FM participates in Lebanese president’s meeting with Arab foreign ministers
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Saturday participated in the foreign ministers of Arab countries’ meeting with the Lebanese President General Michel Aoun. The foreign ministers of Arab countries are taking part in the Arab Ministerial Consultative Meeting in Beirut. (QNA)
Arab-German trade up 10% to 41.2 billion euros in 2021
The trade between Arab countries and Germany grew 10 percent in 2021 to 41.2 billion euros, with Arab exports accounting for 12.4 billion euros and German exports 28.8 billion euros, Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani has said in Berlin. Addressing the 25th Arab-German Economic Forum held between June 21 and […]
First Qatari plane carrying aid arrives in Afghanistan
The first Qatari plane carrying a shipment of aid, provided by Qatar Charity (QC) in cooperation with partner agencies and in coordination with Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), arrived in the city of Khost in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on Saturday to support the Afghan people as part of an urgent relief campaign due […]
Amir, Egyptian president discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties
His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his borther President of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt HE Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a session of official talks at Al Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo on Saturday. At the outset of the session, the Egyptian president welcomed HH […]
Qatar remains the most peaceful country in MENA
Qatar has topped the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the fourth year in a row, according to the Global Peace Index Report for 2022. Qatar ranked 23 globally among 163 countries included in the report, advancing by six places over the previous year and it secured an overall […]
Algeria working with Baladna to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy
Algeria is working with Qatar’s Baladna to achieve self-sufficiency in its milk and dairy sectors, the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mohamed Abdel Hafeez Hani told a delegation of the Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) during its recent visit to the country. The QBA delegation was headed by its Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin […]
Qatar’s first quarter trade surplus rises 62% to QR40 billion
Qatar exported goods worth QR103.8 billion and imported merchandise worth QR29.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, leading to a trade surplus of QR74.6 billion. This is an improvement of QR39.9 billion or 62.2 percent from that in the same period last year. Qatar’s export (including exports of goods of domestic origin and re-exports) […]
Opportunities galore for Qatari investors in Egypt: Sheikh Faisal
Investment relations between Qatar and Egypt have been bolstered further as the Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) and the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) held a meeting to discuss mutual opportunities and possibilities. While the focus of the meeting stayed on strengthening bilateral investment cooperation, it saw the two sides agreeing […]
Umniah Bank sees considerable success in Morocco: Chairman
Umniah Bank has grown the number of branches in Morocco to 47 in the past few years, said QIIB Chairman Sheikh Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, who was re-elected as the chairman of Umniah Bank at its AGM held recently in Casablanca. Umniah Bank is a joint venture between Qatar International Islamic Bank […]
Kuwari meets with counterparts
Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari has separately met with his counterparts from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank. Kuwari met with Egyptian Minister of Finance Dr Mohamed Maait, Saudi Arabian Minister of Finance Mohammed Al Jadaan and Turkish Minister […]