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Al-Thumama (Arabic: الثمامة, romanized: ath-Thumāma) is a district in Doha in Qatar. [2] It comprises one of five mega reservoirs for Qatar, designed with the purpose of improving water security. [3] Completed in 2020, [4] the reservoirs are among the largest in the world in their category. [5]
In May 2018, Walmart announced plans to sell Asda to rival Sainsbury's for $10.1 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Walmart would have received a 42% stake in the combined company and about £3 billion in cash. [296] However, in April 2019, the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority blocked the proposed sale of Asda to Sainsburys ...
Before the emergence of petrol-based industry, Qatar was a poor pearl diving country. The exploration of oil and gas fields began in 1939. [16] [17] In 1973, oil production and revenues increased dramatically, moving Qatar out of the ranks of the world's poorest countries and providing it with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
Location of Qatar. Qatar is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940, in Dukhan Field. [1] The discovery transformed the state's economy. Now, the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens.
The QIA was founded in 2005 by the then-emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to manage the oil and natural gas surpluses of the government of Qatar. [7]As a result of its stated strategy to minimize risk from Qatar's reliance on energy prices, the fund predominantly invests in international markets (United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific) and within Qatar outside the energy sector.
Fereej Al Nasr (Arabic: فريج النصر, romanized: Farīq an Naşr; also referred to simply as Al Nasr) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Al Nasr Street, one of the main roads that runs through the district, is locally known for its high density of commercial establishments.
In 2017, Qatar Rail received the ITA Award from the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association for the Major Project of the year 2017. The Doha Metro project was nominated under the category of "Projects exceeding 500 Million Euros" and won the award after being shortlisted with other three megaprojects from Canada, Iran and ...
Vehicle registration plates of Qatar started in the 1950s. [1] The current version was adopted in 2012. [2] The international vehicle registration code for Qatar is Q. [3] In a 2016 auction, licence plate 411 was sold for $960,000. [4] [5]