File photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs has announced that special working hours in open workplaces during summer will be effective from June 15 until August 31 and warned of strict action against companies who don’t comply. “The Ministry requests owners […]
Category: News
6 more flights from Qatar to India; total 27 flights in June
The Peninsula Online Doha: Indian External Affairs Ministry has published a new list of flights from Doha to various Indian cities as part of repatriation efforts by the Indian government. As per the list published on their website, there will be 6 flights from June 18 to 2 states of India as part of the […]
Five more die of Covid-19 in Qatar as 1721 test positive on June 9
Arabic typography sculpture at Doha Cornich. pic: Baher Amin The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today reported 1721 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1634 people recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in Qatar to 47,569. The Ministry also announced there were 5 deaths The ministry said […]
New building of Indonesian Embassy inaugurated in Onaiza
Indonesia’s Ambassador to Qatar, H E Muhammad Basri Sidehabi; the owner of the building, Muhammad Ibrahim Abdullah Obaidah Fakhroo, and othersduring the inauguration of the new building of the Indonesian Embassy in Onaiza, Doha, on Sunday. The Peninsula Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar, H E Muhammad Basri Sidehabi, officially inaugurated the new Indonesian Embassy building in […]
Stringent safety measures at health centers
QNA Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has confirmed that it is taking the utmost care to protect patients and medical personnel from the risks of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Head of Al Thumama Health Center at PHCC, Dr. Hanadi Al Hail, said in press statements that PHCC has developed a comprehensive plan for […]
MoPH organises workshop on food registration system
MOPH The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has organised an online workshop on food registration system and its role in ensuring food safety for exporting and importing companies in Qatar. The organisation of the workshop came as part of the awareness activities carried out by the ministry within the framework of celebrating the World Food […]
Limited opening of mosques from June 15 with special precautionary measures: Awqaf
The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced to reopen the mosques from June 15 under certain rules and regulation following the preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 releasing an illustrative video for worshipers to follow the procedures. “We inform you that the mosques will be […]
India re-opens despite record virus infections
Customers walk inside Select CITYWALK mall after the government eased a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 in New Delhi Malls and temples opened across India on Monday after a 10-week lockdown, despite a record daily rise in new cases and predictions that the epidemic will worsen for weeks to come. The […]
1368 new Covid-19 cases in Qatar as three more deaths reported on June 8
5/6 arches Interchange at the Lusail Expressway. pic: Baher Amin The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 1,368 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and that 1,597 people have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the State of Qatar to […]
Ashghal responds to artist’s claim of plagiarism in plant maze design
The Peninsula Doha: Public Works Department Ashghal has issued a clarification in response to the infringement of intellectual property rights claim of artist Abdulhameed Al Siddiqi. In a statement on its website Ashghal stated that it “welcomes working with artists and asserts on existing prior and permanent cooperation with local artists and residents, because we […]