The Peninsula Two Doha Metro trains on a test drive on the Red Line near Al Wakrah. These trains will be one of the fastest driverless trains in the world, reaching a speed of 100km per hour once they start operations. Pic: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula Share this post […]
Month: August 2018
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Wednesday, August 8, 2018)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Online There are two changes today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of Al Wakrah and F Ring Road, it is Al Refaa and Orbital Highway. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars […]
Al Khor and Al Dhakhira Municipality conducts 600 inspection campaigns
The participants at the safe shopping campaign. The Peninsula DOHA: Al Khor and Al Dhakhira Municipality last month conducted more than 600 inspection visits during which it registered 13 violations and shut down a cafeteria for violating the law for regulation of food for human consumption. The drive included 380 visits to restaurants, 120 visits […]
All Great Leaders Obsess Over This 1 Thing
Almost everything leaders do wrong in the workplace results from misunderstanding–or just not caring–about employees’ dignity. CREDIT: Shutterstock Amazon in the U.K. reportedly gives warehouse workers insufficient time for bathroom breaks. The former CEO of Uber loudly berated one of the company’s drivers. In Silicon Valley, 66 percent of senior-level women report being excluded from important networking […]
How Can You Be Sure You’re Really Creative? Look for This 1 Rare Sign (and Ask Yourself 3 Questions)
Scientists have discovered that this type of thinking in teams and organizations increase ingenuity and productivity. There are two prevailing schools of thought related to how we think, problem solve, make decisions, and view the world: “Convergent” and “divergent” thinking. If you’re familiar with the concepts, then you know that only one really gets your work environment to become […]
25 Habits to Pick Up Right Away If You Want to Be a Millionaire Before Age 35
The first million is the hardest. I’m 22 years old and I want to become a millionaire by 35. How do I do it? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Alberto Favaretto, entrepreneur and investor, on Quora: Your mileage may vary, but this […]
Get Angry Easily? Science Just Discovered It Says a Lot About Your Intelligence
You get angry because other people aren’t quite as smart as you, right? Not as smart as he thinks he is? Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Rage is all the rage these days. It brings people together in a scalding bath of solidarity. […]
Temporary traffic diversion on Huwar Street and Al Maqareen Street
The Peninsula The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that it will implement a temporary traffic diversion affecting a 1.3 kilometre northbound stretch of Huwar Street near Old Al Rayyan area, and a 500 metre stretch along Al Maqareen Street. The detour has been designed in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic to facilitate […]
Qatar’s new business growth hits 9-month high: QFC data
The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon private sector started the third quarter on a solid footing, according to the latest QFC Qatar PMI data. A survey-record rate of job creation alongside marked new order growth contributed to July’s findings. Furthermore, business confidence improved to the highest level recorded since the survey’s inception in April 2017. The […]
Self-sufficiency in dairy products increases to 84%
A local supermarket shelf stocked with milk products. Photo: Abdul Basit By Sidi Mohamed I The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar has achieved remarkable progress in the field of self-sufficiency in dairy products since May 2017. The country’s self-sufficiency in dairy products now stands at 84 percent compared to 28 percent in May last year. The self-sufficiency […]