File picture used for representation only. The Peninsula Online Doha: Qatar Meteorology Department has issued warning on its social media accounts to inform residents that strong Northwesterly wind exceeding 25 kt at times is expected to begin affecting the country. The change expected by afternoon will be accompanied with dusty conditions causing visibility to drop […]
Month: April 2019
Barwa Bank and ibq complete legal merger
The Peninsula Doha: Barwa Bank has announced the official completion of its legal merger with International Bank of Qatar (ibq). The merger, which brings two of Qatar’s leading financial players under one roof, will establish a Shariah compliant financial institution in both local and regional markets. The combined entity’s total assets are valued at more […]
Indian Embassy publishes list of seats available in four schools
File picture used for representation The Peninsula Online Doha: Indian Embassy has published a list of vacant seats available in four Indian schools across Qatar. It said that there are 164 seats available for KG-1 in three schools – Scholars International School (80), Loyola International School (39) and Olive International School (45). As per embassy’s […]
Qatar becomes model in rights of workers
Sheikh Dr Thani bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman of the Committee of the International Workers’ Day The Peninsula Doha: Sheikh Dr Thani bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman of the Committee of the International Workers’ Day, has said that the celebration of the International Workers’ Day comes this year under the broad international praise of Qatar’s […]
Construction of Qatar’s first cable-stayed bridge begins
The Peninsula Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started the construction of the first Cable-Stayed Bridge in Qatar and the conversion of Haloul Roundabout into a two-level interchange on Sabah Al-Ahmad Corridor project. The 1,200-meter long new bridge extends prior to Haloul Roundabout through Faleh Bin Nasser intersection in Salwa Road to provide free […]
10 Time Management Tips That Work
Are you working on clock time or real time? Learn how to manage your day by understanding the difference. Image credit: Anton Eine / EyeEm | Getty Images Chances are good that, at some time in your life, you’ve taken a time management class, read about it in books, and tried to use an electronic or paper-based […]
Qatar tour operators upbeat as industry makes post-blockade recovery
Image taken from twitter. By Lani Rose R Dizon I The Peninsula Doha-based tour operators are upbeat with the country’s tourism sector showing post-blockade recovery trends. The number of foreign tourists who have visited Qatar in the first two months of the year has increased by eight percent to 376, 106 visitors in January and […]
State workers observe nationwide strike, stage protest in Beirut against possible wage cuts
BEIRUT: A number of public institutions across the country observed a strike Wednesday as hundreds of state workers gathered in Downtown Beirut to protest against possible cuts to their wages and benefits as a means of reducing the budget deficit. The General Confederation of Lebanese Workers organized the protest in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square, to […]
Hariri: Budget needs unprecedented austerity measures
BEIRUT: Parliament convened Wednesday for a legislative session chaired by Speaker Nabih Berri, setting aside the 18-item agenda to first discuss concerns over the yet-to-be-passed 2019 state budget.Prime Minister Saad Hariri told lawmakers the government needs an austere budget unlike anything that has been implemented “in the history of Lebanon.” Berri told Hariri he hoped […]
Indian court refuses to suspend ban order on Chinese app TikTok
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the TikTok application is seen on a mobile phone screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui By Aditya Kalra and Sudarshan Varadhan | Reuters NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Tuesday refused a request by China’s Bytedance Technology to suspend a ban on its popular video […]