After the recent update of the EHTERAZ app (version 5.1 for iOS; version 8.0.3 for Android) this June 2020, many users have reported that instead of the normal color-coded QR code, a question mark was showing on the health status page of their app. This worried users since the EHTERAZ app is mandatory and part of the entry […]
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Qatar reports 915 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths and 2401 recoveries on July 1
Ministry of Public Health today announces 915 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), and 2,401 people recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered from the virus in Qatar to 83,965. Two new deaths were also recorded. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now stands […]
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs bids farewell to Indian Ambassador
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, met yesterday with the Ambassador of the Republic of India to the State of Qatar, H E P Kumaran, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. During the meeting, H E the Minister of State for Foreign […]
Made in Qatar Festival launched at all Lulu Hypermarkets
Doha: The latest edition of ‘Qatari Products Our First Choice’ under the tagline ‘Made in Qatar Festival’ was inaugurated virtually on Sunday by Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Naser Al Thani, Undersecretary of the Agricultural Affairs and Fisheries under the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) in the presence of Sheikh Jassim bin Jabor Bin Hassan […]
Entry and exit points to and from the Industrial Area cancelled from tomorrow
Within the framework of the implementation of the second phase of the plan to gradually lift the restrictions imposed in the State of Qatar as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Permanent Committee for Industrial Area Affairs decided to cancel entry and exit points to and from the Industrial Area starting tomorrow, Wednesday […]
High-tech traffic control improves road safety
Colonel Mohammed Radi Al Hajri, Director of Traffic Awareness Department at the Ministry of Interior Colonel Mohammed Radi Al Hajri, Director of Traffic Awareness Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has said that the Department has paid great attention to improving road safety, through the use of modern technologies for monitoring and controlling traffic. […]
Qatar reports 982 COVID-19 cases and 1394 recoveries on June 30
Photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health recorded 982 confirmed new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1394 people recovering from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered from the disease in Qatar to 81564 cases The total number of positive COVID-19 […]
Indian ministry announces 193 flights from Qatar to six states in July-Aug
The Peninsula Online Doha: Indian government has published a list of 193 flights from Qatar to various states of India in the month of July and August as part of the Vande Bharat Mission Phase 4, which repatriates Indian citizen from various parts of the world. As earlier announced IndiGo, an Indian budget carrier, will […]
Petrol and diesel prices to go up in July
The Peninsula Online Doha: Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced today the prices of super and premium grade petrol and diesel for July. QP has increased the prices of premium, super and diesel in July. The official website showed that premium grade petrol will cost QR1.10 per litre in July, 10 dirhams more than June and […]
India bans 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, over national security concerns
By Rahul Satija and Saritha Rai / Bloomberg India banned 59 apps from China including the very popular short-video program TikTok, owned by ByteDance, citing threats to its sovereignty, security and public order, as relations between the two nations worsened. Among the blocked apps are those of prominent Chinese technology giants including Alibaba Group’s UC […]