Department of Meteorology Wednesday warned of strong wind at most places during daytime. In its daily weather report, the Met Dept said weather inshore until 6pm on Wednesday will be hot during daytime with slight dust to blowing dust at some places at times, and mild by night. Offshore, it will be slightly dusty to dusty […]
Year: 2020
Qatari private sector companies need to adapt to new changes, post Covid-19: Saad al-Kuwari
Saad al-Kuwari Qatari private sector companies need to adapt to new changes, such as market trends, habits and sale methods, post Covid-19, prominent oil strategist and columnist Saad al-Kuwari has said. “The work practices adopted and implemented in the past would change… and would not be the same again. For example, customers may be […]
Zakat al-Fitr is QR15 for each individual this year
QNA Doha: The Zakat Fund of the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs has urged the public to pay Zakat al-Fitr on time, pointing out that it is a duty (required) of every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as he/she has the means to do so. This came in a […]
Ministry eases restrictions on restaurants and cafés
File picture of Matar Qadeem road clicked by Abdul Basit / The Peninsula The Peninsula Doha: In line with the previously adopted decisions and measures to prevent and limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID 19), and in order to protect the health and safety of citizens and residents, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry […]
Ministry records 5 violations of preventive measures in Industrial Area
A file picture clicked by The Peninsula photographer Abdul Basit used for representation alone. The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs has taken action against five companies for violating the preventive and precautionary measures which were announced during the reopening of the Industrial Area. The actions were taken during the […]
Money exchanges in Qatar to reopen from today (Tuesday, May 12)
File Photo by Abdul Basit © 2020 The Peninsula QNA In continuation of the measures the State of Qatar has taken to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to meet the public needs in a manner consistent with medical and preventive guidelines, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has decided to reopen money […]
Ras Abu Aboud Stadium: A truly unique sustainable project
sc.qa Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be the first of its kind; a pioneering solution in stadium design and a blueprint for future sports events – but its sustainable legacy began long before construction even started. The stadium is being made primarily from shipping containers and is set to host matches up to the quarter-finals […]
One more death due to Covid-19 reported in Qatar; 1189 new cases on May 10
FILE PHOTO by Salim Matramkot © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of 1189 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 254 new recovered cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered cases in the State of Qatar to 2753. The Ministry also announces one new […]
Ministry closes restaurant for violating precautionary measures
The Peninsula Online The Ministry of Commerce and Industry closed a restaurant 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 tweet that the action was taken against Sukar Pasha restaurant in Katara as they violated precautionary […]
Kuwait imposes 20-day ‘total curfew’ from May 10 to curb coronavirus
A wheelchair-bound woman waits with other Kuwaiti nationals for a repatriation flight at Najaf International Airport on May 5, 2020, after being quarantined at a hotel in Iraq’s central holy shrine city of Najaf. / AFP / Haidar HAMDANI By Ahmed Hagagy | Reuter Kuwait: Kuwait will enact a “total curfew” from 4pm (1300 GMT) […]