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.
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.
The prospects for renewed US-Iran diplomacy remained uncertain on Tuesday, with Tehran denying any plans for high-level negotiations even as US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha to discuss the ongoing negotiations and regional security.
Qatar has announced a packed July events calendar featuring family entertainment, major sporting events, cultural exhibitions and summer camps as part of its 2026 summer programme.
