Reuters WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump temporarily suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday despite strong opposition from business groups, including major tech companies. The banwhich the White House said was necessary to make jobs available for Americans, will go into effect on Wednesday and last until the end of […]
Year: 2020
1,176 cases of Covid-19 and 1,545 recoveries in Qatar on June 23
Ministry of Public Health today announced 1,176 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,545 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered cases in Qatar to 71,501. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now stands at 89579 and there are 17979 active cases under treatment. […]
Embassy issues revised standard operating procedure for chartered flights to India
Doha: Embassy of India in Qatar has published revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for chartered flights booked by community organisations and companies to take people back to India. The revised SOP has made it mandatory that the person should be registered with the embassy and should hold an EOID number. Some companies have been arranging […]
Ministry inspects workers accommodations in residential neighborhoods; takes action against violating companies
File picture used for reference only QNA Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MADLSA) carried out campaigns to inspect workers’ accommodations in the residential neighborhoods. The campaigns were implemented in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Municipality and Environment to find out the extent to which occupational health […]
HIA among first airports to get BSI certification
Hamad International Airport (HIA) has become one of the first airports in the world to be awarded ISO 22301:2012 Business Continuity Management System Certification by British Standards Institution (BSI). The certification is a testament to HIA’s commitment to operational excellence and resilience, in the face of an unprecedented crisis like the COVID-19. On receiving the […]
Ministry inspects workers accommodations in residential neighborhoods; takes action against violating companies
File picture used for reference only QNA Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MADLSA) carried out campaigns to inspect workers’ accommodations in the residential neighborhoods. The campaigns were implemented in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Municipality and Environment to find out the extent to which occupational health […]
Qatar reports 1034 Covid-19 cases and one death on June 22
The Peninsula Ministry of Public Health today registered 1034 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 1637 recoveries and one death in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries in Qatar stands at 69956 cases. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now stands at 88403 and there are 18348 active […]
New school academic year from August 19
The Peninsula The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has published calendar for the academic year 2020-21 for government schools. School staff will return to schools for the academic year 2020-21 on August 19, according to the calendar which was announced by the Ministry on social media. The 2019-20 second round exams for the students […]
Ministry of Education approves US, UK university programs
The Peninsula The Minister of Education and Higher Education has approved the delivery in Qatar of undergraduate and graduate programs offered by prestigious US and UK universities beginning fall 2020. The programs are managed by the Global Studies Institute, a Qatari education enterprise based in Doha, in collaboration with Shorelight Technologies. The programs will be […]
Daily laboratory capacity for COVID-19 tests will reach 30,000 by July end: HMC official
QNA Doha: The Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Hamad Medical Cooperation Dr Einas Al Kuwari said that the daily laboratory capacity for COVID-19 tests will reach 30,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests by the end of July, while the current laboratory capacity amounts to 20,000 daily tests. Hamad Medical Laboratories […]