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LE BOURGET, Paris Air Show, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Qatar Airways today confirmed a US$16 billion order for 80 Airbus A350s making the airline the single largest customer of the European aircraft manufacturer's newest commercial jet. The airline has ... increased its orders for the widebody Airbus A380s from two to five aircraft.
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In football, Qatar Olympic team could seize a new achievement on the Olympic Games level. This is when it reached to the quarter finals phase after winning the match against Egypt (1-0) and got draw against Colombia (1-1) and lost against Spain to be ranked 2nd and qualified to reach the next phase, but lost against Poland (1-1).
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John Hawkins has been appointed British Ambassador to Qatar. Hawkins, who is married with two sons, is transferring to Doha from Dubai, where he has been working as Consul General. The new ambassador will take up his appointment in August.
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Al Jazeera (Arabic: الجزيرة, al-ğazīrä, [al.dʒaˈziː.ra], meaning "The Island") is a television network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Al Jazeera initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel of the same name, but has since expanded into a network of several specialty TV channels.
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