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Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained 64.27 points, or 0.63 percent, when the bourse closed trading at 10,210.26 points Monday. The volume of shares traded increased to 305,119,247 from 210,826,485 on Sunday and the value of shares increased to QR533,911,536.544 from QR315,565,727.00 on Sunday. Indices of six sectors ended in …

The Information and Cultural Affairs Committee of the Shura Council held a meeting on Monday, chaired by its Rapporteur HE Saqr bin Fahd Al Muraikhi. During the meeting, the committee studied the conditions of Qatar University (QU) in light of the QU’s strategy and future programs presented by the QU …

HE the Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim met on Monday with HE deputy head of the combat training directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Major General Alexander Peryazev, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral …

Qatar Airways has been acknowledged for its performance during the global pandemic as the best airline in the world by eDreams, one of Europe’s largest online travel agents. The accolade drew on feedback from over 61,000 customers across 667 airlines awarding marks for service quality not only on board, but …

The State of Qatar presided over the 155th session of the Council of the Arab League at the level of permanent delegates, which began at the headquarters of the League’s General Secretariat on Monday. HE Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the Arab League Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al Sahlawi represented the …

Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced the award of a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to Samsung C&T Corporation for the expansion of the LNG storage and loading facilities located within Ras Laffan Industrial City as part of the North Field East (NFE) Project. The EPC contract was signed by …

HH the Amir honored the 71 winners of the Education Excellence Award, who are Master’s and PhD degree holders, university graduates and outstanding primary, preparatory and secondary school students, in addition to the winners in the categories of outstanding teacher and school. A film about the 2021 Award and the …

The Shura Council participated on Monday in the third meeting of the GCC-European Parliamentary Committee, which was held via videoconferencing. The meeting discussed several topics suggested by a number of legislative councils in the GCC countries, most important of which was parliamentary dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the …

The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting, via video conference on Monday, under the chairmanship of HE the Speaker Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, at the Council’s headquarters. During its session, the Council discussed the report of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee on a draft law …

Under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, activities of “Doha Capital of Culture in the Islamic World 2021” will kick off on March 8. The year-long activities will be held under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, in cooperation with the Islamic …