(ME NewsWire)-- The GSMA today announced that its Mobile IoT Initiative1 has taken off with the launch of multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) solutions by several of the world’s leading mobile operators including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT), Verizon and Vodafone. China Mobile and China Unicom have launched NB-IoT across several key cities with China Telecom launching NB-IoT networks across the country. Vodafone"...

The word kafala has two distinct meanings in classical Arabic: to guarantee and to take care of. The kafala system is a time-honored tradition of hospitality, which lays down obligations in the treatment and protection of foreign guests. The customary grant of protection of guests originated from the Bedouins. It is a noble principle, but contemporary practice has been marred by criticisms over the years.

The first of the two vessels operating under the new India Qatar Express Service (IQX) has docked at Doha’s Hamad Port.
The vessel, Hansa Magdeburg, had sailed from Nhava Sheva port in India, Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) said in a statement on Twitter on Friday.
Mwani Qatar also announced that another ship, Paul Abrao, had arrived at Hamad Port from Salalah in Oman.
The new IQX service connects Hamad Port with the Mundra and Nhava Sheva ports in India. It aims to boost trade between"...

Saudia Group is importing vegetables, fruits and other foodstuff from various countries by air and sea for the Saudia Hypermarket outlets and Qatar Shopping Complex in order to meet the demand for Eid al-Fitr, company chairman Mohamed Abdullah al-Athiya has said in a statement.
Iran, Turkey, Oman and Kuwait are among the countries from where such items are being imported, managing director N K Musthafa Abdu points out.
“Ensuring product availability and price stability are our core concerns for which we"...

Festive mood was permeated throughout the country yesterday as hypermarkets, malls and other places saw huge crowds having last minute preparation for a grand Eid Al Fitr celebration today.
Retail shops, restaurants, beauty salons and hypermarkets claim that Eid related businesses was thriving similar to previous years, regardless of the blockade.
“The footfall at hypermarkets and malls start incising during the last days of Ramadan and this year was not an exception. We have seen the same trend in business"...

The Ministry of Interior is expecting more than 10,000 people at Asian Town, the venue for celebrating Eid Al Fitr.
The Ministry is organising ‘Eid Al Fitr Awareness and Cultural Celebrations’ in a bid to provide a safer environment for expatriate communities’ members and workers to celebrate Eid Al Fitr on 1st and 2nd days of Eid Al Fitr from 5pm to 10pm at Asian town (Car parking outside cricket stadium) in Doha Industrial area.
'We expect more than 10,000 people will for this event on"...

The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) donated $66.7 million to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and their partners to respond to the outbreak of cholera in Yemen.
The donation is an initiative of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, to accelerate the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts in Yemen.
The figure of $66.7 million was requested by UNICEF and the WHO as the total funding needed to effectively respond"...

As Turkish exports to Qatar have “tripled from the normal levels” after the start of Gulf crisis, top Turkish industrialists and businessmen are contemplating to establish production units of various food items here in Qatar.

“We are being advised by our Qatari brothers (trade partners) to establish production facilities of iron, cheese, and dairy in Qatar,” said Abdurrahman Kaan, Musiad President, in an exclusive talk with"...

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has yesterday published the second annual SC Workers’ Welfare Progress Report. Covering the period from January 2016 to February 2017, the report highlights areas in which the SC has made progress with regards to workers’ welfare, discusses the challenges faced and how these are being overcome, and sets out the key upcoming priorities for the SC’s dedicated Workers’ Welfare Division (WWD).
“Workers’ welfare is of critical importance"...