The Peninsula Online Doha: Qatar Petroleum (QP) has hiked the fuel prices for the month of April 2019. The price of super and premium petrol has jumped 25 dirhams. Price of diesel will go up by 10 dirhams. A statement on QP website showed that premium grade petrol will cost QR 1.80 in April, 25 […]
Month: March 2019
Part Time Jobs to Earn Money When You Study in Qatar
Studying at universities in Qatar can burn a considerably large hole in pockets of any parent. Especially if you come from any of the myriad expatriate communities that call this tiny Arabian state as home. Indubitably, living costs in Qatar are rather high,and both spouses in a family opt to work and save a few […]
Chinese official calls for end to GCC crisis
QNA Beijing: The Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue, Ambassador Gong Xiaosheng, highlighted the strong ties his country has with the GCC, saying the two sides have come a long way in their free trade negotiations. He added that the GCC crisis has led to a deterioration in ties among GCC […]
Locations of the 16 roads in Qatar with mobile radars (Sunday, March 31, 2019)
File photo used for representation. The Peninsula Online There are quite a few changes today in the locations of mobile radars. The number of radars across Doha has been increased to 16. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Sunday, […]
Watch National Museum of Qatar opening ceremony live
The Peninsula Online Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will officially open the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) in some time. Watch the livestream of the VIP Opening Celebration at the National Museum of Qatar beginning around 5pm today (March 27) on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2V0zGau The YouTube livestream will be in English. For Arabic […]
Qatar well on its way to be a global player in logistics
H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications (second left), with Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani (left); Abdullatif Al Mahmoud (right), Group CEO, Dar Al Sharq; and other guests during the opening session of Supply Chains Management Conference in Doha, yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / the peninsula By Satish […]
As Gulf Dream Fades, Keralites Start Returning Home
“The long history of migration from Kerala to the Gulf is in its last phase.” Arabian Gulf countries, once the paradise in the dreams of majority of Keralites, have been losing the charm after a general slowdown in the Gulf since 2010 when the price of oil had dropped. The crisis was further exacerbated when […]
How Kerala’s Gulf Dream is turning sour
In Malappuram district, which has the highest migrant population (4.06 lakh) in the state and where four out of 10 households have a migrant, Gulf returnees line up daily in front of the office of Kerala State Pravasi Welfare Development Co-operative Society Ltd (KSPWDCS) at Up Hill seeking loans. Gulf returnees are seeking funds […]
Mobile radar to monitor 16 Qatar roads (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)
File photo used for representation. The Peninsula Online There are two changes and new additions today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of Al Wakra and F-Ring Road, it is Al Majd Road (Orbital Highway) and Al Refaa. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safely. Here are […]
Amir to inaugurate National Museum of Qatar tomorrow
FILE PHOTO. Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Qatar National Museum at the Corniche to see the latest developments of the project. June 20, 2017. AFP Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will patronize, on Wednesday evening, the official opening ceremony of the National Museum of Qatar in its new building. His […]