Ministry of Public Health today confirmed 546 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1614 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered from the disease to 93898 cases. The Ministry also announced 5 new deaths. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now stands at 100345 and […]
Month: July 2020
Qatar to launch online platform for reemployment of skilled workforce
The Peninsula Doha: Qatar Chamber in cooperation with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) are joining hands to launch an online recruitment platform with a view to facilitate re-employment of skilled labourers in the local market. The platform will receive employment applications from three parties : – First: From new companies that […]
MOPH confirms 616 COVID-19 cases, 1897 recoveries and 5 deaths on July 5
Msheireb Downtown Doha. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today confirmed 616 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1897 recoveries from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered from the disease in Qatar to 92284. The Ministry also announced five deaths. […]
India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks
A member of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel stands guard inside the empty premises of the historic Taj Mahal during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19, in Agra on April 2. Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch […]
QIB thanks COVID-19 frontline workers with special Certificates of Deposit
The Peninsula Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has extended its gesture of goodwill and appreciation to the frontline workers combating COVID-19 with the introduction of special Certificates of Deposit. The new Certificates of Deposit are offered exclusively to the frontline medical and police workforces of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, […]
Action against 84 companies for violating outdoor working hours rule
File photo for representation purpose (Kammutty VP © The Peninsula) QNA Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour & Social Affairs, represented by the Labour Inspection Department, conducted intensive inspection campaigns to ensure that companies comply with the provisions of Ministerial Resolution No. 16 of 2007 regarding working hours in outdoor workplaces or work sites […]
Free languages courses from today by Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center
Representational image The Peninsula Doha: The Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center in Doha is gearing up to launch free and intensive courses to teach the Turkish language for the beginners from today. The free courses will continue until July 26, (12 hours per week), through the Zoom platform for distance education. Dr. Seljuk Kuja, Director […]
Embassy lists 51 repatriation flights to India from Qatar in coming weeks
The Peninsula Online Embassy of India has published a list of 51 flights from Qatar to India this month. The embassy said on its twitter that flights will be available from July 7-23 to Lucknow, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur and Kozhikode. These flights are part 1 of the Phase-4 of Vande Bharat […]
Two more succumb to Covid-19 in Qatar; 530 new cases reported on July 4
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today confirmed 530 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1804 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered from the disease in Qatar to 90387. The Ministry also announced 2 new deaths. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till […]
Global trade resilience, FDI discussed at QFZA webinar
“Cost-efficiency can no longer be the solitary guiding principle of supply chains,” says HE the Minister of State and QFZA chairman Ahmad bin Mohamed al-Sayed. The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) recently led a discussion on global trade resilience and foreign direct investment (FDI) during a digital roundtable co-hosted with The Business Year media group. […]