Leading architect Frida Escobedo, the founder and principal of the Mexico City and New York-based Frida Escobedo Studio, has been awarded the contract to design the new headquarters for Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility (formerly Doosan Heavy Industries) has secured a major equipment supply order for a large combined-cycle power plant project in Qatar, thus reinforcing its position in the Middle East power generation market.
The Saudi cabinet has lauded the high-speed electric train project linking the Kingdom and Qatar, which will support transportation, boost tourism and economic activity.
French water services group Saur has announced that it has secured a major wastewater operations and maintenance contract in Qatar, thus marking a significant milestone in its continued expansion across the Middle East.
Mowasalat (Karwa), Qatar’s leading transport provider, has launched the country’s first RoboTaxi service under the supervision of The Ministry of Transport, marking a major milestone in the development of smart, sustainable, and technology-driven mobility solutions, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.
Egypt signed a contract with Qatar's Al Mana Holding for a first-phase investment of $200 million to produce sustainable aviation fuel from used cooking oil in the Suez Canal Economic Zone at Ain Sokhna. The first phase will have an estimated annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes.
American Express has announced the return of its Shop Small campaigns in Bahrain and Qatar in time for the holiday season. Under this, its members in Bahrain will receive BD2 on spending BD5 at participating shops and in Qatar, they will get QR2 on spending QR5 or more.
Qatar Tourism, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Permanent Committee for Managing Visitor Entry, has announced updates to the “Hayya” GCC Residents Visa (A2). The updates, which will take effect on November 30, 2025, allows visitors from GCC countries to stay in Qatar for up to two months and offers multiple-entry access.
Samsung C&T E&C Group has received a letter of award from QatarEnergy LNG for the construction of a large-scale carbon compression and transport facility. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract is valued at approximately KRW1.9 trillion ($1.3 billion).
Qatar’s leading logistics and supply chain provider GWC and strategy group QC+ have joined hands to develop a state-of-the-art hub in the Gulf region for fine art storage and handling that will serve private collectors, institutions and art galleries in the region.
