Credit: Twitter The Peninsula DOHA: The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) has begun shifting parts of its expansive collection to the new museum building that has taken shape on the Doha Corniche. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning French architect, Jean Nouvel, the new NMoQ building is forged using an interlocking disc design inspired by the desert […]
Month: July 2018
Qatar Airways reaffirms commitment to JetSuite and JetSuiteX expansion
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, and JetSuite Inc Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alex Wilcox, at the event. The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, and JetSuite Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alex Wilcox, reaffirmed their commitment yesterday at the Farnborough International Airshow to expanding JetSuite and […]
Qatar’s investment in Turkey crosses $20bn
Dr Yasin Aktay (centre), Adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Dr Ahmad Yabrudi, Head of the Middle East Businessmen Council (left); and Saad Al Dabbagh, a prominent Qatari businessman and Chairman of Hafeet Group, at the press conference at Hilton Doha on Tuesday. By Mohammad Shoeb I The Peninsula DOHA: With the fast-growing and […]
Temporary closure on Orbital Road
The Peninsula Online Doha: Ashghal will close a section of the Orbital Road temporarily this weekend. The tunnel prior to Umm Al Juwashin Interchange and leading to Al Khor will be closed from Thursday midnight July 19 to Saturday July 21 to enable the construction of the New Orbital Highway and Truck Route Road users travelling […]
Mobile radar to monitor eight Qatar roads (Thursday, July 19)
Image of a Qatar road 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 […]
Kahramaa starts Al Hidan power station, to feed Al Bayt Stadium
A view of Al Hidan power station, which was commissioned yesterday by Kahramaa to provide electricity to Al Bayt Stadium. The Peninsula DOHA: The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced yesterday that it started operating Al Hidan power station which will provide electricity for Al Bayt Stadium, completing four out of five stations […]
Things to do this week in Qatar (July 19-26, 2018)
The Peninsula Online From dates to candy this weekend offers a wide variety of things to do in Qatar. Here are a few you could give a try. If you know of any other events happening around Qatar please share in the comments section. Local Dates festival The Ministry of Municipality and Environment is organizing […]
Hamad International Airport served over 7 million passengers in second quarter of 2018
COSMOS by Jean Michel Othoniel at HIA. The Peninsula Qatar’s airport witnesses successful year-on-year growth in June 2018 with 12.56% passenger increment and 8.9% increase in aircraft movements Doha: Hamad International Airport (HIA) has served a total of 7.8 million passengers in the second quarter of 2018 according to second quarter results. HIA has handled […]
Qatar businesses gear up for FIFA 2022
File picture showing Doha skyline used for representation. By Satish Kanady | The Peninsula Doha: As countdown to FIFA 2022 begins with the announcement of Qatar World Cup days, the Qatari business community is all agog with a fresh wave of confidence. The formal announcement of the tournament dates has infused an added buoyancy to […]
Qatar-Jordan committee to ensure 10,000 jobs for Jordanians
Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday with Minister of Labour of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Samir Saeed Murad, and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. The Peninsula Doha: The State of Qatar and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan […]