The Public Works Authority, ‘Ashghal’ can shut the access from Al Rayyan to Doha at Bani Hajer Interchange for 2 days beginning on Friday (October 5) to permit the completion of asphalt works at the interchange. The proposed access closure has been designed in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic. Road users coming back […]
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Premium gasoline to cost more in October
Gasoline Premium gasoline will cost more in Qatar from October, though the price of super gasoline and diesel will remain unchanged, Qatar Petroleum said. QP said the 91-octane premium gasoline (petrol) will cost QR 2.05 a litre from October instead of QR2.00 now. However, there will be no change in the price of Super gasoline […]
Ministry starts electric bus testing on Qatar roads
Doha: The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has started the pilot testing of electric buses in Qatar in collaboration with Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), Mowasalat “Karwa” and China Harbor Engineering Co. This comes within Ministry’s ongoing endeavors to provide eco-friendly and sustainable transport modes that help reduce carbon emissions from public […]
Ministry explains new employment visa procedures through Qatar Visa Centers
(File Photo) Picture by: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula The Ministry of Interior has provided a new service for employers to complete visa procedures through Qatar Visa Centers “QVC” to be built in 8 selected countries as a first phase. The first QVC will operate in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This new step facilitates the visa procedures of […]
Application for switching employer in Qatar can now be submitted ONLINE
Applying for switching from one employer to another was quite a stress in Qatar when the Kafala system was in place, however, since its abolishment the process has become easier and pretty straightforward and hassle free. Ever since the abolishment the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA), in collaboration with the Ministry […]
8 Reasons You’re Not Earning the Salary You Want
Getting SALARY increment is WORST NIGHTMARE for EXPATS in Qatar and GCC States! 8 Reasons You’re Not Earning the Salary You Want Not getting the salary you think you deserve? The explanation might be one of these eight reasons: 1. You didn’t negotiate well when you were hired. There’s a lot of variation in whether and […]
MOTC starts electric bus testing on Qatar roads – Video
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) start operating electric buses for trial in cooperation with Qatari General Corporation for electricity and water” Kahramaa,” transport company “Karwa” and the Chinese company ” China Harbor Engineering.” This comes within Ministry’s ongoing endeavors to provide eco-friendly and sustainable transport modes that help reduce carbon emissions from public […]
Want to change job in Qatar in fixed term contract? A few facts
The new labor truly make the process of job change in Qatar far easier than before. The new Qatari Labor law is called Number 21 of 2015 which directs Residency, entry, and exit of foreign workers. Job change was not easier before as if any expat try to change change job without informing the employer, they were […]
Cabinet okays draft law on non-Qatari investments
File picture of Doha Skyline used for representation. DOHA: A draft law aiming to attract foreign capital and investments was approved yesterday by the Cabinet in its regular meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. The draft law which is set to replace […]
Qatar offers 100% ownership in various sectors: Sheikh Ahmed
HE Sheikh Ahmed at a roundtable organised by the Business Council for International Understanding at Harvard Club in New York recently. he legislative framework regulating foreign investments in Qatar offers foreign investors the opportunity to own up to 100% of investment projects in various sectors, said HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sheikh Ahmed […]