Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The Peninsula Qatar Airways announced yesterday that it will fly internationally-renowned Indian actress and Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Doha to provide a glittering opening to this year’s Qatar Show 2019, which will feature some of the world’s finest gemstones, jewellery collections and watches. As the Official Airline Partner […]
Month: February 2019
European Parliament hears suffering of siege victims
QNA Brussels: The European Parliament (EU) heard at its premises in Belgian capital, Brussels, yesterday, for the first time, live and horrific testimonies by two of the victims of the unjust blockade imposed on the State of Qatar and three others who have also been victims of Saudi, UAE and Bahraini violations of human rights. The […]
Road toll gates to be activated after two years: Official
Doha: A senior official at the General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) said recently that the toll gates will be operational only after the completion of all road projects. In a comment to Al Sharq Arabic daily, GDT Director Brigadier Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, said that the activation of electronic toll gates on the highways […]
28 private schools get approval to increase fees up to 10 percent
Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education said today that it has agreed to increase the tuition fees for 28 private schools and kindergartens for the academic year 2019/2020. Ministry received 126 applications for fee change. There are 287 private schools and kindergartens operating in the country. Director of Private Schools Licensing Department at […]
Prayer for martyred Indian soldier in Kashmir
Pulwama terror attack: Indian community in Qatar going to pay tribute With India still reeling in shock and grief from the terror act in Pulwama that claimed the lives of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans on February 14, the expat community in Qatar are coming together to express solidarity with their nation. In one […]
Four times bigger than old, new Hamad emergency building to open this year
QNA Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani today paid an inspection visit to Hamad Hospital General Hospital’s new emergency services building. The Prime Minister toured the building to check on the various medical departments, facilities and modern medical equipment that will be used to […]
Migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 years
MUMBAI: Emigration clearances granted to Indians headed to the Gulf for employment have dropped by 21%, standing at 2.95 lakh during the 11-month period ended November 30, 2018, as compared to 2017. The five-year outflow of Indian workers to Gulf peaked in 2014 at 7.76 lakh. Compared to that figure, the decline in 2018 is […]
Locations of the 16 roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Saturday, February 16, 2019)
Doha: Here are the locations of mobile radars in the country. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Saturday, February 16, 2019) Air Force Street – 100 km/h Dukhan/Shahaniya – 120 km/h Shamal Highway – 120 km/h Salwa road – […]
Thundery Rain, strong wind and high sea tonight: MET alert
Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6 a.m. on Saturday will be partly cloudy with scattered rain may be thundery at places later, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of thundery rain at some areas accompanied by strong wind later. Offshore, it will be partly cloudy with chance of scattered rain […]
Some conditions for job change removed
The requirements for job change have been amended on the ‘The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affair (MADLSA) website with some of the previously mentioned conditioned no longer applicable for changing jobs by expats. Conditions such as nationality, gender and profession are no longer among requirements for job change approval. Expats were allowed […]