Qatar has recently taken some important steps towards making the country a great place to work and live in. If experts are to be believed, another very important step — abolishing of the exit permit system — could happen in as soon as two weeks. It is understood that Qatar could agree to a deal […]
Month: April 2018
We’ve educated 10 million marginalised children in just five years: HH Sheikha Moza
Education Above All (EAA) Foundation Chairperson HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser announced it has achieved the ambitious goal of educating 10 million marginalised children within a short span of five years. The major milestone was reached through EAA’s programme Educate A Child (EAC) and its worldwide partners, reported Gulf Times. In 2012, HH Sheikha Moza and EAA’s partners had […]
Made in Qatar smart jackets to keep workers cool and safe during peak summer hours
Qatar has always taken the welfare of its workers seriously. The country took another bold step towards making their work even easier during summer months by introducing a special ‘smart jacket’ for workers yesterday. Qatar’s Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi launched the smart jacket on […]
Recruitment agency booked for duping Qatari citizen: Report
Image used for representation. The Peninsula Online Doha: An illegal recruitment agency has been booked by Indian police for cheating a Qatari citizen. The fraudulent firm took money from the Qatari national for recruiting an Indian female cook and never acted on its promise after receiving their fees, reported Indian newspaper Hindustan Times. In its report […]
Pompeo tells Saudis that dispute needs to end; talks tough on Gulf crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 28, 2018. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS AP / The Peninsula Doha: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat to call for concerted […]
1,065 violations of new Public Hygiene Law in two months
The Peninsula DOHA: Municipal inspectors caught 1,065 violations of new Public Hygiene Law No. 18 of 2017 during February and March, said the Ministry of Municipality and Environment. The Ministry collected fine worth QR818,600 from violators since the law came into effect on February 1. “The violations included abandoned vehicles, throwing garbage at unauthorised places […]
Beware: Mobile radars to catch traffic violators in Qatar
Qatar Traffic Department has been taking various steps and initiatives to ensure speeding and related accidents do not occur. Mobile radars placed at locations with high risk of speeding has helped reduce the number of accidents say officials. Here are the locations for the radars today (Sunday, April 29) – Al Shamal (120km/hr), Dukhan Shahaniya […]
HH the Emir Awards Winners of Emir’s Sword Camel Race Festival
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani crowned the winners in the eight main rounds of Al Hail and Al Zamoul competitions at the end of the annual festival of Arabian Thoroughbred Camel Race for the Sword of the HH the Emir, at Al Shahaniya camel racetrack on Wednesday afternoon. HH the Emir awarded […]
Your Gmail account is changing TODAY – All the new features coming to your email REVEALED
GOOGLE has released a major update to its popular Gmail service today and here’s all the new features coming to your email including improved security, Confidential Mode and the ability to now work offline. GETTY Google has announced its Gmail upgrade will launch today Gmail users are getting a major update coming to their inbox. […]
Mobile radar to monitor seven Qatar roads (Thursday, April 26)
File image used for representation. The Peninsula Online Qatar Traffic Department has been taking various steps and initiatives to ensure speeding and related accidents do not occur. Mobile radars placed at locations with high risk of speeding has helped reduce the number of accidents say officials. Here are the locations for the radars today (Thursday, […]