The Peninsula Online Doha: The Traffic Department referred a reckless driver to the Public Prosecution after a video of the man drifting a vehicle dangerously in Muaither was shared on social media. The department shared the pictures of a white vehicle, which can be seen dangerously manoeuvring on the Muaither road. The vehicle has been seized […]
Year: 2020
Ministry closes retail store for violating precautionary measures
The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry closed a retail outlet at Barwa Village for a period of 15 days for violation of the circular issued by the Ministry as precautionary measures to counter the outbreak of coronavirus. Ministry said in a statement that the action was taken against Centrepoint at Barwa […]
Living with caution during COVID-19
By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula In light of the fact that no vaccine has yet been found for coronavirus, it seems that there is no option but to live with virus, at least for the time being. The pandemic has changed the lifestyle of people and how they deal with others to prevent the […]
QC Chairman: 47,000 companies and 293 factories established since blockade
Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani The Peninsula Qatar Chamber (QC) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani has said that the unjust blockade imposed on Qatar three years ago (June 5, 2017) has not only miserably failed to slow down the rapid growth of Qatari economy, but the country has also […]
Public hail move by businesses to encourage use of Ehteraz
Photo by Salim Matramkot © The Peninsula Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula Residents have praised the step taken by a number of malls and superstores to restrict entry into their premises to only those who are using the Ehteraz mobile phone app in a bid to protect their customers and staff from the virus and to […]
Two deaths take Covid-19 toll to 45 in Qatar; 1901 new cases on June 3
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 1,901 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 1,506 people having recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered people in the State of Qatar to 37,542. The Ministry also announces two deaths due to the virus. […]
Ministry increases working hours for commercial and service activities in Qatar from Thursday
File photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) said today in a circular that working hours for commercial and service activities in Qatar will be from 7 am to 8 pm from Thursday, June 4. The steps are taken within the framework of the preventive […]
Cabinet approves draft law criminalising and increasing penalties for some labour law violations
The Peninsula Doha: The State Cabinet has approved a draft law amending some provisions of the Labour Law promulgated by Law No. (14) of 2004 in its ordinary meeting held today. The preparation of the aforementioned draft law comes within the framework of the state’s keenness to tighten supervision of health and safety requirements and […]
Four people allowed in a vehicle from tomorrow, exercise without masks; Qatar eases Covid-19 restrictions
The Peninsula Online Doha: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani chaired the Cabinet meeting today through video conferencing. The cabinet has decided to allow four people inside a vehicle from Thursday, June 4 and families are exempted. The permitted working hours for private sector […]
Ministry to publish grade 1 to 11 exam results online today
The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education will publish the results of grade 1 to 11 final examinations of government schools today. The students can get the school certificates online from this link from today, June 3, 2020, the Ministry tweeted. Share this post […]