Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its pole position as the world’s best airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport, according to air transport rating firm Skytrax. This is the third time Hamad International Airport clinched the top spot, after winning the title in 2021 and 2022. Travelers of more than 100 nationalities participated in the Skytrax … Read more
Netanyahu’s office said new talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release will take place in Doha and Cairo “in the coming days … with guidelines for moving forward in the negotiations”, days after they appeared stalled. World court orders Israel to take action to address Gaza famine In its order, the International Court of … Read more
Ocean carriers are declaring “force majeure” due to the Baltimore port bridge crisis, telling logistics companies and U.S. shippers including retailers that once cargo is dropped off at alternate ports, it becomes their responsibility to pick up. In an alert to customers Tuesday, CMA CGM wrote, “Those (containers) on the water will be discharged at … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha on Thursday, less than four days after eight Navy veterans, earlier sentenced to death by the Gulf nation, returned home following deft diplomatic moves and personal equation between the two leaders. Modi and Al Thani among other issues … Read more
The Qatar Foundation has expressed disappointment over a decision by Texas A&M University to close its campus in Doha’s Education City by the year 2028. On Thursday, February 8, the university’s system board of regents voted 7-1 in favor of ending the contract with the foundation due to increased Middle East instability. In a statement, … Read more
An investigation has been launched into a collision between two Royal Navy warships off the coast of Bahrain. Footage shared online, which has not been verified by i, shows HMS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS Bangor. No-one was hurt as a result of the collision but “some damage” was sustained to the vessels, the Royal Navy … Read more
