Teyseer Building Materials and Transport Company recently hosted a seminar on ‘Concrete and Innovative Use of Plastics’.

The aim of the seminar was to discuss deterioration of concrete in Qatar and innovative use of plastics at construction sites. The seminar was attended by over 70 consultants and contractors in Doha.

The first session was conducted by Dr"...

Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that the third edition of its annual Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW) initiative will take place from October 27 to November 3.
QSW, held under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, serves as a platform to promote the nation’s sustainability vision as well as engage the wider community in a range of sustainability-oriented activities.
The announcement"...

The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has announced that the first and second zones of Al Khor Corniche Development Project have been opened to public after the completion of the main work.

The third zone, which is the last one, will be opened during the first half of Ramadan. The opening took place in the presence of Nasser Bin Ibrahim Al Muhannadi, Member of the Municipal Council for Al Khor Constituency.

During"...

The number of properties sold in Qatar during March 2018 reached 345, registering a monthly increase of 4.5% in comparison to the number of sold properties during February this year.
The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics has released the 51st edition of ‘Qatar Monthly Statistics’ bulletin which contains various social and economic statistical indicators related to Qatar during the month of March 2018 in addition to highlights from Census 2015 survey results.
The demographic statistics"...

A senior Syrian parliamentary official rejected British media claims that Damascus is improving ties with Doha and will consider a share for Qatar in reconstruction of the war-torn Arab country.

'Any government which has supported terrorism, played a role in destroying Syria and adopted hostile positions against the Syrian government will not play any role in the country's reconstruction,' Deputy Head of the Syrian Parliament's Foreign"...

Call it impeccable timing: A federal judge in January tossed a lawsuit claiming Donald Trump was in violation of a constitutional ban against using the presidency for financial gain from foreign governments. Less than a month later, Qatar shelled out a cool $6.5 million for new digs in the Trump World Tower in Manhattan.

The January 17 real estate transaction focuses new attention on what the aforementioned lawsuit sought to prevent: violations"...

Qatar is busy making deals at Trump World Tower, a New York City condominium managed by the Trump Organization.

Qatar’s permanent mission to the United Nations is selling a 14th-floor three-bedroom condo for $3.5 million at the skyscraper—a building at the center of claims that President Donald Trump could be violating the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution by collecting building fees from foreign governments.

The"...

Qatar-based Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (Gord) presented a workshop titled, “The Future of Green Buildings in GCC: Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) Standard Perspective” in Kuwait recently.
The event, helmed by Gord founding chairman Dr Yousef Alhorr, was the first of many such initiatives to be held under the MoU signed earlier this year between Gord and EnerTech Holding Company.
Under the MoU, the two organisations established collaboration on GSAS related activities"...

Abdali Boulevard Company PSC, a subsidiary of Abdali Investment and Development Group and the company behind The Boulevard, has recently awarded the management of its facilities to EFS Facilities Services, a global facilities management company with a presence in over 22 countries and whose client roster features some of the most prestigious regional corporations and institutions.

Under the scope of the three-year agreement, EFS Facilities Services"...

(AETOS Wire) -- A donation of USD 1 million has been given to strengthen the educational infrastructure for refugee and internally displaced children in Asia, Middle East and North Africa, at a time when according to UNHCR statistics, children represent about half of the displaced population globally.

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the United Arab Emirates Supreme Council"...