Middle East
Iran and Qatar form shipping pact
Doha: Tehran and Doha are planning to set up a direct shipping line in the Persian Gulf waters in the coming months, a senior Iranian trade official announced on Wednesday.
"We will launch a direct shipping line to Qatar with Doha's approval in the near future," Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Valiollah Afkhamirad said in a meeting with Qatar's Deputy Economy Minister in Tehran on Wednesday. [10/09/14]