Business News
Msheireb Properties hosted the CEO forum for the second year in a raw which was attended by leading contractors and consultants, contributing to the Msheireb Downtown project. This forum has become a blueprint for sharing knowledge and best practices and for promoting collaboration towards the achievement of a common goal. The forum, the first of […]
Read More
After two years of construction, one of Qatar’s most environmentally-friendly office structures is finally open for business. In a sign of the changing times, the QR120 million (US$32.95 million) redevelopment is not located in the downtown financial district, but in Bin Mahmoud. There, an old cafeteria situated amid blocks of villas has been transformed into […]
Read More
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has appointed Arab Engineering Bu- reau (AEB), the oldest architectural and engineering consulting firm in Qatar, as the Design Consultant for the eighth proposed host venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be located in Al Thumama. Established in 1966, AEB boasts vast experience, along […]
Read More
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) yesterday announced the award of the main contractor for Al Wakrah Stadium to Midmac in a joint venture with Porr Qatar. Located about 15km south of Doha, the 40,000-seat stadium was designed taking the dhow boats that carried Qatari fishermen and pearl divers as inspiration. It will […]
Read More
On December 2, 2010 the world woke up to the reality of a changing sporting dynamic exemplified by Qatar winning the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The stunning success came in Qatar’s first attempt, sending shockwaves across football’s traditional bastions and evoking awe and curiosity, besides triggering off a predictable maelstrom of […]
Read More
Qatar Expo Milano 2015 Pavilion has won the Exhibitor Magazine award as the best international pavilion among 145 participant countries, after it got the highest number of individual votes in the people’s choice category, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced yesterday. The exhibition, which opened on May 1, concludes on October 31.
Read More
A leading lighting expert with experience in illuminating major stadiums across the world said that the project at Khalifa International Stadium will be something completely unique. “We were just recently awarded the contract for state-of-the-art LED pitch lighting for Khalifa International Stadium. We have done this for Stamford Bridge Chelsea, PSV Eindhoven, Amsterdam Arena, STVV […]
Read More
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art won the “Best Emerging Cul- ture Destination” in the Middle East at the 2015 Leading Cul- ture Destinations Awards held in London this month. Dubbed as “The Oscars for Museums”, the prestigious awards scheme honours the world’s most visionary arts in- stitutions and emerging cultural hotspots. Leading Culture Destination […]
Read More
Football’s ruling body FIFA yesterday confirmed the dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar while a news conference with its president Joseph Blatter was cancelled on short notice. The news conference, to be the first in two months for the outgoing Blatter, was cancelled five minutes before its planned start. Instead FIFA issued a statement on […]
Read More
Msheireb Properties, a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation, has awarded Qatar-based Traffic Tech (Gulf) the contract for a “car parking management system” for the Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD) project. The deal, signed by Msheireb Properties CEO Abdulla Hassan al-Mehshadi and Traffic Tech CEO Husam Musharbash, is seen as an “important operational milestone,” comprising the integration and future management of […]
Read More