Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah. FILE PHOTO by Baher Amin © The Peninsula In an interview with the Lusail newspaper, Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry, talked about Qatar economy after the blockade. He also talked about ‘terrorist’ operations carried out by blockading states and how Qatar intervened […]
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Food production in Qatar grows by 400% since 2017
Doha: Qatar has made significant progress in food production in the past two years as local production of agricultural, fish, animal, and dairy products has jumped by 400 percent since 2017 and annual fresh food trade volume has reached QR10bn. The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) plans to increase livestock and fish production to […]
Cabinet approves draft resolution on determining areas for non-Qatari property ownership
Doha: Prime Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday morning. The Cabinet approved a draft resolution of the Council of Ministers determining the areas and places in which non-Qataris are allowed to own and use real estate. […]
Man dies within 50 hours of undergoing hair transplant
A 43-year-old businessperson from Mumbai, India, passed on two days in the wake of experiencing hair transplant. The man was hurried to Hiranandani Hospital in Powai, Maharashtra, with breathing trouble and swelling all over and throat. He passed on Saturday, 50 hours of experiencing the system. As indicated by TOI report cited by Times Now, […]
Azim Premji Premji pledges 34% Wipro shares for philanthropy
With his new commitment, Mr. Premji’s total contribution to the philanthropic endowment corpus is ₹145,000 crore ($21 billion), which includes 67% of economic ownership of Wipro Ltd, it said. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has earmarked 34% of Wipro Ltd shares worth ₹52,750 crore ($7.5 billion) for his philanthropic activities, a statement said on Wednesday. “Azim […]
Women networking group in Qatar to hold book exchange programme
Doha: As the academic year for Indian schools in Qatar is coming to an end, a Pusthak Mela (book exhibition) is being organised in Doha to facilitate exchange of academic textbooks and story books among students. Kerala Women’s Initiative Qatar (KWIQ) and Bright Education Centre have launched this initiative, where academic textbooks, reference or guide […]
Indian Sports Centre plans major events to hone up skills of sport talents
From Left: Habib Un Nabi, General-Secretary of Indian Sports Centre; Abdulrahiman E P, Vice-President; Nilangshu Dey, President; Sharafu P Hameed, Vice-President and Nish Agrawal, Joint-Secretary, during a press conference at Radisson Blu Hotel. Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah / The Peninsula The Indian Sports Centre (ISC), a body of the Embassy of India, will organise as many […]
Qatar International Boat Show expects to draw thousands
Doha: The sixth Qatar International Boat Show (QIBS) which kicks off on Tuesday at The Pearl-Qatar is expected to attract thousands of visitors with some of the most luxurious and state-of-the-art yachts, dhows and motor boats which will be on display. QIBS 2019 organisers anticipate the show to be another success with a number of […]
UAE to play in empty stadium and fined $150K for fans targeting Qatar
FILE PHOTO: Fans throw bottles and flip-flops at the pitch during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup semi-final football match between Qatar and UAE at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on January 29, 2019. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Cup host the United Arab Emirates has been fined $150,000 for fan misconduct during the […]
Greek man misses crashed Ethiopian Airlines by being two minutes late
Antonis Mavropoulos was to board the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight (Facebook/Antonis Mavropoulos) Athens: A Greek man said on Sunday he would have been the 150th passenger on the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing plane that crashed killing all on board, except he arrived two minutes late for the flight. “I was mad because nobody helped me […]