In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson’s baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table on October 18, 2019 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Julie Steenhuysen and Lisa Girion | Reuters Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in […]
Month: October 2019
Temporary closure on Umm Al Swayya R/A for 7 months
The Peninsula Doha: The Public Works Authority, ‘Ashghal’, has announced the upgrade of the roundabout (R/A) known as Umm Al Swayya Roundabout which is located on the road linking Al Khor and Al Shamal Road, into a signal-controlled intersection. Ashghal has pointed out that the new intersection will include an increase in the number of lanes […]
Hamad International Airport welcomes 10.7 million passengers in 3rd quarter of 2019
FILE PHOTO: Hamad International Airport. Picture by: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula The Peninsula Hamad International Airport (HIA) has reported welcoming a record-high total of 10.7 million passengers in the third quarter of 2019, making it the busiest quarter and summer the airport has ever seen. The record-breaking third quarter saw passenger numbers growing by 10.71 percent […]
Almoez, Afif strike as Qatar beat Oman 2-1
Qatar’s starting eleven pose for a group picture ahead of the World Cup 2022 Asian qualifying match between Qatar and Oman at the Janoub Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha on October 15, 2019. AFP / Karim Jaafar The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar maintained their unbeaten run at the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup […]
100 impounded vehicles sold on first day of auction
Snapshots from the auction venue. PICTURES: Ram Chand Some 100 vehicles were sold on the first day of the auction of impounded vehicles, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported, quoting an official. Informing this, Captain Hamad al-Nuaimi, head of the investigations section at the Traffic Department and head of the committee responsible for selling impounded vehicles, […]
Impounded vehicles can now be released to ‘delegates’ through Metrash2
Metrash2 application The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched a new service through the Metrash2 application, which will be very useful for motorists. The latest update of the app allows the owners of impounded vehicles to delegate someone to receive it on their behalf when it is released by the police. […]
Sky turns cloudy as Qatar braces for scattered thunderstorms
Cloudy sky at Al Thumama (Pic: Mohamad Bwary) The Peninsula Online Doha: Dark rain clouds were seen over the sky in many parts of the country this afternoon as people wait for the imminent rainfall in Doha. Mild rain was reported from Rawdat Rashid, west of Doha, by some social media users. Department of Meteorology […]
Doha to welcome 74 cruise ships in upcoming season
Some 74 cruise ships carrying 235,000 passengers are expected to arrive at Doha Port during the 2019/2020 cruise season, Mwani Qatar announced on Twitter yesterday. “The 2019/20 season is set to be the busiest with first-ever turnaround operations to commence at the port,” the company said. Mega cruise ship TUI Mein Schiff 5 is set […]
PHCC to extend health centres’ working hours on weekend and official holidays
Labaib health centre. Abdul Basit / The Peninsula The Peninsula Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) announced the extension of its official working hours in 17 health centres over the weekends and official holidays. While the current working hours are from 7am to 2pm and from 4pm to 11pm, these health centres will open their doors […]
Qatar announces major reforms for expatriate workers
In a major step to support expatriate communities living in Qatar, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) jointly held a press conference to propose three landmark changes in some laws regulating expatriate workers and labour market on Wednesday. The press conference was attended by Director […]