File photo used for representation. The Peninsula Online Doha: 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 (Monday, […]
Month: July 2018
Global trade war looks a real risk: QNB
The Peninsula DOHA: The key risk of the Trump Presidency, namely a global trade war, has risen markedly in recent weeks. With the US imposing a series of unilateral tariffs and the countries affected quickly responding in kind, the opening shots have been fired. The fear is that the relatively small measures so far announced […]
Visitors throng Kuwaiti-Qatari Relations Exhibition at Katara
Katara officials during visit to one of the pavilions. The Peninsula DOHA: The Kuwaiti-Qatari Relations Exhibition at Katara Cultural Village concluded yesterday with more visitors including local heritage enthusiasts and dignitaries. The five-day long exhibition which was organised in coordination with the Kuwaiti Expo 965 Team for heritage exhibitions, received VIP visitors including diplomats, dignitaries […]
Take precautions to control skin and respiratory allergy: Expert
File picture used for representation. Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula DOHA: The onset of summer is time for people with skin or respiratory allergies to take extra precaution. By being a little more careful patients of skin and respiratory allergies can enjoy summer without any complications. Dr Mehdi Adeli, Senior […]
Qatar Fan Zone attracts over 62,000 visitors
The Peninsula DOHA: The Qatar Fan Zone at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena has welcomed more than 62,000 visitors so far, and more people are expected to throng the arena int the last week of the tournament with more live entertainment to match the mounting excitement of the games. After a short break […]
Qatari media succeeded in defending just case: Al Ali
Minister of Culture and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali (fourth left), with Jassim Tawar Al Kuwari (fifth left), Chairman, Tawar Mall; Essa Abdulrahman Al Kuwari (fifth right) of Broadcasting Licenses Department at the Ministry of Culture and Sports; and other officials after the signing held at the Ministry, yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot […]
MoI launches Accident-Free Summer campaign
Brigadier Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, Director General of Traffic, during the press conference, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula DOHA: The General Directorate of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior yesterday launched “Accident-Free Summer” campaign to raise awareness on traffic violations, minimise accidents and spread the culture of road […]
The Right Way to Start Branding Yourself Right Out of College
Image credit: Shutterstock When I graduated from Amherst College in 2010, I had no internships or published clips to my name. Naturally, real life hit me like a truck. I didn’t know what I was doing, and I felt miserable and dejected because I couldn’t find a job. I couldn’t even find a decent internship. Then, […]
10 Troubling Habits of Chronically Unhappy People
Research shows that your habits create happiness (and unhappiness) more than anything else in life. Don’t let these bad habits drag you down. Happiness comes in so many different forms that it can be hard to define. Unhappiness, on the other hand, is easy to identify–you know it when you see it, and you definitely […]
20 Brutal Truths About Life No One Wants to Admit
Time is your most valuable asset–you need to prioritize how you spend it. It’s much easier to talk about the weather, sports, and celebrities than your fear of mortality. Unfortunately, the more time you spend pretending that ultimate truths don’t exist, the more time you waste not being your authentic self and getting the most out of every […]