Turkish exports to Qatar have tripled from their normal levels to $32.5 million since four Arab countries began boycotting the Gulf state on June 5, Turkey's Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci said late on Thursday.
Qatar's Ministry of Interior, Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism Authority, have launched an e-visa platform through which visitors to Qatar can directly apply for tourist visas. Tourist visa applications can now be completed on the new e-visa platform, which is currently in pilot phase, at www.qatarvisaservice.com.
Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi ratified yesterday the results of the first phase of high school final examinations for the 2016-17 academic year.
Qatar's real gross domestic product (GDP) at constant 2013 prices grew 2.5 percent to QR197.70 billion in the first quarter of 2017 when compared with the real GDP of QR192.97 billion registered in the same quarter last year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) on Thursday. However, when compared with the revised real GDP of QR200.69 billion in the previous quarter, a decrease of 1.
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The ongoing economic blockade on Qatar by some Gulf Arab states is a golden opportunity for local farms to unlock their full potential and focus on further increasing their production, a local farm owner has said.
Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is expecting more visitors from Kuwait and Oman, as well as people beyond the region, to spend their summer and Eid holidays in the country this year.
Qatar Petroleum yesterday denied it had cancelled the leave or restricted the travel of expat employees following a blockade imposed on Qatar by several neighbouring countries. The denial was in response to a report by Reuters news agency that the company had cancelled staff holiday and exit permits.
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has said it detected 199 violations during its inspection campaigns in the Holy Month of Ramadan and vowed to continue the raid on stores selling men's and women's clothing, ready-made garments, kids' clothing, perfumes, accessories, shoes and jewellery before and during Eid Al Fitr holiday.
Qatar Airways sees a strong investment opportunity in American Airlines. Qatar Airways believes in American Airlines’ fundamentals and intends to build a passive position in the company with no involvement in management, operations or governance.
