Cloud cover to increase tomorrow in Qatar; scattered light rain predicted

File picture of West Bay used for representation. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Cloud amount is expected to increase gradually during the period between tomorrow evening until Sunday, April 28, noon tweeted Qatar Meteorology Department. The department also predicted a chance of scattered light rain in some parts of the country. In […]

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Experts discuss ways to combat cybercrime

The Attorney-General of Qatar, H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri (left), and French Ambassador to Qatar Franck Gellet (centre), addressing the opening of a seminar on combating cybercrime, held at the Public Prosecution headquarters in Doha, yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula Doha: To benefit from […]

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Inspection campaign on outlets ahead of Ramadan

The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) represented by the municipal health monitoring sections has intensified inspection campaigns on food outlets to ensure they are complying to the health rules ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. The inspectors check food items, storage facility, transportation process and food preparation to ensure the […]

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Qatar Petroleum launches largest ship building programme in the history of LNG industry

The Peninsula Doha: Qatar Petroleum today issued an ‘invitation to tender’ for the reservation of ship construction capacity required for the LNG carrier fleet for its North Field Expansion (NFE) Project, which will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tons per annum (mta) to 110 mta starting in 2024. In addition to addressing […]

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MOTC launches Qatar Open Data Portal

Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti (second left), launching the Qatar Open Data Portal with other officials yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula Doha: In a move to make government data easily accessible, the Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim […]

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Wind and dusty conditions to affect visibility in Qatar; temperature to drop

File picture used for representation only. The Peninsula Online Doha: Qatar Meteorology Department has issued warning on its social media accounts to inform residents that strong Northwesterly wind exceeding 25 kt at times is expected to begin affecting the country. The change expected by afternoon will be accompanied with dusty conditions causing visibility to drop […]

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Barwa Bank and ibq complete legal merger

The Peninsula Doha: Barwa Bank has announced the official completion of its legal merger with International Bank of Qatar (ibq). The merger, which brings two of Qatar’s leading financial players under one roof, will establish a Shariah compliant financial institution in both local and regional markets. The combined entity’s total assets are valued at more […]

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Indian Embassy publishes list of seats available in four schools

File picture used for representation The Peninsula Online Doha: Indian Embassy has published a list of vacant seats available in four Indian schools across Qatar. It said that there are 164 seats available for KG-1 in three schools – Scholars International School (80), Loyola International School (39) and Olive International School (45). As per embassy’s […]

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Construction of Qatar’s first cable-stayed bridge begins

The Peninsula Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started the construction of the first Cable-Stayed Bridge in Qatar and the conversion of Haloul Roundabout into a two-level interchange on Sabah Al-Ahmad Corridor project. The 1,200-meter long new bridge extends prior to Haloul Roundabout through Faleh Bin Nasser intersection in Salwa Road to provide free […]

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