A number of expatriate women chose to go back to their home country when they are pregnant as it is easier for them to get the support and help they need this time from their extended family members. Qatar provides free visa on arrival for the newly born babies born outside Qatar. Getting visa for infant […]
Year: 2018
Beginners guide to organic farming in Qatar
Doha: Everyone loves good food and if it’s something prepared out of veggies grown right in your backyard then it is simply the best. Though the concept of having a backyard garden is gaining popularity world over, either lack of space or lack of knowledge results in very few trying to actually work towards it. […]
Trump: Saudi king wouldn’t last 2 weeks without US support
US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Great Again” rally at Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi, on October 2, 2018. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN Dubai: President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia’s king “might not be there for two weeks” without US military support, as he sought to pressure the close American ally over […]
HMC’s Bone and Joint Center first in Middle East to use robotic-arm assisted technology
Doha: The Bone and Joint Center of Hamad Medical Corporation is the first in the Middle East and North Africa to use robotic-arm assisted technology in surgical operations as it has been performing this type of surgeries since March this year. In a interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), Head of Orthopedic Surgery Dr Mohamed […]
When your RP or Driving License is Expiring? This App Will Alert You..
The permits and licenses come with an expiry date. It’s important to renew those before its expiry as invalid permits and licenses can make your life really difficult in Qatar. But, you don’t need to worry about missing the deadlines if you have installed this app in your smartphone. In any case, Ministry of Interior’s […]
Traffic Department has launched a new high-tech radar
There are two changes today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of Al Wakra and F-Ring Road, it is Orbital Highway and Al Refaa. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Wednesday, October 3, 2018) Air Force Street – […]
Ashghal will close the access from Al Rayyan to Doha at Bani Hajer Interchange for two days
The Public Works Authority, ‘Ashghal’ can shut the access from Al Rayyan to Doha at Bani Hajer Interchange for 2 days beginning on Friday (October 5) to permit the completion of asphalt works at the interchange. The proposed access closure has been designed in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic. Road users coming back […]
Premium gasoline to cost more in October
Gasoline Premium gasoline will cost more in Qatar from October, though the price of super gasoline and diesel will remain unchanged, Qatar Petroleum said. QP said the 91-octane premium gasoline (petrol) will cost QR 2.05 a litre from October instead of QR2.00 now. However, there will be no change in the price of Super gasoline […]
Ministry starts electric bus testing on Qatar roads
Doha: The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has started the pilot testing of electric buses in Qatar in collaboration with Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), Mowasalat “Karwa” and China Harbor Engineering Co. This comes within Ministry’s ongoing endeavors to provide eco-friendly and sustainable transport modes that help reduce carbon emissions from public […]
Ministry explains new employment visa procedures through Qatar Visa Centers
(File Photo) Picture by: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula The Ministry of Interior has provided a new service for employers to complete visa procedures through Qatar Visa Centers “QVC” to be built in 8 selected countries as a first phase. The first QVC will operate in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This new step facilitates the visa procedures of […]