Photo courtesy: Qatar Mission Geneva @QatarMission_Ge The Peninsula DOHA: The State of Qatar has blocked the UAE’s request for the establishment of a panel during the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body meeting held today. “Qatar blocks the UAE’s request for the establishment of a panel during the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body meeting […]
Month: April 2019
Qatar, UK sign several deals in London
Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (right), Chairman of Qatar International Islamic Bank; Yousef bin Ali Al Khater (centre), Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom, and Liam Fox, British Minister of State for Foreign Trade, in London, yesterday. QNA London: The State of Qatar and the United Kingdom have […]
Thundery rain, strong wind, high sea likely till morning
A lightning strike seen over Doha skyline on October 16, 2018. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula QNA Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6 a.m. on Saturday will be cloudy with chance of light rain may be thundery at places at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of thundery […]
Prices of 500 plus consumer goods slashed for Ramadan
Customers shopping during a promotional event. (file photo) The Peninsula / QNA Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Industry issued Thursday a list comprising of more than 500 commodities that will be sold at reduced prices on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The initiative is done in coordination with major supermarkets and […]
Cloud cover to increase tomorrow in Qatar; scattered light rain predicted
File picture of West Bay used for representation. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Cloud amount is expected to increase gradually during the period between tomorrow evening until Sunday, April 28, noon tweeted Qatar Meteorology Department. The department also predicted a chance of scattered light rain in some parts of the country. In […]
Experts discuss ways to combat cybercrime
The Attorney-General of Qatar, H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri (left), and French Ambassador to Qatar Franck Gellet (centre), addressing the opening of a seminar on combating cybercrime, held at the Public Prosecution headquarters in Doha, yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula Doha: To benefit from […]
Inspection campaign on outlets ahead of Ramadan
The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) represented by the municipal health monitoring sections has intensified inspection campaigns on food outlets to ensure they are complying to the health rules ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. The inspectors check food items, storage facility, transportation process and food preparation to ensure the […]
National Address Law a qualitative leap in judicial procedure: SJC Chairman
QNA Doha: Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) and President of the Court of Cassation H E Dr Hassan bin Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi (pictured) affirmed that the National Address Law published in the Official Gazette yesterday represents an addition to the Qatari law, adding it is a major step in the development of national […]
Qatar Petroleum launches largest ship building programme in the history of LNG industry
The Peninsula Doha: Qatar Petroleum today issued an ‘invitation to tender’ for the reservation of ship construction capacity required for the LNG carrier fleet for its North Field Expansion (NFE) Project, which will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tons per annum (mta) to 110 mta starting in 2024. In addition to addressing […]
MOTC launches Qatar Open Data Portal
Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti (second left), launching the Qatar Open Data Portal with other officials yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula Doha: In a move to make government data easily accessible, the Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim […]