A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower in Grossmugl, Austria, August 10, 2018. Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader The Peninsula Online The Perseid meteor shower will illuminate the sky from the evening of Sunday, August 12, 2018, till dawn of Monday, August 13. The people living in Northern […]
Month: August 2018
beIN Sports bags Mena media rights for Premier League matches
Nasser Al Khelaifi (right), Chairman and CEO of beIN Media Group, and Richard Scudamore, Executive Chairman of the Premier League, signing the agreement. The Peninsula DOHA: On the eve of the start of the 2018/19 Premier League season, the Premier League and beIN Sports have announced a multi-year media rights deal whereby beIN Sports will […]
QSE’s main index closes at 9,886.86 points
A general view of the Qatari Stock Exchange building in Doha. (Reuters) The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) benchmark index lost 94.36 points, 0.95 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday afternoon at 9,886.86 points. Trading value during last week decreased by 16.63 percent to reach QR1.01bn compared to QR1.21bn. Trading volume decreased by […]
HMC cautions against leaving children alone in parked vehicles
Children are at an increased risk of dehydration. The Peninsula DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has cautioned the public about the importance of protecting children, the elderly, outdoor workers, and others who may be vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. Each summer, hundreds of patients are treated at HMC’s Emergency Departments and Pediatric Emergency Centers for heat-related […]
Brisk business in school stationery as summer break draws to a close
Back to School promotion at Lulu Hypermarket. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula. By Amna Pervaiz Rao I The Peninsula DOHA: As summer vacations of different schools draw to an end in the last week of this month many parents have started back-to-school preparations and shopping. Parents are rushing to tailors for uniform orders or […]
Locations of the eight roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Saturday, August 11, 2018)
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is one change today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of Al Wakrah, 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 11, 2018) Orbital Highway […]
This Simple 1-Question Test Will Help You Instantly Increase Your Emotional Intelligence
Ask it to yourself. Then, ask someone who will tell you the truth. CREDIT: Shutterstock This column is an adapted excerpt from my new book, EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence. When Daniel Goleman published Emotional Intelligence in 1995, few had heard of the concept. The idea was primarily based on a theory formed by two psychologists, John D. […]
Want to Keep Your Career on Track? Avoid These 7 Common Leadership Blind Spots
It’s time to shed light on the leader’s most common blind spots. We have enough to worry about with what we can see, let alone what we can’t. There are plenty of traps for leaders in today’s workplace, whether it’s unspoken rules that lead to a toxic culture, or behaviors that make Millennials want to quit, or […]
Starting a New Job? Do These 3 Things on Your First Day to Start Right
Come prepared. What can a person do on the first day of a new job that will impress their boss the most?originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Shuba Swaminathan, VP Product, on Quora: What can a person do on the first day […]
Qatar labour law Service contract responsibility probation period
Article 38- Qatar labour law Service contract and content in the contract The Service Contract shall be made in writing and attested by the Department and shall comprise three copies, one copy to be delivered to each of the parties and the third copy to be deposited with the Department. The Service Contract shall specify […]