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QatarEnergy taps Santos for LNG supply
Australia’s oil and gas player Santos has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with QatarEnergy’s LNG trading arm, QatarEnergy Trading. FPSO BW Opal; Source: Santos The contract entails the delivery of around 0.5 million tonnes...

Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan Today – 4 July 2025
KARACHI – Pakistani rupee has recorded slight changes against various foreign currencies in open market as the buying and selling prices of Euro, Saudi Riyal and UK Pound witnessed slight changes. On July 4, US Dollar’s buying rate stood at...

Qatar takes part in regional conference in Cairo on strengthening agricultural food systems in Middle East
Cairo: Represented by the Ministry of Municipality, Qatar participated in the three-day regional conference on “Integrating Evidence-Based Nexus Policies to Enhance the Resilience and Sustainability of Agri-Food Systems in the Mediterranean and...

Qatar Central Bank issues treasury bills worth $480mln
Doha: Qatar Central Bank has issued treasury bills for maturities of 7 days, 28 days, 91 days, 189 days, 280 days, and 364 days, worth QR 1.75 billion. In a post on X platform on Thursday, QCB said that the treasury bills Issuanced were...

MPHC restructures partnership for salt production facility in Qatar
DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) is pleased to announce a significant update following our previous announcement on 23rd September 2024. The parties has reached a mutual agreement for the exit of the Turkish partner “Atlas” from...

‘Results of QSE listed companies to have positive impact on performance’
DOHA: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed this week up by approximately 0.70 percent, adding 74.830 points to its tally, rising to 10,759 points compared to last week’s closing. The insurance sector achieved the highest gains, rising 2.480...

Container transshipments through Qatar ports surge 11% from January-June
Doha, Qatar: Hamad, Ruwais and Doha ports witnessed a robust 11 percent surge in transshipment volumes in the first half (January to June) of the current year demonstrating that Qatar’s ports are fast becoming a hub of regional trade supported by...

Tuggar Raises Alarm Over $88.6bn Annual Illicit Financial Flows from Africa
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has raised the alarm over the $88.6 billion annual illicit financial flows from the African continent, describing it as a drain on the continent’s much-needed resources. Speaking at the 4th...

Cundall Appoints Two New Partners To Drive Regional Growth In Dubai And Doha
Cundall has announced the appointment of Scott McKeever in Dubai and Gary Dodds in Doha as Partners Global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, Cundall, appoints Scott McKeever in Dubai and Gary Dodds in Doha as Partners. These strategic...

ICC Qatar hosts seminar on annulment of arbitral awards
Panelists exchanging ideas during the annulment of arbitral awards seminar. Doha: The International Chamber of Commerce Qatar (ICC Qatar), in collaboration with ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (ICC YAAF), recently hosted a high-level seminar...

QFFD reinforces global financing commitments at FfD4
Seville: The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) actively engaged at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in Seville, Spain, reaffirming the State of Qatar’s steadfast commitment to addressing global...

Meet Jaideep Singh Vaghela, who left studies in class 11... first salary was Rs 3500, today has business of Rs 150000000
Home Viral Meet Jaideep Singh Vaghela, who left studies in class 11… first salary was Rs 3500, today has business of Rs 150000000 Jaideep Singh Vaghela of Rajkot had to struggle a lot before running a business of Rs 15 crore which dealt with...

Pakistan suspends chicken trade with Brazil due to bird flu
Pakistan is among several other countries that have placed restrictions on import of chicken from Brazil after it reported first case of bird flu in May this year. Reports said the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry has shared updated list of the...

As American Scrutiny of Muslim Brotherhood Increases, Lawmakers Overlook Qatar’s Support of the Extremist Group
The month of June was bookended by a handful of Molotov cocktails. The results will not benefit the Muslim Brotherhood. On June 1, an Egyptian national hurled the incendiary bombs at Jewish activists at Boulder, Colorado. On June 30, an...

Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham and Riyal to PKR – 4 July
KARACHI – Currency market opened today with US Dollar, Euro, and British Pound remained in strong positions against Pakistani Rupee. As per latest rates, US Dollar continues to dominate trading, with a buying rate of Rs285 and a [selling rate of...

Doha ordered Hamas leaders in Qatar to surrender personal weapons: report
The Hamas leaders based in Doha have been ordered to hand over their personal weapons, the British daily The Times reported on Thursday. This measure, apparently orchestrated by Qatari mediators, is seen as a positive signal in the ongoing...
Australia's Santos signs LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy's unit
Australian oil and gas producer Santos said on Friday it had signed a mid-term liquefied natural gas supply deal with QatarEnergy Trading, a wholly-owned unit of QatarEnergy, the world's largest exporter of LNG. Under the deal, Santos said it...

Business activity in Gulf sees steady June growth
Business activity across several Middle Eastern economies showed varying trends in June, according to newly released Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data by S&P Global, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar posting the region’s strongest growth, while...
Takeover target Santos deepens Middle East ties with Qatar deal
Santos, the subject of a $36.4 billion takeover offer led by Abu Dhabi’s national oil company, has inked an LNG sales contract with QatarEnergy, strengthening its ties with the Middle East. The short-term deal with the trading arm of the world’s...

Australia's Santos signs LNG deal with QatarEnergy unit
Santos, an Australian oil and natural gas producer, announced on Friday that it had signed a long-term contract for the supply of liquefied gas with QatarEnergy Trading. This is a unit owned by QatarEnergy which is the largest LNG exporter in the...