Daily Archives: August 29, 2012
HH the Emir to Participate in NAM Summit
Doha, August 29 (QNA) – HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will head tomorrow, Thursday, to the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in the 16th session of the Non-Aligned Movement NAM Summit, due to open in the Iranian capital…
Qtel Retires US$3.0 billion Facility
Doha, August 29 (QNA) – Qatar Telecom (Qtel) on Wednesday announced that it has retired its US$3.0 billion syndicated term loan facility. Existing funds were used to repay the facility, the company said in a statement. The Qtel Group is a leading …
HH the Emir Issues Laws on Civil Defense, Business Advisory Services
Doha, August 29 (QNA) – HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on Wednesday issued Law No. (9) of 2012 to amend some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1977 on civil defense. HH the Emir also issued Law No. (10) of 2012 on the organization of busine…
Msheireb Properties Inaugurates On-Site Concrete Batching Plant
Doha, August 29 (QNA) – Msheireb Properties announced that it has introduced more environmentally responsible concrete in the construction of its flagship development, the QR20bn Msheireb Downtown Doha project. A company statement released on Wednes…
Abdullah Bin Zayed meets German FM
BERLIN: The foreign minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Germany’s foreign minister Guido Westerwelle on Tuesday discussed bilateral relations between their two countries, matters of common concern as…
UAE envoy presents credentials to Sultan Qaboos
Muscat: UAE Ambassador to Oman Abdul Redha Abdullah Khouri today submitted his credentials to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed of Oman. The UAE Ambassador conveyed to Sultan Qaboos greetings…
ENOC and Aldrees sign joint venture to establish service stations in Saudi Arabia
Dubai/Riyadh: Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), Dubai’s leading petroleum retailer with a significant footprint in lifestyle and consumer retailing, has signed a joint venture agreement with Aldrees Petroleum ‘&’ Transport…
UAE’s 16th NASA Intern helped to assure Astronaut life support
Abu Dhabi, UAE: August 28, 2012 – Under an historic agreement between the UAE’s not-for-profit Arab Youth Venture Foundation and NASA, the 16th elite Emirati research fellow, Hayam Al Blooshi,…
