Qatar

Qatar-based multinational group Al Siddiqi Holding has reached an agreement to become an official partner of the country’s staging of the Men’s Handball World Championship next year.

Qatar Airways has been named as the official airline sponsor of the 2015 International Handball Federation (IHF) Men’s World Championship in Doha, the capital of the Middle Eastern state.

Qatar 2015 has hailed a “pioneering” sponsorship agreement with a number of the country’s leading businesses for its staging of the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship next year.

Energy company Qatar Petroleum International has extended its contract as the exclusive sponsor of the world’s richest horse race for purebred Arabians, the Qatar Arabian World Cup, to take in the 2014 edition at Longchamp, Paris on October 5.

Qatar Airways has announced a partnership with the Qatar Stars League that will allow fans to earn air miles by attending matches in the country’s top football division.

Qatari telecommunications firm Ooredoo has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with the Qatar Football Association.

Qatari retail chain Fifty One East and electronics giant Sony have agreed a three-year deal with the Qatar Football Association to extend their sponsorship of the Emir Cup club football competition.

Hublot has extended its partnership with Fifa, world football’s governing body, until 2022, according to the Swiss watchmaker’s president Jean-Claude Biver.

Qatari private investment company QIPCO Holdings has increased its presence in British horse racing through a wide-ranging five-year deal to become the first ever official partner of Royal Ascot.

Qatar’s local organising committee for the 2015 Men’s Handball World Championship has sealed a sponsorship agreement to promote its event at the sport’s Men’s EHF Euro 2014 competition.

The Qatari subsidiary of US multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has renewed its title sponsorship of the Qatar Open for the ATP World Tour tennis event’s 2014 edition.

The Qatar Football Association has agreed a one-year deal with Aamal to sponsor the men's national team and various QFA competitions during the 2013-14 season.

The Qatar Football Association has signed a four-year partnership with the national subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas company Shell.

French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has officially unveiled its lucrative sponsorship deal with Qatar Tourism Authority and has denied that the controversial agreement infringes upon Financial Fair Play regulations.

Liquefied natural gas company Qatargas has reached a deal with the Qatar Football Association to become the naming rights sponsor of the Q League, the second tier of Qatari club football, for the next three years.

Real estate developer Al Emadi Enterprises has extended its association with the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club by signing a five-year sponsorship deal for the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere event.

The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club has sealed a five-year extension to its long-term partnership with French gas and oil giant Total.

Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club and Qatar Petroleum International, which represents the Gulf state’s energy portfolio globally, have signed a sponsorship deal encompassing this year’s horse racing showpiece, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.