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Qatar tour operators upbeat as industry makes post-blockade recovery
Image taken from twitter. By Lani Rose R Dizon I The Peninsula Doha-based tour operators are upbeat with the country’s tourism sector showing post-blockade recovery trends. The number of foreign tourists who have visited Qatar in the first two months of the year has increased by eight percent to 376, 106 visitors in January and […]
State workers observe nationwide strike, stage protest in Beirut against possible wage cuts
BEIRUT: A number of public institutions across the country observed a strike Wednesday as hundreds of state workers gathered in Downtown Beirut to protest against possible cuts to their wages and benefits as a means of reducing the budget deficit. The General Confederation of Lebanese Workers organized the protest in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square, to […]
Hariri: Budget needs unprecedented austerity measures
BEIRUT: Parliament convened Wednesday for a legislative session chaired by Speaker Nabih Berri, setting aside the 18-item agenda to first discuss concerns over the yet-to-be-passed 2019 state budget.Prime Minister Saad Hariri told lawmakers the government needs an austere budget unlike anything that has been implemented “in the history of Lebanon.” Berri told Hariri he hoped […]
Indian court refuses to suspend ban order on Chinese app TikTok
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a mobile phone screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui By Aditya Kalra and Sudarshan Varadhan | Reuters NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Tuesday refused a request by China’s Bytedance Technology to suspend a ban on its popular video […]
Qatar ranked 3rd on Global Cybersecurity Index 2018 in region
The Peninsula Doha: Qatar has achieved high rankings in terms of cybersecurity and ranked third in the Arab world and 17th globally on the Global Cybersecurity Index 2018 released recently by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This year, Qatar advanced eight positions on the global landscape and occupied the 17th position, from the 25th […]
Doha to Al Khor in 20 minutes as 5-lane road opens
The Peninsula Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has inaugurated main carriageway and three vital interchanges on Al Khor Road, in the presence of H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The opening of the 33-kilometre Al Khor Road main carriageway, 5 lanes in each direction, […]
Qatar petroleum invites three groups to bid for North Field LNG train construction
H E Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President & CEO of Qatar Petroleum Reuters / The Peninsula Doha: Qatar Petroleum has invited three groups to bid for engineering procurement and construction packages on liquefied natural gas (LNG) mega-trains as it expands production at its North Field reservoir, the company […]
Ramadan likely to fall on May 6 in Qatar: Astronomical expert
FILE PHOTO by Baher Amin © The Peninsula The Peninsula/QNA Doha: According to calculations by astronomers, the holy month of Ramadan will likely start from Monday, May 6, 2019. According to Qatar Calendar House experts the new crescent of Ramadan 1440 H will be born on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 1:47 am Doha time. […]
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer outages
The Peninsula Online Doha: Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have been down worldwide, including Qatar for last half an hour. All the sites displayed a ‘can’t be reached’ message. According to reports, the issue seems to have spread worldwide with social media users from all over taking to Twitter to voice their frustration. Facebook Inc’s social networking […]