Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D) is partnering with the Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) program so both initiatives can use strategies from the other to develop and grow offerings. Read More »

Qatar Power Engineering and Contracting, which handles a wide variety of electrical services projects, announced recently it has earned a new certification that will guide its occupational health and safety practices. The OHSAS 18001 certification represents the first part of an international standard to help organizations control safety risks posed to their workers. Read More »

Small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Qatar will have access to more financing options with the signing Sunday of an Al Dhameen Program Portfolio Agreement. The agreement, which was sponsored by the Qatar Development Bank (QDB), was signed by QDB CEO Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al-Khalifa and Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) Group CEO Bassel Gamal. Read More »

Qatar University marketing students recently got a chance to workshop a new digital ordering technology from McDonald's Qatar that allows customers to place customized burger orders. Read More »

Qatari entrepreneurs from every sector should be paying attention to the plethora of business opportunities presenting themselves as the nation's offerings of goods and services continues to grow, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman of Al Faisal Holding, recently told representatives of global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group. Read More »

Qatar Airways officials rang in the new year by celebrating a number of accomplishments in 2015. The company became the first airline to operate the entire line of Airbus planes and was also the first airline to top 10 million fans on Facebook. The company also grew its fleet by 20 percent. Moving forward, the airline will add flights to the U.S., Australia and the UAE. Read More »

The Federation of Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers (FGCCC), under the patronage of  Prince Saud bin Nayf, governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, recently celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for a new headquarters at Asharqiya Chamber in Dammam. The celebration also marked the 35th anniversary of the FGCCC. Read More »

Texas A&M University at Qatar and Maersk Oil Qatar recently released the first issue of Engineering Education Letters, a journal collecting articles on various engineering topics. The journal contains articles examining various teaching and learning techniques. Submissions are peer-reviewed and checked within a month and posted online as soon as they are approved. Read More »

Qatar Minister of Justice Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi said the nation will have new laws related to commercial arbitration within the next six months during the 11th Conference of Gulf Cooperation Council Lawyers and Arbitrators. The conference, which concluded Sunday, featured a speech by Bandar bin Salman Al Saud, honorary chairman of the ad hoc GCC Lawyers’ Association. Read More »

Freight customers will be able to take advantage of a new Qatar Airways Cargo route to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States, beginning Jan. 10. "We are delighted to start 2016 with the addition of Dallas-Fort Worth to our network," Qatar Airways Chief Officer of Cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said. "The U.S. is a very important market for Qatar Airways Cargo." Read More »

Friday marked Qatar National Day -- and ELAN Group's management and employees were a big part of the festivities, as the company was a Silver Sponsor. "ELAN Group is considered one of the main pillars in Qatar, and we consider ourselves privileged to be able to contribute to the development and prosperity of our beloved nation," Jaber Al Ansari, ELAN Group's CEO, said. Read More »

"Building an Innovation Ecosystem In Qatar" was the subject of the Qatar Foundation Research and Development's (QF R&D) recent seminar, the first of a series to be led by researchers from throughout the country. The inaugural session was led by Maher Hakim, associate professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Read More »

Commercial Bank, which became Qatar’s first private bank in 1975, is celebrating Qatar National Day with a series of festive activities and music at the bank’s headquarters at Commercial Bank Plaza in Doha’s West Bay. Read More »

The Qatar Foundation's accomplishments and plans for the future were the main topics of discussion during a recent visit to Qatar by a delegation from the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyz Republic President Almazbek Atambayev and the rest of the delegation visited the new headquarters of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, located in Education City. Read More »

The Mannai Heavy Equipment Group (HEG) hosted a regional after sales conference in Qatar, bringing together dealers of DAF Trucks from across the Middle East and Africa in November. Read More »

Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) and Kuwait-based consulting and recruiting firm Adnar Group are teaming up to offer Qatari entrants the opportunity to compete in this year's Global Management Challenge. Competitors develop and operate a virtual company. They are judged on the company's profitability, growth, investment performance and share price in a mock stock exchange. Read More »

Hamad bin Khalifa University recently played host to a two-day architecture conference called “Learning from Education City” and organized by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF). Education City lies on the outskirts of Doha, and the sprawling facility represents the Qatar Foundation’s flagship development. Read More »

Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC) will host the second annual Maintenance Kuwait Summit, which runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 10 in the city. The conference will offer Kuwait companies insight into the best strategies and solutions related to maintenance. Read More »

Qatar’s financial industry stakeholders and regulators are celebrating the launch of KAFA’A, an initiative aimed at increasing competencies across the nation’s financial sectors. Preparation for the initiative has been going on for more than a year, with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy leading the way in developing a training and competency-development framework for the nation. Read More »

Telecommunications provider Vodaphone Qater named Ian Gray to be the new CEO of the Doha company on Tuesday. Gray comes to the Qatar location from Vodaphone Egypt, where he served as chairman of the board for more than 14 years. "I and the entire board of Vodafone Qatar are delighted to welcome Ian to Qatar," Vodaphone Qatar Chairman Sheikh Khalid Bin Thani Al-Thani said. Read More »