 | Sports

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—Nasser Al-Khater, communications and marketing director of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, said on Tuesday that Qatar will press on with plans to install air conditioning systems in all 12 football stadiums to be built for the 2022 Football...

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Skyscrapers tower along the Corniche in the Qatari capital Doha, on September 22, 2013. (AFP Photo/Al-Watan/ Karim Jaafar)

Opinion: Qatar Again!

by Hussein Shobokshi | Oct 12, 2013 | Opinion

My first visit to the Qatari capital of Doha was in 1989. At the time, it was—like a number of Gulf states—going through a financial crisis due to a dramatic plunge in oil prices in world markets. As a result, the general revenues of these countries deteriorated in a...