The head of Traffic Planning section at the Roads Engineering Department, Captain Mohammed Misfer Al Hajri, addressing a press conference at Madinah Khalifa Traffic Department yesterday. Pic:Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula. By Sidi Mohamed I The Peninsula DOHA: Over 51,000 violations of overspeeding and 6,700 traffic violations of crossing red signal were recorded in the first half […]
Month: August 2018
Surprise inspection drive in Industrial Area
An officer carrying out an inspection campaign at one of the outlets in the Industrial Area. The Peninsula DOHA: In a bid to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing commercial activities, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce has carried out a surprise inspection campaign targeting car repair centres, industrial facilities and vocational workshops in […]
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Monday, August 6, 2018)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is one change today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of Orbital Highway, it is University Road. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Monday, August 6, 2018) University Road – 80 […]
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 […]
10 Powerful Books That Will Change How You See the World
I’ve read each of these books at least twice, but some five or more times. The more books I read, the less I’m interested in breadth and the more I’m interested in depth. I’ve read each of these books at least twice (generally back-to-back), but some five or more times. These books have profoundly impacted the way I think and live […]
6 Unexpected Signs You’re a Much Better Leader Than You Think
Charisma? Drive? Passion? Not exactly. CREDIT: Shutterstock Think for a moment about the most effective boss that you’ve ever worked with in your life. As you look back, ponder for a moment what made that individual stand out. What characteristics made him or her special? Was it charisma? Drive? Enthusiasm? The ability to motivate? Whatever the case, the type […]
The 1 Habit That Can Make the Most Positive Impact on Your Life
Exercise is a keystone habit. If you could give one piece of advice to a very smart but lazy guy, what would it be? originally appeared on Quora – the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Graeme Austen on Quora: If you truly want to go from lazy to motivated in all aspects of […]
Work with non-sponsor
I need your help with your valuable guidance and support with following two issues: 1. Case 1: I am a project manager in one of the IT companies here in Kuwait and during my course of job I used one of the sales lead for my benefits, the lead was not willing to work with […]
Basic Laws and Regulations in Qatar
Before planning a trip to any destination, it is important to know that you should not break the law of the country at any point of time, else, even the embassy may not be able to assist you. For this, it would be wise to keep yourself updated about the basic laws in the destination […]
Fitch & Moody’s upgrade Commercial Bank outlook
The Commercial Bank headquarters in West Bay, Doha. The Peninsula DOHA: Global credit rating agencies Fitch and Moody’s have upgraded the outlook of Commercial Bank to Stable and affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) at ‘A’ (Fitch) and ‘A3’ (Moody’s), reflecting the strength of Qatar’s economy and the banking sector. Qatar has demonstrated strong […]