The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index made a remarkable gain during the last week powered by banking and industrial sector stocks. The QSE index gained 373.33 points, or 3.89 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 9,981.22 points. Investors at the exchange became QR26.75bn richer as the market cap rose […]
Month: August 2018
Container traffic rises 30% at Hamad Port
By Sachin Kumar I The Peninsula DOHA: Hamad Port is continuing to see huge rise in traffic. The QR27bn port witnessed a 30 percent rise in the handling of goods containers in July. The port handled 122,827 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) containers last month, according to Mwani Qatar data. It had handled 94,911 TEUs containers […]
Defence Minister Al Attiyah visits Boeing Company plant in US
QNA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, during his visit to the Boeing Company plant in the US State of Missouri, yesterday. Al Attiyah also held a meeting with Mayor of Charleston, John Tecklenburg, US Senate Member Paul Campbell, Executive Director of Charleston […]
Qataris decry politicising of Hajj by Saudi authorities
QNA DOHA: Expressing dismay over various restrictions and absence of any system by the Saudi government that barred Qataris from performing Haj for the second consecutive year, Qatari citizens have asked the Saudi authorities to shun politicising sacred rituals for its political interests. Saudi Arabia’s imposition of restrictions on people living in Qatar to perform […]
Driving schools witness heavy learners’ rush during summer
By Sidi Mohamed I The Peninsula DOHA: The number of learners is witnessing an increase in driving schools during the summer vacation, particularly for light-vehicle driving licence and most of the aspirants of the licences are either university students or employees of various private organisations. “A big number of aspirants for driving licences are visiting […]
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Saturday, August 4, 2018)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is one change today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of University Street, it is Orbital Highway. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Saturday, August 4, 2018) Shamal Highway […]
Defence Minister inaugurates F-15 aircraft production line for Qatar Amiri Air Forces
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with other officials touring the Boeing Company plant in the US State of Missouri yesterday. QNA Washington: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah paid a […]
Things to do this week in Qatar (Aug 3 – 10, 2018)
The Peninsula Online Another exciting weekend is here and there are lots happening in town. Music, adventure and arts – we have listed down some of them for you. If you know of any other events happening around Qatar please share in the comments section. Spend and Splash at The Pearl-Qatar United Development Company has […]
Two streets near Corniche & West Bay to be partially closed for metro works
The Peninsula Online The Qatar Rail has announced that two streets will be partially closed from today for a short period due to works related to the Doha Metro project. Majlis Al Taawon and Omer Al Mukhtar streets, near Doha Corniche, will be partially closed from Thursday, August 2 till August 19. The streets are […]
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Thursday, August 2, 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 Street. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Thursday, August 2, 2018) Shamal Highway […]