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CTB/McGraw-Hill Opens Office in Qatar to Serve Educational Assessment Contracts

2013-05-22 08:24:13

State of Qatar selects CTB/McGraw-Hill to deliver education testing services as the nation increases its focus on educational and economic development DOHA, Qatar, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill (CTB), a leading assessment partner for educational authorities worldwide, today announced the opening of a new office location in Doha, Qatar following its nearly decade-long role with education development in the country. The office will allow CTB to expand its growing...

Educate A Child -- Global Education Programme -- Announces Two New Partners

2013-05-15 16:20:59

Qatar Airways & Jazz At Lincoln Center Named Partners For Education Programme Seeking To Put 61 Million Children Into School NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Educate A Child (EAC), a global education programme designed to ensure every child has access to a quality education, officially announced two new worldwide partners - Qatar Airways, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/NY15033) Qatar Airways and Jazz at Lincoln...

Qatar Airways CEO Meets Mayor Of Chicago To Discuss Economic Impact Of New Flights To City

2013-04-11 20:20:19

Airline Boss Akbar Al Baker And Mayor Rahm Emanuel Hold Talks At City Hall On Trade, Business And Investment Opportunities Following Route Launch CHICAGO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel and senior officials held a high level meeting this week with Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker to herald the beginning of new passenger flights between Chicago O'Hare and Doha International Airport. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130411/NY93588)...

Dr. Naseer Homoud Climbs to 44 Position Among 500 Most Powerful Arabs

2013-03-25 04:21:51

DOHA, Qatar and DUBAI, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing the journey of successful and fulfillment, through hard work, perseverance and vision, Dr. Naseer Homoud achieved another milestone. He was ranked 44 among the 500 most powerful Arabs in the world by the Arabian Business, a Dubai-based prestigious trade, investment and business magazine. The list was announced on March 24 by Dubai-based ITP Group. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120610/537671...

CityCenterDC Signs Lease With American Hospital Association

2013-03-20 16:25:47

Renowned Non-Profit Latest to Lease 42,000 Square Feet of Space at Landmark D.C. Development WASHINGTON, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hines announced today the signing of a new lease with national non-profit organization American Hospital Association (AHA) in Two CityCenter at the landmark, mixed-use CityCenterDC development in Downtown Washington, D.C. CityCenterDC is one of the largest downtown developments currently underway in the United States. CityCenterDC is a development...

Steady Treading for the Global Tire Market, Global Markets to Reach 1.81 billion units, Qatar Tire Market Revenues to Reach $42 million

2013-03-19 16:20:48

FARMINGTON, Conn., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Between 2009 and 2011, the automotive tire industry in Qatar experienced 8.7 percent compound annual growth. Qatar is one of the most promising automobile markets after Saudi Arabia in Middle Eastern region. With increasing customer demand for high performance tire in the country, demand estimates for global tire manufacturers are emerging very strong. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130319/CG79817) The increasing...

JetBlue Announces Codeshare with Qatar Airways

2013-03-14 12:20:24

-- Seamless connections available at JFK and IAD to Doha and beyond -- NEW YORK and DOHA, Qatar, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline(TM), and Qatar Airways, named "Airline of the Year" at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards in 2011 and again in 2012 for its outstanding inflight product and operational excellence, today announced a one-way codeshare agreement to connect the carriers' networks via New York's John F. Kennedy...

Arab State of Qatar to Host First IntelliFace Systems Outside of U.S.

2013-03-12 08:22:00

BAYVILLE, N.J., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The first foreign installation of the next-generation sustainable resource and energy management system from Quality Attributes Software (QAS) will be done in the Arab State of Qatar. IntelliFace will be installed in 16 of that country's buildings. Thirteen IntelliFace systems will be installed in buildings in Education City, located on the outskirts of Doha, the country's capital city. Education City houses educational facilities from...

The International Centre for Sport Security Signs Cooperation Agreement With the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency

2013-03-05 08:27:37

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross reference: Picture is available via epa european pressphoto agency and can be downloaded free of charge at: http://www.presseportal.de/story.htx?firmaid=108274 - The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit organisation specialising in sport safety, security and integrity, signed on Thursday, 28th February a new agreement with the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) of the World Bank Group. The...

Newsbyte: SAP enables Qtel Customers in Qatar to Send Money Around the World With Their Mobile Phones via MoneyGram

2013-02-26 04:23:36

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP NEWSBYTE -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Qtel, the leading communications company in Qatar, has integrated SAP® Mobile Platform to enable MoneyGram money transfer through Qtel Mobile Money. This expands the number of destinations Qtel customers can send money to via mobile devices, enabling Qtel to provide customers with the mobile money services required to reach almost any global destination. The secure, convenient and...