File picture 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 (Saturday, […]
Month: April 2018
7 Bad Habits Truly Wealthy People Never Have
Almost all of those in the 1 percent have this in common: They don’tspend their time doing these things. What does the 1 percent do with their time compared to the 99 percent? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Andrew Ferebee, seven-figure entrepreneur, high […]
Addicted to Your Business? Never Satisfied? It’s Not a Bad Thing.
Transform your single-minded dedication into meaningful work that demonstrates your commitment to success. Image credit: kupicoo | Getty Images Are you an addict? Those four simple words make many people feel uncomfortable. The human tendency is to automatically assume the question refers to consuming illegal narcotics or engaging in high-risk behaviors with potentially life-threatening consequences. In many […]
Meteorology department warns of expected thundery rain and high sea
File image used for representaion. QNA Doha, Weather inshore until 6 p.m. on Saturday will be relatively hot daytime with slight dust and scattered clouds with weak chance of rain at places, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be slight dusty and partly cloudy to cloudy at times […]
400 undocumented Filipinos in Kuwait to be repatriated this week
More than 400 Filipino undocumented workers are expected to arrive in Manila within the week as the Kuwaiti amnesty expires on April 22. The Philippines Embassy said that they will repatriate 113 workers by Philippine Airlines and other 326 through Qatar airways. These will be last 3 flights for those who availed amnesty program of […]
Today’s Gold Price in Qatar
Updated: Saturday 21 April 2018, 04:48 am Doha time (Saturday 21 April 2018, 01:48 am GMT ) The table shows gold price in Qatar in Qatari riyal as calculated per ounce, kilogram, 10 tolas bar, and gram for the most commonly used carats in Qatar which are 24 carat, 22 carat, and 18 carat. Also […]
No claims against partners or liquidator
legal helpline By Dr Nizar Kochery/Doha Question: I was a partner in a limited liability company in Qatar which got liquidated five years ago and the name was struck off from the commercial registration and taxation departments too. A liquidator was appointed under a joint resolution by the partners. Now, we, the same partners, want to […]
Nod to draft law on property ownership by non-Qataris
The Cabinet has given its nod to a draft law on the regulation of ownership and usage of properties by non-Qataris in the country. The matter has been referred to the Advisory Council, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports. Under the terms of the draft law, non-Qataris may own and use properties in Qatar […]
Qatar non-oil exports grow 15.1% in Q1
Doha: The total value of Qatar’s non-oil exports for the first quarter of 2018 reached QR5.64 billion compared to the first quarter of 2017 which amounted to QR4.9 billion, registering an increase of 15.1%, according to the monthly report of Qatar Chamber on the foreign trade of the private sector. The total value of non-oil […]
Parents start online petition against Indian school for charging “optional fees”
The Peninsula Online Doha: Parents of an Indian school in Qatar have started an online petition against the management for imposing an additional “optional fees”. The parents claim that it is not justified since if the fee is not paid, the students will not have access to study material published on their website. As per […]