By Benjamin Fitzgerald – 14 December 2016 One of the biggest shopping centres in the word, Mall of Qatar, held its ‘soft opening’ last Saturday, December 10, which attracted some 100,000 visitors through its doors. Developed by Qatar-based firm UrbaCon, Doha’s new shopping concept boasts 500,000 square metres of...
The state of Qatar will import 4,000 cows to end the shortage of fresh milk due to the blockade decreed by their neighbors. Five weeks ago, one of the first consequences of the unexpected blockade to Qatar occurred which was the lack of fresh milk on the shelves of...
How Qatar overcame and faced the blockade NATIONAL TREASURE: With 14,000 cows in Baladna Farm in north of Doha, Qatar will be self-sufficient in milk and dairy products. PHOTO BY: Ingeborg Huse Amundsen/Verdens Gang CRISIS IN QATAR: “The crisis had a huge impact and was the best thing that...
13 December 2016 The Mall of Qatar, one of the largest shopping malls in the world, received approximately 100,000 visitors on its opening day on 10 December 2016, a senior official of UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC) announced today. “I’m pleased to see the Mall of Qatar running successfully...
A new 500,000 sqm shopping center in Doha, called the Mall of Qatar, has attracted no less than 100,000 inquisitive visitors during its soft launch earlier this week. Still in fit-out phase Located in Qatar’s capital, the mall will house more than 500 shops, including 100 eateries. Alongside well-known...
Qatar’s Public Works Authority awarded two contracts for the design and construction of sewage tunnels to Bouygues Travaux Publics, in consortium with Urbacon Trading and Contracting. Both deals are worth $619.4m (EUR550m), of which Bouygues Travaux Publics’ share amounts to roughly $321.4m (EUR285m), according to a company statement. The...
Doha’s new shopping concept with 500,000 sq m of retail space, officially opened its doors to the public on Saturday Mall of Qatar, one of the largest shopping malls in the world, attracted about 100,000 visitors on its opening day on December 10, it has been announced. Doha’s new...
Emirate’s drive for food security is symbolic of its determination to make efforts to isolate it ‘a blessing inside a calamity’. A herd of imported cows at the Baladna farm. Qatar is aiming to be self-sufficient in its milk needs. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Patrick Wintour in Doha Friday 20...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- (CNN) The first batch of cows imported by the Qatari “Baladna” Farm’s dairy production, from Germany, Netherlands, United States and Australia arrived to Doha, on Tuesday, according to what the company considered as a plan to meet 30 to 35% of the country’s need of...
The first herd of “165” dairy cows from the 4000 cows agreement is scheduled to arrive to Doha Airport on Tuesday on-board a Qatar Airways aircraft. The contracting company “Baladna for Qatari dairies” concluded an agreement with German, American, Australian and Dutch companies to import cows in order to...