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The Foro Italico, one of the most iconic venues in world sport, has once again turned blue for the fifth edition of the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel, with Rome welcoming the world’s best players for an unmissable week of competition. In the men’s draw, Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán are targeting a third consecutive title following their victories in 2024 and 2025. In the women’s tournament, Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay will defend the title they won last year while also attempting to end the run of five consecutive tournament victories achieved by Paula Josemaría and Bea González. The leading players are already in Ro

DOHA, Qatar – Wednesday, 20. May 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qatar Airways Group today announced a post-tax profit of QAR 7.08bn (US$ 1.94bn) for financial year 2025/26. The results demonstrate a robust performance against a final month impacted by significant geopolitical events, reaffirming its position as one of global aviation’s most resilient Groups. Throughout financial year 2025/26, the Group continued to develop, innovate and provide world-class services and experiences to passengers and businesses. The airline carried more than 41.8 million passengers, maintaining extensive global connectivity through Hamad International

Doha, Qatar – The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and Visit Qatar have announced the 2026 Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final will take place at Lusail City for the second year running, on 10-12 December, 2026. Qatar’s vibrant waterfront city is preparing to host the climax to this season’s T100 Race To Qatar on the 2026 T100 Triathlon World Tour. The event sees the world’s best professional triathletes race head-to-head in locations around the globe, starting on the Gold Coast in March and taking in iconic venues such as Singapore, San Francisco and London, before finishing with an end-of-season

Global initiative supports innovators working to expand access and improve learning outcomes at scale Doha, Qatar – 11 May 2026: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation, has officially opened applications for the 2026-27 cycle of the WISE Prize for Education, a program that funds and offers technical support to the world’s most promising solutions to education’s hardest challenges. Each cycle selects a cohort of finalists through a rigorous, multi-stage evaluation process. Each finalist receives USD 100,000 to 125,000 in development funding and enters a structured 12-mo

Doha, Qatar – 22 April 2026: Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable developer, has won a Green World Award 2026 for its flagship city, Msheireb Downtown Doha. Recognised in the Building & Construction sector within the Sustainability category, the award celebrates the district’s exceptional environmental standards and alignment with global best practices. The award was formally presented on 13 April at a ceremony at Cardiff Castle in Wales, United Kingdom. The Green World Awards, organised by the independent, non-profit Green Organisation, recognise and promote outstanding environmental achievements worldwide. Among t

Tuesday, 24th March, 2026 – The World Gold Council (WGC) announced recently a pioneering initiative to build new market infrastructure designed to unlock the next era of digital gold’s development. WGC has co-authored a White paper titled Digital Gold: The Case for a Shared Infrastructure with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which explores “Gold as a Service” – a new platform to support the issuance and operation of scalable, interoperable digital gold products. Gold as a Service would act as an open platform, connecting the physical custody of gold with the digital systems used to issue and manage gold-backed products.

Qatar Classic to be staged at longtime home of the Qatar Masters Dubai, UAE – 12 February, 2026: The MENA Golf Tour continues its expansion across the region with the announcement of the Qatar Classic, a new event to be held at the prestigious Doha Golf Club from 23-25 March 2026. The tournament marks the Tour’s return to Qatar, where it previously staged an event at Doha Golf Club in 2013. It will serve as the penultimate event on the schedule, offering USD $100,000 in prize money and Official World Golf Ranking points as players make their final push for Order of Merit positions ahead of the season finale. Doha Golf Club has a

The usual Duellists are back. Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan. Seasons may change, but in the men’s draw the battle between the world’s top four players remains the same. The twist from the Riyadh Season P1 semifinals came in the women’s event, where changes reshaped the top-seeded pairs — all but the No. 1 team. Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay picked up right where they left off, while Andrea Ustero and Ari Sanchez are dreaming of lifting the trophy at the first attempt. MEN Twenty-one of the 24 titles in 2025 — including the FIP World Cup Pairs — were contested between Coello/Ta

The Spanish city will welcome student-athletes from all over the world, competing in three categories: men’s, women’s and mixed. The world championship is organised by the University of Málaga in collaboration with the FIP – International Padel Federation, and comes one year after the historic recognition of padel as an official sport by FISU, the International University Sports Federation. International university padel will gather in Spain from 6 to 11 July, when Málaga will become the world capital of the sport by hosting the first FISU World University Championship Padel. Organised by the University of Málag

Doha, Qatar- 19 Jan 2026- Dugong Adventure World has signed a partnership agreement with Snoonu City, appointing the platform as its official and exclusive online partner for digital ticketing and visitor experience promotion in Qatar. The partnership goes beyond ticket sales, bringing together Dugong Adventure World and Snoonu City to strengthen the destination’s digital reach and enhance how families discover, plan, and access experiences through a seamless online journey. Located at 900 Park, Dugong Adventure World is Qatar’s first immersive family edutainment destination built around the country’s homegrown IP, &ld