Umm Afai continue to lead Qatar Amateur League standings (QFA - Qatar...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Umm Afai beat Kopros 3-1 in their round 13 match of the Qatar Amateur League. By virtue of their win, Afar continue to lead points table with a tally of...
View ArticleQatar construction market to remain robust
DOHA: Of all the countries in the GCC, Qatar's construction market to be the most robust in 2016, as it continues to award major contracts for the construction of new infrastructure that will be used...
View Article‘Betrayed promises’ cost China a chance to host World Cup, says Fifa...
Jerome Champagne, the former Fifa insider who is running for president in the upcoming election, claims China could have hosted the 2026 World Cup before “betrayed promises” saw Qatar take Asia’s...
View ArticleExciting battles in Qatar Amateur League (QFA - Qatar Football Association)
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: A series of exciting battles was witnessed in round 14 of the Qatar Amateur League where Umm Afai retained their lead at the top. Alwaab crushed Dhakira...
View ArticleQatar prepare for AFC U23 semifinal against Korea (QFA - Qatar Football...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Qatar, with coach Felix Sanchez in attendance, on Sunday underwent an intense training session ahead of Tuesday's semi-final against Korea at...
View ArticleDoha Bank Recommends the Distribution of 30% of the Paid-up Capital as a Cash...
(Source: Doha Bank QSC) Doha Bank Achieves Sustainable Profit Growth His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Doha Bank, announced Doha Bank's...
View ArticleQatar ready for Korea semi-final, says coach Sanchez (QFA - Qatar Football...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Qatar are brimming with confidence ahead of their AFC U-23 Championships semi-final on Tuesday, coach Felix Sanchez said on Monday. Unbeaten Qatar go...
View ArticleFans gain glimpse into future in Qatar (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de...
(Source: FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Given the chance to catch a glimpse of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ six years in advance, most football fans would eagerly accept. And...
View ArticleQatargas League resumes on February 5 (QFA - Qatar Football Association)
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: The 11th round matches in the Qatargas League will resume on February 5, it was announced on Wednesday. El Jaish will take on Al Shahaniya...
View ArticleQatar: Failing on Crucial Labor Reforms (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (Beirut) - Qatari labor reforms enacted in 2015 failed to provide meaningful protection to low-paid migrant workers and left them acutely vulnerable to trafficking...
View ArticleFIFA presidential candidate Champagne would move Qatar World Cup to spring
FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne said that as head of soccer's governing body he would seek to move the 2022 Qatar World Cup from November-December to late European spring - a step that...
View ArticleFIFA candidate Champagne courts Europe support over Qatar World Cup
BRUSSELS: FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne said that as head of soccer's governing body he would seek to move the 2022 Qatar World Cup from November-December to late European spring - a...
View ArticleConstruction in the UAE - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019
LONDON, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsis The UAE's construction industry will continue to expand over the forecast period (2015–2019), with investment in infrastructure, commercial, residential...
View ArticleAFC President in Doha for Executive Meeting (QFA - Qatar Football Association)
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has arrived in Doha for the Executive Committee meeting on Thursday,...
View ArticleDoha meeting: UAE to host AFC Asian Cup 2019 in 8 stadiums (QFA - Qatar ...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Eight stadiums in four cities have been proposed for the finals of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 to be held in the United Arab Emirates at the first meeting of...
View Article36 Venue Specific Training Sites approved for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™...
(Source: FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) FIFA has approved the list of Venue Specific Training Sites(VSTSs)for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ submitted by the Russia 2018...
View ArticleWhy Penn State plans to renovate or replace Beaver Stadium
STATE COLLEGE - Ever since it was disassembled in 1960 and relocated to an eastern edge of Penn State's campus, Beaver Stadium, like some '57 Chevy in Cuba, has been repaired, patched and, where...
View ArticleSubtle Policy Changes Could Reinforce Qatari Focus On Sports
Subtle changes in the way Qatar projects itself on the international stage symbolized by a recent government reshuffle, economic reform as a result of reduced energy income, and cutbacks at global...
View ArticleTrans-Tasman competition to heat up as Emirates offers world's longest flight
Emirates will launch the first non-stop flights between Auckland and Dubai from March 2, in a move that will give it a brief crown as the longest flight in the world and effectively increase the...
View ArticleQatar to sponsor Bayern Munich as Barcelona talks stall
Qatar has signed up as a "platinum" sponsor of Bayern Munich, adding Germany's richest and most successful football club to the range of football brands it backs following FIFA's controversial choice...
View ArticleBIG EASY’S TEAM WIN COMMERCIAL BANK QATAR MASTERS PRO-AM (Qatar Masters)
(Source: Qatar Masters) Four-time Major winner Ernie Els captained his Commercial Bank team to victory in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Pro-Am on Tuesday. The South African superstar led his CBQ 4...
View ArticleChina could have hosted World Cup if not for ‘betrayed promises,’ says Fifa...
Jerome Champagne, the former Fifa insider who is running for president in the upcoming election, claims China could have hosted the 2026 World Cup before “betrayed promises” saw Qatar take Asia’s...
View ArticleSsangyong and Besix win contract for $1.4 billion Royal Atlantis resort...
