An artistic image of Ras Abu Aboud Stadium. The Peninsula DOHA: Qatari firm HBK Contracting Company (HBK) has been awarded the main work contract for Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, making it the first Qatari-only company to be appointed as the main contractor for a 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 40,000-seat venue will be built using […]
Month: May 2018
7 Insanely Powerful Lessons My Mentor Taught Me (Which I Didn’t Realize Until Later)
This wisdom changed my life. Having a mentor is more than an opportunity. A true mentorship is one filled with emotional investment–a desire in the mentor to see their knowledge manifest in another, and an ambition from the student to take each lesson to heart. In a true mentorship the student learns and grows at […]
5 TEDx Talks That Will Help You Learn How to Focus
These TEDx talks teach the power of mindfulness and how it can help overcome common obstacles in your business and your life. Although we know it’s best to be fully present in everything we do throughout the day–it’s tough to do this without practice and guidance on how to stay focused. When we are exposed to so many alerts, notifications, […]
Why Passion Is the Most Important Hiring Qualification
Want your team to do the impossible? To contribute in unimaginable ways? Hire for passion. No one ever accomplishes anything worthwhile on their own. That’s why hiring the right people is critical for any company — and especially for a startup or small business with just a handful of employees. After all, if you’re running a company with 600 employees, […]
This Side Hustle Can Help You Build Long-Term Wealth, and You Don’t Need a Ton of Money to Start It
Ask yourself these questions to build yourself a profitable empire. Some of the wealthiest people I know made their money in real estate. They didn’t start out big. They started by buying one small property or project, and then after the first came a second, and so on. I personally didn’t start investing in real estate until I’d already experienced […]
Payback Time? Qatar Bans Goods From UAE Year After Boycott By Gulf Nation
Qatar said it was banning products originating from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, almost a year after those states imposed an embargo on Doha, accusing it of supporting terrorism. “Products originating from the blockading states, which as a result of the blockade cannot pass the Gulf Cooperation Council Customs Territory, have […]
Hotline service launched to protect palm trees from pests
File photo used for representation. By Sanaullah Ataullah / The Peninsula DOHA: Providing utmost services to help grow local production manifold, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment has launched hotline to protect palm trees from harmful insects and pests like red palm weevil. Farmers have been advised to call the department concerned at the Ministry on […]
Qatar more stronger a year after siege: GCO
File picture of Qatar skyline used for representation By Irfan Bukhari | The Peninsula DOHA: As the siege of Qatar is going to enter second year on June 5, the Government Communications Office through a number of tweets posted yesterday and on Thursday, has showed that the attempts of the blockading countries against Qatar in […]
Draft law to boost foreign investments in all sectors
Image used for representation. The Peninsula DOHA: Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani has said that draft law allowing non-Qatari investors to invest 100 percent capital in all sectors will accelerate development and attract foreign investment in all economic and commercial activities. In a statement yesterday, […]
Citizens, residents deprived of Haj and Umrah for second year
By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula DOHA: It is the second year that Qataris and residents of Qatar are deprived by Saudi authorities from performing Haj and Umrah as a kind of exploiting them for political purposes. The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has recorded until last April about 165 complaints of violating the right of […]