The Peninsula Online Doha: Ministry of Administrative Development Labour and Social Affairs has been taking various steps to ensure labourers in the country can get in touch with the officials in case of complaints. On its social media, the ministry posted the steps to submit a labour complaint on its hotline number 92727. The steps […]
Month: April 2020
Qatar reports 440 new coronavirus cases on April 19, taking total cases to 5448
The Peninsula Online The Ministry of Public Health today announced 440 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and the recovery of 8 cases of the disease, bringing the total cases of recovery in the State of Qatar to 518 cases. Most of the new cases are due to migrant workers who had been identified through […]
SC: Affected workers receiving due care
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has said two employees of one of its contractors and another six workers engaged in 2022 World Cup-related projects have been infected with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). In a statement,the SC said it is dealing with the confirmed cases in accordance with the relevant procedures and directives […]
One more person dies of COVID-19 in Qatar; 345 new cases on April 18 as 46 recover
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 345 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and the recovery of 46 cases of the disease, bringing the total cases of recovery in the State of Qatar to 510 cases. It also announced that an additional patient had sadly died from coronavirus taking […]
Qatar ramps up safety measures for Industrial Area workers
Photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that the general situation in the Industrial Area is quite satisfactory and round-the-clock operations are conducted to ensure the needs of food, medical supplies and others are met. “The workers are our brothers and we seek to […]
Crescent moon of Ramadan will be born next Thursday at 5:27am: Qatar Calendar House
QNA Doha: Specialists at the Qatar Calendar House(QCH) has announced that the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan for 1441 AH will be born next Thursday, at 5:27am Doha local time (2:27am GMT), according to the exact calculations by astronomers. Dr Bashir Marzouq, astronomer at the Qatar Calendar House, said that it is impossible […]
QFC Authority fines company over QR 1 million for compliance failure
QNA Doha: Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) announced today that it fined Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC (HCW) over QAR 1 million for contraventions of provisions of the QFCA Rules. QFCA had recently imposed financial penalties on Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC (HCW) for failings regarding Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing Rules 2010 (AML/CFTR). HCW is […]
Global coronavirus cases cross 2 million mark
Medical workers in protective suits are pictured at University Clinical Center of Kosovo in Pristina, Kosovo, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Laura Hasani By Jeyhun Aliyev | Anadolu ANKARA: The number of global coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday, according to a running tally by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. The data showed the number of deaths […]
Qatar reports 283 new Covid19 cases on April 15; 33 recoveries
The Peninsula Online The Ministry of Public Health today announced the registration of 283 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and the recovery of 33 patients, bringing the total number of recovered patients in the State of Qatar to 406. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now stands at 3711 and […]
HMC calls for blood donation to maintain supply for Ramadan
The Peninsula Online Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has urged eligible and healthy individuals to volunteer for blood donation to maintain a sufficient supply during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. “Donating is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood,” HMC has said. Voluntary blood donors can visit the Blood […]