The Peninsula Online Doha: Now you check if you are eligible to apply for permanent residency. The Interior Ministry has provided a link to check if one is eligible to apply for a Permanent Residency Card. The user needs to enter the Qatar ID number and the date of expiry on the form and click […]
Month: April 2019
Mobile radar to monitor 16 Qatar roads (Monday, April 8, 2019)
The Peninsula Online There is one change today in the locations of mobile radars. Instead of F Ring Road, it is Al Refaa. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safe. Here are the locations for the radars today (Monday, April 8, 2019) Air Force Street – 100 km/h […]
Things to do before leaving Qatar
Qatar is home hundreds of thousands of expats from all across the world. New people relocate to Qatar every year and many move out of Qatar to other places. We have talked a lot about what expats need to do to live in Qatar in a safe, secure, and legal manner. Today, we are going […]
Qatar opens 5 more Visa Centers in India
QNA New Delhi: Qatar has opened five new visa centers in India as part of its Qatar Visa Centers (QVCs) project, launched last year, targeting eight labour-exporting countries. The opening of the five centers in Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kochi, comes within the framework of the efforts of Qatar to facilitate and streamline procedures […]
Amir hails importance of parliamentary diplomacy
The Peninsula/QNA DOHA: Addressing the opening of the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings, the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, praised the choice of the theme “Parliaments as platforms for promoting education for peace, security and the rule of law” for the 140th Assembly of IPU and […]
What Google knows about you…even if you don’t use its products
Google is everywhere from Maps to YouTube. It’s sheer ubiquity means the technology giant has ample opportunity to collect data on you, whether you like it or not. Here’s a look at how much Google knows about you and what it does with that data. HOW GOOGLE COLLECTS DATA 1. ACTIVE COLLECTION: 2. PASSIVE […]
Mobile radar to monitor 17 Qatar roads (Thursday, April 4, 2019)
File photo used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is one addition today in the locations of mobile radars. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safely. Here are the locations for the radars today (Thursday, April 4, 2019) Air Force Street – 100 km/h Dukhan/Shahaniya – 120 km/h […]
Govt opens new horizons for private sector: PM
Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani held an extensive meeting last evening, with a number of representatives of the private sector and businessmen. QNA Doha: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani held an extensive meeting yesterday, with […]
HMC advises public to take precautions during dust storms
FILE PHOTO by Salim Matramkot © The Peninsula The Peninsula Doha: HMC is advising the public to take necessary precautions as the Qatar Meteorology Department has forecasted strong winds and poor visibility across most of the country due to sand and dust storms. Dust storms can trigger sinus allergies and respiratory infections, especially in those […]
Strong dusty wind causes low visibility; to recede by night
Photo by Baher Amin | The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Many parts of Qatar have been hit by strong dust wind causing low visibility. Qatar Meteorology Department said on their official twitter handle that the “country will be affected by a dust wave” in the afternoon and the winds are mostly northwesterly, ranging between […]