Pic: File picture of commuters entering the metro at Aziziyah station. Baher Amin / The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Doha Metro service hours for Thursdays and Fridays will be extended from January 16. From this weekend, January 16, they will operate trains from 6am to 11:59pm on Thursdays and from 2pm to 11:59pm on […]
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Beema life insurance scheme for Indians in Qatar
ICBF LIFE INSURANCE SCHEME FOR INDIAN COMMUNITY Damaan Islamic Insurance Company – Beema life insurance scheme for Indian expats which is initiative of Indian Community Benevolent Forum – Qatar (ICBF). ICBF announced the initiative to support the community, in the form of community insurance scheme for the Indian community members aimed at protecting families of the expatriates. […]
PROFILE: Oman’s new sultan Haitham bin Tariq
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani Anadolu MUSCAT, Oman: HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour has taken the oath of allegiance as the new Sultan of Oman after the death of longtime ruler HM […]
Amir mourns Sultan Qaboos of Oman
QNA Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani mourned Saturday the death of HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur of the Sultanate of Oman, who passed away Friday evening. HH the Amir stressed, in a statement by the Amiri Diwan, that Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur was a great leader […]
Haitham bin Tariq ‘named successor’ to Oman’s Sultan Qaboos
The former culture minister, 65, has been sworn in before the ruling family council on Saturday, according to local media reports [File: Tariq Al Ali/Reuters] Al Jazeera Oman has named H M Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the country’s new ruler following the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, according […]
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies; council starts succession process
FILE PHOTO: H M Sultan Qaboos bin Said at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman January 14, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS Reuters | QNA The Sultanate of Oman’s Diwan of Royal Court today announced the death Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who passed away late Friday. Three days of official mourning have been […]
NMoQ listed in world’s Top 10 museums and cultural venues of 2019
File picture of the iconic National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah/The Peninsula By Irfan Bukhari | The Peninsula Doha: World’s famous web magazine on architecture and art, designboom, has placed the National Museum of Qatar in the list of Top 10 museums and cultural venues of 2019. “In March (2019), the National Museum […]
Qatar’s reserve power surplus records highest in region
Al Bidda Metro Substation, which was opened at the end of November last year. By Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula Doha: The peak electricity demand in Qatar was recorded 8,475 megawatts in 2019 where the power production reached 10,578 megawatts showing a reserve power surplus about 2,000 megawatts, which is the highest in the Arab […]
Katara’s popularity soared in 2019
Sachin Kumar I The Peninsula The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) emerged as one of the popular destinations in Qatar, as it attracted not only local residents but also thousands of tourists from across the globe. The number of visitors coming to Katara saw a significant rise of 27 percent in 2019. According to Cultural Index […]
Beema life insurance scheme for Indian expats
ICBF LIFE INSURANCE SCHEME FOR INDIAN COMMUNITY Damaan Islamic Insurance Company – Beema life insurance scheme for Indian expats which is initiative of Indian Community Benevolent Forum – Qatar (ICBF). ICBF announced the initiative to support the community, in the form of community insurance scheme for the Indian community members aimed at protecting families of […]