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U.S. dollar ticks up 15 Sep 2026 - 10:59 pm

NEW YORK: The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added...

Qatar Central Bank announces the acceptance of “Himyan” and “mada” cards in Qatar and Saudi Arabia 15 Sep 2026 - 08:11 pm

Riyadh: Qatar Central Bank, in cooperation with the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), is pleased to announce the commencement of acceptance of the national...

Qatar Stock Exchange index closes lower 15 Sep 2026 - 05:49 pm

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed lower on Tuesday, losing 50.18 points, or 0.51 percent, to settle at 9,773.75 points. During...

Visit Qatar signs a memorandum of understanding with FUN&SUN to launch tourist flights from Russia 15 Sep 2026 - 03:19 pm

Doha: A strategic memorandum of understanding with TT-Travel LLC (FUN&SUN), one of the leading tour operators in the Russian and CIS markets, on...

Qatar Chamber and Addis Ababa review ways to enhance cooperation 15 Sep 2026 - 02:35 pm

Doha: HE Rashid bin Hamad Al-Athba, Second Deputy Chairman of the Qatar Chamber, met with Ms. Zahra Mohamed, Chairperson of the Addis Ababa...

MoCI launches ‘Dar Al Sharikat’ 15 Sep 2026 - 10:20 am

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Dar Al Sharikat H E Sheikh Faisal bin Thani...

Nigerian oil refinery Dangote launches IPO 15 Sep 2026 - 10:19 am

Lagos, Nigeria: Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote yesterday launched what is slated as Africa’s biggest initial public offering (IPO), which aims to raise $1.6bn...

HSBC launches digital trading platform in Qatar 15 Sep 2026 - 10:11 am

Doha, Qatar: HSBC has announced the launch of WorldTrader in Qatar, a digital wealth trading platform providing customers with convenient access to a...

ESG Qatar conference to advance corporate sustainability, governance 15 Sep 2026 - 09:23 am

Doha, Qatar: Environmental, Social and Governance considerations are becoming an increasingly important part of competitiveness, investment, risk management, and corporate resilience. The Third...

Oil prices surge more than 2% on growing supply fears 14 Sep 2026 - 10:08 am

Singapore: Oil prices surged more than 2% on Monday as fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, Iranian attacks on vessels in the Gulf...

Dukhan Bank announces September winners in Thara’a savings account prize draw 14 Sep 2026 - 09:49 am

Doha, Qatar: Dukhan Bank announced the names of the most recent round of draw winners for Thara’a, its Shariah compliant savings account, at...

AlRayan Investment and AlRayan Bank co-Lead Partners of IFN Qatar Dialogues 2026 14 Sep 2026 - 09:48 am

Doha, Qatar: AlRayan Investment and AlRayan Bank are proud co-Lead Partners of IFN Qatar Dialogues 2026, on September 17, 2026 at Dusit Hotel...

QNB Group in collaboration with Mastercard issues first internationally accepted payment card in Syria 14 Sep 2026 - 09:45 am

Doha, Qatar: QNB Syria, a subsidiary of QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, in collaboration with Mastercard,...

Barra do Dande terminal offers new investment opportunities for Qatar 14 Sep 2026 - 09:15 am

Luanda, Angola: Angola’s Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal is emerging as a strategic piece of infrastructure in the country’s drive to strengthen energy...

Realty deals reach QR469.7m in sales, mortgages 14 Sep 2026 - 09:13 am

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s real estate market recorded QR354.5m in property sales, QR115.17m in mortgage transactions and 538 rental contracts during the last week...

South Africa calls for inclusive BRICS AI framework 13 Sep 2026 - 08:01 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a co-operative, safe and inclusive framework for artificial intelligence (AI) use among BRICS countries,...