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Creating totally unique and personalised jewellery and time pieces “is something popular in the Qatar market,” Faberge’s marketing and communications manager Nicola Richards has said. “Qataris want to know about the piece they are wearing, it is not about just the material value, but about the intricacies and the details of the piece,” she told Gulf […]
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Italy is planning to establish in Qatar manufacturing facilities in the fields of agriculture and the food industry, ambassador Pasquale Salzano has said. Aside from political and economic relations, Salzano said Qatar and Italy could also further co-operation ties in the food manufacturing sector. “I think we can develop also other relations in the food […]
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, travelled to Doha on Wednesday, 2 August, with an agenda full of institutional meetings. In the morning, Minister Alfano met with the CEO of the “Qatar Investment Authority” investment fund, Sheikh Abdallah Bin Mohammed Al Thani. Minister Alfano then met with the president of the […]
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His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met the Chairman of Italian Energy Company ‘Eni’, Claudio Descalzi, at Al Bahr Palace yesterday. The meeting reviewed aspects of co-operation and means of developing them. Meanwhile, HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani held a separate meeting yesterday with Claudio Descalzi. They discussed […]
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Qatar will build a QR1.6bn food storage and processing facility at Hamad Port capable of supplying stockpile for three main commodities – rice, sugar, and edible oils, for 3mn people for two and a half years, it was announced on Sunday. HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti made the announcement […]
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The first proposed host venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, Khalifa International Stadium, has been completed a full five years before the tournament begins, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for delivering the infrastructure required to host the tournament, has announced. Speaking on the launch of Qatar’s first […]
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Leading global construction firms from 33 countries showcased their innovative products and services at the 14th edition of the Project Qatar 2017, which opened in Doha yesterday. Project Qatar 2017 is being held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar. The Minister of […]
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The French companies participating at Project Qatar 2017 from May 8 to 11 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre will be focusing on “quality” and “reliability,” Business France has announced. The French Pavilion organised by Business France, a national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, will introduce innovative products and technologies […]
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In what will surely be one of the biggest blockbusters in the Middle East next year, Qatar Museums will stage the first exhibition in the region focused on the two legendary 20th-century artists Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti. The show, which will take place at Fire Station Artist in Residence in Doha, is a collaboration between Qatar Museums, […]
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Hamad International Airport (HIA) has joined the “top tier of global airports”, becoming the sixth airport in the world to receive the ‘5-Star Airport’ designation by Skytrax. HIA is the first ever airport in the Middle East to earn this acclaimed title. The prestigious 5-Star Airport rating is awarded to airports achieving the highest, overall quality […]
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