Doha
Four Thai hotel groups expanding in the Middle East
With tourism on their home turf slowing, four Thai hotel companies are now expanding in the Middle East to tap the high-end hospitality market...
Qatar to help Indonesia shelter Rohingya migrants
The wealthy Arab nation of Qatar on May 28 pledged $50 million to help Indonesia shelter Muslim Rohingya migrants from Myanmar, the official Qatar...
Mideast airlines heavily increase capacity to Singapore
Qatar Airways, Etihad and Emirates are seen as the big winners after Singapore Airlines has been drastically cutting back flight capacity to the Middle...
Dubai’s innovation hub In5 focuses on start-ups
In5, the innovation hub launched by Dubai Internet City in 2013 aimed at supporting the development of the ICT start-up ecosystem in Dubai, has...
Real estate industry looks to Qatar for opportunities
With Qatar's World Cup-related development moving increasingly in the international spotlight with record projections for 2014, Cityscape Qatar will open its doors from June 2...
Schneider Electric showcases smart city solutions in Doha
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, supported the third Arab Future Cities Summit (AFCS), the Middle East's premier smart cities event that...
Huawei has a vision for Middle East smart cities
Huawei, a China-based global information and communications technology solutions provider, outlined its vision to support the development of Smart Cities in the Middle East...
Middle East embarks on smart urban development
The Middle East is at a “tipping point” in its level of maturity and understanding of smart urban development, according to Atkins design director...
Arab Future Cities Summit expects 350 decision makers
The Arab Future Cities Summit, a conference on smart city development in the Middle East slated to beheld from April 7 to 9 in...
Qatar to sign construction contracts worth $50b
Qatar’s government is expected to sign contracts for construction projects worth as much as $50 billion in 2014 as it builds infrastructure needed to...
Oman apartment prices most affordable in GCC
According to the Cost of Living GCC Report 2013-2014 (CLR) published by India-based research firm Bharat Book Bureau, owning an apartment is lot less...
Paramount Hotels to open new properties across GCC
Paramount Hotels & Resorts, the Dubai-based company with the licensing rights for properties using the Hollywood producer’s brand, is looking to expand with new...
Qatar’s Lusail City said to be ready by end-2014
Qatar's new city of Lusail has started receiving its first residents following the completion of the bulk of its infrastructure and the town will...
Thailand’s Centara group in Mideast expansion
Thailand’s largest hotel operator, Centara Hotels & Resorts, has said that it is eager to expand with new facilities in the Middle East as...
Qatar Investment Authority targets Cyprus property
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has shown interest into investing in property in Limassol, the largest town in Cyprus, Christodoulos Angastiniotis, head of the...
Qatar real estate prices reach new record
Qatar Central Bank’s annual update of 2013 real estate price index indicates the country’s real estate market prices are heading to record high points,...
Travel feature: Stuck in Doha
Late September 2001, and the world was still on-edge during the weeks after the infamous Twin Tower attacks. What better time to open a...
Singapore-Jakarta world’s fastest growing air route
The flight route between Jakarta to Singapore has become the world's fastest-growing major international air route, according to the Center for Aviation, a market...
Latest
Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...