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction is set to build the new US$1.4 billion Royal Atlantis resort at Palm Jumeirah alongside contractor Besix (Belhasa Six Construct). The company's Middle East...
View ArticleFormer German soccer boss Theo Zwanziger OK to call Qatar a 'cancer'
The former president of the German soccer federation can continue to refer to Qatar as a "cancerous growth of world football" - at least until a final ruling by a German court. A Dusseldorf court ruled...
View ArticleAFC President reiterates support for Qatar’s World Cup organizing team (QFA -...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa renewed his full confidence on Qatar capability to organize the 2022...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest wind farm to create construction jobs boost (CITB -...
(Source: CITB - Construction Industry Training Board) Thousands of jobs in construction are set to be created after a project to build the world's largest wind farm was given the go-ahead. Hornsea One...
View Article£40 million government guarantee paves way for brand new student village in...
(Source: HMT - UK Her Majesty's Treasury) In another boost to the government's plans to get Britain building, this initial deal will be crucial to unlocking private investment that will finance this...
View ArticleOrder received for Large-Scale Hospital Construction in Singapore...
(Source: Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd) Feb 04, 2016 Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd has been awarded by Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) to construct a 19-storey mixed-use building which will...
View ArticlePenn State awaiting improvement options for Beaver Stadium
[...] the athletic department will begin the second phase of its plan to improve 18 facilities used by the university's 31 athletic programs. The...
View ArticleDublin City Council unveil plan for redeveloped Dalymount
Dublin City Council has produced detailed plans for the new Dalymount Park with a realignment of the pitch and a staged construction envisaged for a project that would have a total budget of €20...
View ArticleBritish ambassador: “We are delighted to support Qatar and their football...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Sheffield FC - the world's oldest football club - were welcomed to the British Embassy as their partnership with the Supreme Committee for Delivery...
View ArticleFootball exhibition to showcase game’s development (QFA - Qatar Football...
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: A 10-day football exhibition to showcase the game's development in the country will be held at Katara under the auspices of Al Rayyan Veterans Club. The...
View ArticleQSL club officials meet medical experts (QFA - Qatar Football Association)
(Source: QFA - Qatar Football Association) DOHA: Officials representing Qatar Stars League (QSL) sides met with medical experts in a meeting organised to talk fitness of players part of the national...
View ArticleUK firm Atkins sheds 100 jobs as construction hit by tightening Middle East...
Construction companies are laying off staff as experts warn that the low cost of oil will continue to bite into budgets this year. Last week the British engineering company Atkins became the latest...
View ArticleQatar says drunk World Cup fans will be ‘taken care of’ in 2022
• World Cup host ponders special courts to deal with offenders...
View ArticleCavendish wins 1st stage of Tour of Qatar
DOHA: Britain's Mark Cavendish won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Monday ahead of Italian pair Sacha...
View ArticleQatar's FIFA 2022 spending spree continues with $22B in contracts up for grabs
Qatar is set to award more than $22 billion worth of new contracts in 2016 as it maintains its spending spree in advance of the Fifa 2022 World Cup, said a report by regional projects tracker Meed...
View ArticleDentons launches Construction Essentials Series in Doha (Dentons US LLP)
(Source: Dentons US LLP) February 4, 2016 Doha-Leading global law firm Dentons, in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel Middle East (ACCME), hosted a gathering of construction sector...
View ArticleAlcohol courts to deal with drunken World Cup fans in Qatar
Qatar may create special courts during the 2022 soccer World Cup to deal quickly and 'very gently' with alcohol-consuming fans who break the law. Public drunkenness is prohibited in the conservative...
View ArticleQatar to host 2028 Olympic Games after 2022 World Cup? That is the 'vision...
Qatar has a "vision and target" of hosting a Summer Olympics and will bid to hold future games, a senior member of the Gulf country's Olympics committee said. Thani Al Kuwari added that the country...
View ArticleQuarterly Activities Report (Amex Resources Limited)
(Source: Amex Resources Limited) Quarterly Report REPORT TO AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE AMEX RESOURCES LIMITED (ASX: AXZ) QUARTERLY REPORT The Manager - Company Announcements Office 29 January, 2016...
View ArticleMega plan to bring all state medical colleges up to scratch
Nagpur: The directorate of medical education and research (DMER) has prepared a 'master plan' for rectifying the deficiencies in various government medical colleges (GMCs) in the state. The plan...
View ArticleUK official: IAAF ethics body looking at '17, '19 worlds
LONDON (AP) -- Qatar's bids for the 2017 and 2019 world athletics championships have been referred to the IAAF ethics commission for bribery allegations to be investigated, the head of Britain's track...
View ArticleAFC Executive Committee endorses FIFA Reform Committee proposals (AFC - Asian...
(Source: AFC - Asian Football Confederation) The FIFA Reform Committee, under the independent chairman Francois Carrard, set three key principles for the future running of the world governing body....
View ArticleQatar Airways touches down in Ras Al Khaimah
Qatar Airways QR1120 landed at the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport for the first time on Tuesday night, marking the start of scheduled services between the emirate and Doha. Eng Salem bin Sultan...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Depending on Black Gold
The development of oil prices between 2014 and 2016 has seen a sharp decline from . While for most of us in the West, the impact of the dramatic dip in oil prices is limited to a pleasant reduction in...
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