The Peninsula Hamad International Airport is the second best airport in the world for On-Time Performance (OTP) according to OAG’s Punctuality League report. As per OAG, the leading global provider of digital flight information, Qatar’s state-of-the-art airport ranked second in the major airports category (from 20 to 30 million departing seats per annum) with 85.41 […]
Year: 2019
Mobile radar to monitor 16 Qatar roads (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)
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 Orbital Highway and Al Refaa. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safely. Here are the locations for the radars today (Wednesday, January […]
Visiting Qatar Made Easy : Visitors from all around the world can now enter Qatar without Visa
VISITING QATAR MADE EASY Thanks to a host of visa facilitation measures, Qatar is now the most open country in the Middle East. Visitors from all around the world can now enter Qatar either visa free, or by filling out simple online applications, depending on the passport they carry. This website is designed to keep […]
Amir, Imran Khan discuss promoting bilateral cooperation
QNA Doha: The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan discussed promoting bilateral relations in various fields, especially in investment, energy, food security and military cooperation, and exchanged views on current regional and international issues of common concern. At the outset of the session of […]
Unified driving curriculum to be implemented soon
By Sidi Mohamed / The Peninsula The unified driving curriculum will be implemented soon, possibly by early next month and its experimental phase has been successfully completed. The aim of the new curriculum, which will be implemented in all driving schools in Qatar, is to completely regulate the training. “The General Directorate of Traffic is […]
Alfardan Properties to unveil Burj Alfardan tower in Q2 of 2019
The Peninsula Alfardan Properties, Qatar’s leading luxury real estate developer known for its unmatched portfolio of products and services, is months away from launching an iconic new tower in Marina District, Lusail, Qatar’s award-winning city of the future. Plans are in place to present Burj Alfardan to the nation in the second quarter (Q2) of […]
Construction activities in Qatar remain stable
By Mohammad Shoeb I The Peninsula Building and construction activities in Qatar during the last months of the 2018 remained stable reaffirming the resilience of the local economy despite challenges. Some 677 new building permits were issued in December 2018 which was almost the same when compared to the 679 new building permits issued in […]
Mobile radar to monitor 16 Qatar roads (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)
The Peninsula Online Doha: 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 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019) Shamal Highway – 120 km/h […]
MOTC launches mobile app offering 25 services
Hassan Al Hail, Adviser to the Minister of Transport and Communications (right) and Faleh Al Naemi, Chairman of Qatar Postal services and Managing Director during the signing ceremony, yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula Doha: In a bid to bring its services closer to the users, the Ministry […]
Indians over 65, under 15 can visit these countries without visa
Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and more than 65 making a trip to Nepal and Bhutan, as indicated by a Home Ministry communique. Indians other than those in the two age brackets won’t have the capacity to utilize Aadhaar to travel out to the two neighboring nations, for which […]