The total value of residential sales in Qatar surged by 43.5% year-on-year to QR26.6 billion ($7.2 billion) in 2025 against a backdrop of expanding supply and softening prices, said a report. The average villa and apartment prices were down, but key communities outperformed during the period.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have signed a deal to build a high-speed rail link between the two countries. The 785-km network, which will connect King Salman International in Riyadh to Hamad International Airport in Doha, will carry trains with speeds above 300 kph.
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said he was hopeful the European Union (EU) would resolve companies' concerns over its sustainability laws by the end of December. Qatar has aired its frustration with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and has threatened to halt gas supplies. The dispute centres around CSDDD's potential to fine violators up to 5 per cent of total global revenue.
Google Cloud and Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) today announced the formal renewal of their strategic Master Framework Agreement (MFA).
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.
