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Padel returns under the pyramids. A new tournament on the Premier Padel circuit also brings a new place in the calendar. From October, the Newgiza P2 moves to April: it will be the fifth event of a season that has already delivered strong competition across the first four tournaments held in Asia (Riyadh), Europe (Gijón) and the Americas (Cancún and Miami). The tour now heads to Egypt, where Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán will defend their title; in the women’s event, it was Paula Josemaría and Ari Sánchez who lifted the trophy in 2025. MEN There will be 28 pairs in the men’s draw: ‘Chingalan&rsquo

Lusail – Qatar, 12 April 2026: Dukhan Bank convened its Ordinary Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 12 April 2026 via video conferencing through the Zoom application. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Fahad Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the presence of 86.46% of the Bank’s shareholders. During the AGM, all the items on the agenda were discussed, including listening to and endorsing the Board of Director’s Report on the results of the Bank and financial statements for year ended December 31, 2025, and discussion of the plan for the year 2026. The meeting addressed the Dukhan Bank Gove

Doha, Qatar – 14th April 2026: Qatar Insurance (QIC), the leading insurer in Qatar and the MENA region, has been named “Digital Insurer of the Year in Qatar” and “Best Insurance App in Qatar” at The Asset Triple A Digital Finance Awards 2026. This recognition highlights QIC’s key role in redefining the insurance and digital services landscape in Qatar, by building the first all-in-one digital ecosystem that combines both insurance and non-insurance daily services on a single platform. Commenting on this achievement, Mr. Salem Al Mannai, Group CEO of QIC, said: “Winning these two prestigious accolades unde

A new Oxford Business Group Global Platform feature highlights the role of emerging technologies in building long-term water resilience across the MENA region Doha, April 6, 2026: With the United Nations repeatedly ranking Qatar as the country most at risk of water scarcity globally, the Gulf’s relationship with water has never been more urgent. A new Global Platform video by Oxford Business Group examines how Qatar — and the broader MENA region — is confronting a stark paradox: world-class desalination infrastructure that is also a single point of vulnerability, and why diversifying into decentralised solutions is no longe

Doha – April 6, 2026: The powerful connection between oral health and systemic health was discussed at the latest edition of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s Grand Rounds Live Webinar Series. Dr. Zainab Malaki, a consultant in periodontology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSFT) and an honorary senior clinical lecturer at King’s College London, U.K., delivered a presentation titled “Navigating the Link Between the Mouth and Body.” The relationship between oral and systemic health is rooted in the understanding that the mouth is not separate from general health. As a result, conditions in the mouth,