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  • Budweiser World Cup campaign curbed, not crashed, by Qatar beer ban

    Indeed, the brewer has launched its biggest ever World Cup campaign in over 70 markets, more than double the number of participating countries, compared with just over 50 for the 2018 edition. "The stadium sales themselves are a relatively small component of this," said Bernstein beverage analyst Trevor Stirling. "In terms of volumes of brands, it's about the global television audience and global activations."

  • Budweiser World Cup campaign curbed, not crashed, by Qatar beer ban

    The event, held every four years, typically boosts beer consumption globally, and the Belgium-based maker of brands such as Stella Artois and Corona clearly wants to profit from the millions of dollars it has paid to be the tournament's official brewer. The 2014 World Cup boosted AB InBev beer sales in host country Brazil - its second most profitable market after the United States - by 140 million litres, with extra drinking in usually weak winter months and an annual volume hike of more than 1 percentage point.

  • Turkish air strikes target Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq after bomb attack

    Turkish war planes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets, Turkey's defence ministry said, in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago. The strikes targeted bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey says is a wing of the PKK, the ministry added in a statement.

  • US partners in Middle East avoid taking sides against China

    “As a medium-sized power, we also need to be pragmatic,” said Gargash, and “we sometimes need to engage with people we find distasteful,” adding that the UAE will choose “quiet diplomacy instead of outspoken criticism” in its conduct of foreign policy. See Salim Essaid's report on the topic.

  • Boeing: air cargo traffic to double in the next 20 years as demand grows

    Boeing, one of the world's biggest aviation companies, has projected that air cargo traffic will double in the next two decades as the industry shifts its focus to evolving demand following the coronavirus pandemic. The expansion will be supported by a 57 per cent growth in the global freighter fleet, which would put it at 3,600 aircraft, and will require about 2,800 new and converted freighters for growth and replacement until 2041, the Virginia-based company said in its World Air Cargo Forecast on Friday.

  • Travel-weary Saudi superfan awaits World Cup at ‘home’

    For the past two decades, Bader Turkistani has criss-crossed the globe to cheer on the Saudi national football team, leading crowds in poetic chants that have made him a social media star. This year's World Cup in neighbouring Qatar, by contrast, has the feel of a home game: Doha is a mere two-hour flight from his base in Jeddah, on the Red Sea coast.

  • Egypt Dims the Lights in Cairo to Free Up More Gas for Europe

    The Egyptian government started this summer to direct the scaling back of domestic electricity consumption, reducing lighting in some streets, squares and other public areas, as well as in shops and government buildings. The aim is to try to lower the amount of natural gas needed for generating electricity by 15% and ship that surplus to buyers in Europe, who are paying top dollar for liquefied natural gas.

  • Saudi crown prince in Thailand on official visit

    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on an official visit to the country. Prince Mohammed was greeted on arrival by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and inspected a guard of honor shortly afterward. An official reception ceremony was held for the crown prince during which the Saudi and Thai national anthems were played. The crown prince arrived in Thailand after a visit to South Korea and attending the G20 summit in Bali.

  • US pushes Oman to follow Saudi Arabia in allowing Israeli flights to use airspace

    Middle East diplomats say progress made in effort; Riyadh’s decision has proven largely symbolic, as flights to the Far East also need Omani airspace to cut time

  • What Doha Airports Can Learn From Saudi Arabia’s Handling Of Hajj Flights

    He noted that this is a huge endeavor that requires significant expertise to pull off. It’s also a rather unusual airport experience, given the demographic of the arrivals, who tend to land with many pieces of luggage and be less interested in commercial spending than typical leisure passengers would be.