Sidra Medicine. Picture: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula The Peninsula DOHA: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has opened its Children’s Emergency Department (CED), which marks another major milestone in the ramp-up of the institution and firmly establishes Sidra Medicine as a key player in Qatar’s integrated healthcare system. Sidra Medicine’s CED treats serious […]
Month: July 2018
The 9-to-5 Workweek Is Dead. Here’s What’s Next
Could reimagining the 40-hour-week grind make your company more productive? CREDIT: Scottie Cameron Your mind could have drifted thousands of miles away, but as long as your body showed up to work at Dallas-based tax firm Ryan, that was all that mattered. “We literally ranked people by hours,” says Delta Emerson, president of Ryan’s global shared […]
3 Things Psychopaths Always Say
These phrases sound normal but are really red flags that you’re dealing with a psychopath. Business leaders top the list of the professions with the most psychopaths (really, that’s according to science). Which means chances are good that you’re not crazy if you think that your boss or your colleague just might be a card-carrying psychopath. But […]
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 […]
Qatari women play significant role in country’s development
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser continues to be a source of pride for Arab women around the world through her local, regional, and international projects, particularly in the education and societal development fields. Pic: File photo / AR Al-Baker QNA DOHA: The transformation that is taking place in the State of Qatar cannot be discussed without […]
Qatar-Pakistan trade jumps 104% at QR5.83bn
H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani (centre), Minister of Economy and Commerce, shaking hands with Mian Misbah Al Rehman (right), Pakistan’s Minister of Trade and Textile, at the Qatari-Pakistani Business Conference, which concluded yesterday in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Peninsula DOHA: The bilateral trade volume between Qatar and Pakistan witnessed a remarkable tripled digit-growth […]
SC launches promotional activities for Qatar 2022 World Cup in Russia
The Peninsula DOHA: The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) has said that it would launch a series of free-to-attend creative and interactive installations and events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from July 7 to 15. The SC has partnered with a range of Qatari organizations to launch creative campaigns that will showcase Qatar as […]
Amir praises French leader’s position on Gulf crisis
President Macron described the French-Qatari relations as solid and strategic His Highness expressed thanks and appreciation for the position of the French President on the Gulf crisis, his support for the State of Qatar and his affirmation that the only solution to the crisis is through dialogue between all parties. QNA Paris: HH the Amir […]
UAE claim denying deportation of Qataris misleading: NHRC
A man looks at his phone on Doha corniche on July 2, 2017. (AFP) QNA Doha: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) described the statement issued Thursday by the UAE Foreign Ministry, in which the UAE authorities claim that they have not taken any administrative or legal measures to deport Qatari nationals from the UAE […]