Diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between the United States and Iran gathered momentum on Tuesday, with Qatar saying negotiations have reached "very progressive stages" and draft proposals for a possible agreement are now being circulated, even as Iran and Oman continued talks on future shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.
Attacks on commercial shipping resumed in the Strait of Hormuz, with two vessels struck in separate incidents that have heightened fears over the security of the shipping lane and threatened to derail recent diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions.
Parsons Corporation said it has secured a three-year contract to provide construction management as well as construction supervision services for the Lusail City Infrastructure Program, a master-planned development north of Doha, Qatar.
Shipping between Iran’s Dayyer port and Qatar’s Al Ruwais port has resumed following coordination between the Iranian embassy in Doha and Qatari authorities, a Reuters report said quoting Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha.
Qatar's Ministry of Transport (MoT) has announced that all maritime navigation activities can now resume normally for all types of maritime vessels and ships.
Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that it has started work on the first package of the QAR688 million ($187 million) Izghawa & Al Thumaid Infrastructure Development Project aimed at delivering integrated infrastructure services for more than 650 residential plots in capital Doha.
Qatar's QAR4.5 billion ($1.24 billion) project to build 14 new schools under the second package of its Schools Development Program has reached approximately 80% completion, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to expand education infrastructure through the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
World leaders expressed their condolences to Qatar's leadership and people on the passing of Qatar's Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
Qatar's top government body, the Amiri Diwan, has announced that the country's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, whose leadership transformed the Gulf state into a global energy powerhouse and raised its international profile, died on Sunday at the age of 74.
Qatar has inaugurated its first smart mosque, featuring renewable energy and water-saving technologies, as it seeks to modernise mosque infrastructure and promote sustainability. The complex has been built on a 4,015-sq-m site using a contemporary architectural design.
