Qatar Financial News

LONDON (Reuters) — Anheuser-Busch InBev will be an official sponsor for three Olympic Games starting with the Paris 2024 summer event this year, the brewer said on Friday, naming its alcohol-free Corona Cero as the official beer of the Games.

Quiver Quantitative — The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is witnessing its largest-ever wave of megaprojects, signaling a robust future for natural gas in the global energy mix. Despite international efforts to move away from fossil fuels, exemplified by the recent UN climate talks in Dubai, the energy sector is betting heavily on natural gas. This commitment is evident in the expansion of the world’s largest natural-gas export facility in Qatar and the initiation of massive LNG projects in the United States. These developments are underpinned by the belief that natural gas, as the third leading fossil fuel, will remain a significant part of the world’s energy portfolio through at least 2050.

Henley Passport Index, released on Tuesday, India's passport has ascended to the 80th position worldwide. This elevated ranking now affords Indian citizens the privilege of unhindered exploration across 62 countries, alleviating the burden of intricate visa application procedures. The assessment of this ranking aligns with visa regulations effective as of January 11, as sourced from data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). A cornerstone in displaying, organizing, and ranking global passports, the Henley Passport Index, reveals six countries — France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain — jointly holding the prestigious title of the world's most potent visa. Citizens from these nations enjoy the unprecedented freedom to traverse over 194 countries without dealing with pesky visa requirements. On the flip side, Afghanistan sits at the bottom rung of the list, granting its passport holders access to a mere 28 countries without a visa. Syria closely follows with visa-free entry to 29 destinations, trailed by Iraq with 31, and Pakistan with 34. Indian passport bearers can now revel in the liberty of visiting 62 countries, including Oman and Qatar, without the encumbrance of a visa. These destinations extend either visa-free entry or the convenience of visa-on-arrival for Indian travelers, as elucidated by the Henley Passport Index 2024. Here is the full list of destinations Indians can visit without getting a visa before travel:

Antony Blinken spoke to President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday about reforming the Palestinian self-rule government, as part of US efforts to rally the region behind postwar plans for Gaza that also include concrete steps toward a Palestinian state. Blinken says he has secured commitments from multiple countries in the region to assist with rebuilding and governing Gaza after Israel's war against Hamas, and that wider Israeli-Arab normalization is still possible, but only if there is «a pathway to a Palestinian state.»

More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders will discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Switzerland next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to declare his innocence on charges that he used his influence to help a businessman seek an investment from the Qatari government and conspired to act as an unregistered agent for Egypt.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

By Ari Rabinovitch, Simon Lewis and Nidal al-Mughrabi

After Canada and Palestine, Indian hackers launch cyber attacks on Qatar to avenge death penalty of former Navy officers The new vulnerability was analysed by security firm CloudSEK and reported by The Independent. Furthermore, the issue first came to the fore when a hacker posted about it on a Telegram channel in October 2023.

Palestinian militant group's financial mechanisms, the State Department said on Friday. The reward offering follows four rounds of U.S. sanctions on Hamas after the group's deadly incursion into Israel on Oct.

₹3500 crore, after the business clocked earnings of ₹2700 crore in the half-year ending September (H1FY24). This measure is expected to reach ₹4,000 crore in FY25. In the gas transmission business, Gail expects volumes to be at 120 million standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) in FY24 and rise to about 132 mmscmd for FY25.

Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli provides insight on the energy sector on The Claman Countdown.

India's top gas importer Petronet LNG is likely to sign a deal this month to extend its long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Qatar to beyond 2028, India's Oil Secretary said on Wednesday. Petronet has a 7.5-million metric ton per year (tpy) long-term LNG import deal with Qatar and its promoters Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and GAIL (India) Ltd has a 1 million tpy deal. Indian companies had until the end of 2023 to negotiate with Qatar for renewal of the deals to beyond 2028. «We are pretty close to signing the deal,» Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain told reporters. Qatar, the world's top LNG exporter, aims to expand its liquefaction capacity to 126 million tpy by 2027 from 77 million and has signed long-term deals with European majors Shell, TotalEnergies and ENI. It has also signed long-term gas deals with China's Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corp and Bangladesh.

Menendez, is accused by federal prosecutors of accepting racing car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a corruption plot, as reported by CNN. The Gulf State is the second foreign government the Democrat from New Jersey is accused of aiding while in office, along with Egypt.

students and parents and 24/7 through the Board's 1800-11-8004 toll-free number as per the press release. Since 1998, CBSE has been offering counselling in two phases that includes pre-exam and post-result. This service which began 25 years ago aims to ensure that students from affiliated schools experience minimal stress during examinations.

Gautam Adani's sprawling conglomerate has raised over USD 5 billion (Rs 41,500 crore) in equity and a double of that in debt this year as the apples-to-airport group made a comeback since being hit by a bombshell short seller report. Adani, who was the world's second-richest man at the start of the year, saw almost USD 60 billion of his personal wealth erased after Hindenburg Research in a January 24 report accused his group of market manipulation and accounting fraud. The group denied all allegations and reworked its strategy, fueling a comeback that now has the tycoon some USD 36 billion short of where he started the year and two notch and USD 12 billion shy of rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

1. The Indian Navy has substantially enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in the central/north Arabian Sea and augmented force levels. 2. Task Groups comprising destroyers and frigates have been deployed to undertake maritime security operations and render assistance to merchant vessels in case of any incident.

foreign airlines including British Airways, Etihad, Thai Airways and Qatar Airways been questioned by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) over allegations of tax evasion which have run into hundreds of crores of rupees, TOI reported on Sunday. The DGGI has questioned these executives over allegations of these carriers’ booking expenditure related to their India operations with their overseas head offices in the last month. Citing sources, TOI reported that the DGGI has requested documentation from these airlines covering every expense incurred by the international carriers for their operations in India. This may include aircraft leasing, crew and ground staff costs, fuel for the aircraft, and any additional maintenance or repair expenses. For the first time, Indian authorities have requested that international airlines report all of their expenses relating to India and pay taxes for services provided here under the new GST regime.

Among the seven former Navy officers and a sailor, one has received a prison term of 25 years, four of 15 years, two of 10 years and one of three years, according to persons familiar with the development. The Ministry of External Affairs has refused to comment on the matter. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said: «At the moment, I do not have any additional information to share until we see the judgment, or the legal team gets to see the detailed judgment.

ANI quoting MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. "The sentences have been reduced but I don't have any additional information to share until we see the detailed judgement. We would urge you again not to engage in speculation.

death sentence of eight Navy ex-personnel has been reduced, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. «We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra Global case, in which the sentences have been reduced,» said MEA. «The detailed judgement is awaited.