The surprising ways your appearance affects other people’s impressions of you. Everybody judges. Within a few seconds of seeing someone–whether on a date or at the grocery store–we decide on numerous things about them, from how smart they are to how likely they are to commit a crime. Surprisingly, our first impressions can be remarkably accurate in some […]
Month: July 2018
Google Spent a Decade Researching What Makes a Great Boss. They Came Up With These 10 Things
Google’s spent the last 10 years studying the habits of effective managers. You can learn a lot from their conclusions. “People leave managers, not companies.” We’ve all heard it. Many of us have experienced it. But what makes people want to leave a manager in the first place? And if you happen to lead a […]
Qatar sees major decline in external fund outflow
The Peninsula DOHA: The outflows of external funds from Qatar have started to reverse, somewhat in the first quarter of 2018. Total outflows has decreased to $10bn as of March 31, 2018, compared with $22bn at year-end 2017, S&P Global Ratings noted in its ‘Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) financial institutions monitor for […]
WISH partners with Oxy Qatar to support young adults with autism
Senior officials during the launch of the programme The Peninsula DOHA: An innovative program initiated by the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), with the support of Occidental Petroleum of Qatar (Oxy Qatar) aims to give young adults with autism the opportunity to learn valuable life skills that will […]
Social media plays its role in traffic awareness campaign
Engaging in the mobile phone while driving may cost you your life, be careful and do not endanger yourself and others. By Sidi Mohamed / The Peninsula DOHA: The Ministry of Interior is fully employing its social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to make the “Accident-Free Summer” traffic awareness campaign more effective. Many […]
Qatar’s economy capable of beating challenges of siege: Minister
The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar affirmed its economy’s ability to overcome the challenges of the blockade and to continue the development process towards achieving the goals of the global sustainable development agenda 2030. This came during the second national voluntary review of the State of Qatar, presented by Minister of Development Planning and Statistics H E […]
Lusail Expressway bags Global Best Project ENR Award
A view of Al Wahda Arches over the Lusail Expressway, which won the 6th annual Global Best Project ENR 2018 award by Engineering News-Record (ENR) in the Road/Highway category. The arches replaced the landmark Rainbow Roundabout in the West Bay. Pic:Salim Matramkot/ The Peninsula. The Peninsula Online Lusail Expressway has won the 6th annual Global […]
Locations of mobile radars (Sturday, July 21)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Here are the locations for the radars today (Saturday, July 21) – Al Shamal (120km/hr), Dukhan Shahaniya (120km/hr), Salwa (120km/hr), Air Force Street (100km/hr), Al Dafna (80km/hr), Al Waab Street (80km/hr), Al Refaa (100km/hr) and Orbital Road (120km/hr). Follow the traffic rules and drive within the speed limit […]
‘Cooperation between Qatar & Italy embraces all aspects’
Deputy Director of Qatar Emiri Naval Forces Directorate of Education and Training, Brigadier Yousef Almulla (right); and Rear Admiral Pierpaolo Ribuffo, Superintendent of the Italian Navy Academy, during the meeting. The Peninsula DOHA: Deputy Director of Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) Directorate of Education and Training Brigadier Yousef Almulla, recently met Rear Admiral Pierpaolo Ribuffo, […]
Moody’s upgrades over half a dozen Qatari companies
File picture of Doha Skyline used for representation. By Satish Kanady | The Peninsula DOHA: As an act of reassurance to global investors’ growing confidence in Qatari economy, the credit-rating giant Moody’s Investors Services (Moody’s) yesterday changed the ratings of over half a dozen Qatari companies’ ratings to stable from negative. The global ratings agency’s […]