“Cost-efficiency can no longer be the solitary guiding principle of supply chains,” says HE the Minister of State and QFZA chairman Ahmad bin Mohamed al-Sayed. The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) recently led a discussion on global trade resilience and foreign direct investment (FDI) during a digital roundtable co-hosted with The Business Year media group. […]
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QU operating with 50% staff in sanitised environment
The Peninsula Qatar University welcomed 50 percent employees in a clean environment in line with the implementation of the decisions issued by the University administration and pursuant to the directives issued by the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management. To commence the second phase of the plan to gradually lift the restrictions imposed to reduce the […]
Online traffic transactions in Qatar witness significant increase in first half of 2020
QNA Doha: The General Directorate of Traffic’s online services, especially the Metrash2 application, witnessed a significant increase in usage during the first half of 2020. The directorate data showed that the total number of online traffic transactions that were carried out during the first half of 2020 reached 514,000 compared to about 303,000 transactions for […]
Turkish president heads to Qatar on 1st post-virus trip
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen before his departure to Qatar from the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey on July 02, 2020. ( Metin Akta-Anadolu Agency ) By Merve Aydogan / AA ANKARA: Turkey’s president departed for a daylong working visit to Qatar on Thursday, his first overseas trip since the start of the […]
Suspension of commercial activities and offices on weekend still effective: Ministry
The Peninsula Online Doha: Ministry of Commerce and Industry in a circular published on its social media said the suspension of commercial activities and offices on Friday and Saturday is still effective. “Circular No (16) regarding the suspension of all commercial activities in outlets and offices on Fridays and Saturdays is still effective, exclusing the […]
Three COVID-19 deaths in Qatar as 2632 patients recover and 894 new cases on July 2
The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Public Health reported today 894 confirmed new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 2632 cases recovered during the last 24 hours, raising the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 86,597. In addition, the Ministry announced 3 new deaths, aged 57, 58 and 67 – all of whom […]
Retail outlets in malls, restaurants, public parks reopen
People visiting Souq Waqif as tourist destinations, malls and select restaurants reopened, yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula Doha: Having remained closed for about three months, the parks, retail outlets in malls, shops and restaurants reopened yesterday for shoppers and visitors, as the second phase of the gradual lifting […]
176 Indians fly to Kochi on free-of-cost chartered flight
PCCQ office bearers distributed kits containing N95 mask, sanitiser, snacks and juice to the passengers. A total of 176 Indians, including two infants, flew free-of-cost to Kochi, India, Wednesday on a chartered flight organised by a community organisation. The noble mission came as a big relief to those who had been undergoing distressing conditions and […]
Amir to meet Turkish President today
QNA Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will meet this evening with President of the Republic of Turkey H E Recep Tayyip Erdogan. H H the Amir and H E the Turkish President, who will arrive in Qatar today on a working visit, will discuss strategic relations between the two brotherly […]
Amir meets Ambassadors of Indonesia, India
Amir with the Indian Ambassador P Kumaran Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at his Amiri Diwan Office on Wednesday morning with the Ambassador of Indonesia in Qatar HE Muhammad Basri Sidehabi and the Ambassador of India HE P Kumaran, who called on HH to greet him on the occasion of […]