An MEC official during the inspection at the shop. The Peninsula DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has launched a surprise inspection campaign targeting a number of retails outlets in Al Shafi Street in Al Rayyan Al Jadeed in a bid to monitor the compliance of suppliers with their obligations under law number 8 […]
Month: August 2018
Parents, caregivers urged to be aware of accidental poisoning risk
Image used for representation. The Peninsula Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has reminded parents and caregivers about the importance of supervising young children, noting that children are naturally curious and are at high risk of having an accident, including accidental poisoning. Young children are inquisitive, often putting things in their mouth out of curiosity and […]
Qatar’s non-oil exports hit QR11.5bn in six months
Destinations of Qatar’s non-oil exports in June 2018 The Peninsula DOHA: Despite the ongoing unjust blockade against Qatar imposed by Arab quartet, the combined value of country’s non-oil exports in the first-half of this year (H1, 2018) reached QR11.5bn registering a sharp increase of 33.7 percent compared to QR8.6bn witnessed during the corresponding period (H1, […]
Blocking traffic: Over 6,800 violations registered
Colonel Mohammed Radhi Al Hajri (left), Director of Media and Traffic Awareness Department, and Captain Ali Hamad Al Marri, Head of Traffic Investigation Section at Madina Khalifa. Pics: Baher Amin / The Peninsula By Sidi Mohamed I The Peninsula DOHA: The number of violations related to obstructing traffic flow during the first half of this […]
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Monday, August 13, 2018)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is no 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 13, 2018) University Road […]
HIA retain Level 3 of ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation
A view of the Hamad International Airport. The Peninsula DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) has successfully retained its Airport Carbon Accreditation at Level 3 for another year. HIA’s renewal comes after successfully reaching Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ status last year and becoming the first airport in the GCC and only the second in the Middle East […]
37% in favour of hike in fine for jumping red signal
Image of a traffic signal used for representation only. By Sidi Mohamed I The Peninsula DOHA: Around 37 percent of people who participated in an online poll by the General Directorate of Traffic on its official Twitter account have voted in support for increasing the fine for jumping red signal. Currently, jumping red signal attracts […]
Ministry of Interior records 49 million transactions
Mininstry of Interior. The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Interior registered a high record in the number of transactions executed through its various departments during the first half of 2018 which reached over 49 million, showing an increase of 4.5 percent when compared to the same period of 2017. The monthly average number of service […]
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Sunday, August 12, 2018)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is no change today in the locations of mobile radars. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Sunday, August 12, 2018) Orbital Highway – 80 km/h Air Force Street – 100 […]
QRI initiative to train patients in sport activities
Image used for representation only. By Fazeena Saleem I The Peninsula DOHA: The Qatar Rehabilitation Institute (QRI) through a unique initiative plans to train its patients with potentials in sport activities. The program will be introduced as part of QRI’s aim to reintegrate patients into the community. “QRI has initiated the program with Qatar Paralympic […]