Qatar

Italian luxury label Valentino has been sold to the royal family of Qatar for an estimated $858 million.

The Qatari owners of Harrods are planning to launch a line of hotels under the name of the famous luxury London store.

The new St Regis Doha hotel has welcomed its first guests, as Qatar's capital embraces an increasingly ambitious future when it comes to tourism. The new hotel, which offers 336 rooms with views of the...

International hotel chain Marriott has confirmed the opening of three new hotels in Doha, Qatar. The company debuted its Renaissance, Courtyard and Executive Apartment brands for in Qatar October 4, adding nearly 600 rooms to...

Qatar surpassed Luxembourg as the world’s richest nation in 2010 and is set to pull away with wealth that’s almost twice that of the US. The IMF's Chart of the Day shows Qatar’s gross domestic...

Financially troubled Greece has put a ton of state assets up for sale, including some of its famous islands. One interested buyer is Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruling Emir of Qatar, who...

Kicking off the 2011 ATP World Tour, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played the most unique round of tennis ever , in the waters outside of Doha, Qatar. The tennis stars faced off on a...

Mohammed Al Fayed has sold London department store Harrods to the Qatari royal family's investment company for a reported £1.5bn ($2.3bn). The Egypt-born tycoon acquired the business in Knightsbridge following a £615m takeover in 1985. Ken...