Ministry of Commerce and Industry building The Peninsula The Ministry of Commerce and Industry yesterday warned retailers against selling goods without clearly outlining the components and product’s expiry date as it is a violation of the Industrial Regulation Law. “The production and distribution of goods in local markets without clearly outlining the components and the […]
Year: 2020
MoCI cautions factories against producing goods without approval
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) Monday cautioned local factories against producing goods without obtaining the approval of the Ministry, which represents a violation of article (5) of the Industrial Regulation Law. In a message posted on Twitter, MoCI said the law states that no industrial project may be established, expanded, developed, altered in terms […]
Doha Municipality disinfects Souq Waqif, Sheraton Park and other public places
Workers disinfecting Souq Waqif area. The Peninsula Doha Municipality in collaboration with a number of local agricultural companies has launched a campaign to disinfect key places throughout the municipality. The campaign was launched following the preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said in a […]
Ministry asks companies to familiarise workers with online remittance service
Photo by Baher Amin © The Peninsula Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has asked companies to educate their workers about online remittance services as a substitute of exchange houses. The government ordered to close exchange houses from March 26, following preventive and precautionary measures to […]
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
Signs on the side of a road alert motorists to “Stay Home” and that they should only travel if it is “Essential”, in Manchester, northern England on March 28, 2020,/ AFP / Paul ELLIS Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the […]
Over 5,000 quarantine violation calls received on helpline
Photo by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: Within a week of its introduction, the ministry helpline received over 5,000 calls regarding quarantine violations. During March 20-27, the Ministry of Interior received 5,598 calls regarding violations of quarantine, tweeted the ministry. Ministry of Interior had introduced 44579999 number to report complaints regarding […]
Qatar provides hospitality and care to 31 Bahrainis as they wait to get home
The Peninsula Online Government Communications Office has issued a statement on Bahraini citizens who arrived in Qatar from Iran and are waiting to get home. The full statement: On 27 March 2020, 31 Bahraini citizens arrived in Doha on a Qatar Airways flight from Iran. As Bahrain does not allow commercial flights from Qatar, the […]
Qatar reports first death from Covid-19; 28 new cases
The Peninsula Online Qatar reported the first death from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported today. MoPH announced today the registration of 28 new confirmed cases of corona virus (Covid-19), two cases of recovery, in addition to the first death due to the virus. The total number of cases reported stands at […]
Qatar launches new remote healthcare services
The Peninsula In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, MoPH has activated a set of remote access channels to healthcare services at PHCC and HMC in collaboration with TASMU Smart Qatar, MoTC, Hukoomi and Qatar Post along with notable digital solution providers. The new virtual healthcare services have been developed to ensure the safety […]
Sana Intersection opens for traffic
QNA Doha: Ashghal has completed the upgrade works of Al Rufaa Intersection (known as Sana Intersection) and opened it for traffic on Wednesday, March 25, as part of the A-Ring Road Development Project. Mohamed Arqoub Al-Khaldi, Highway Projects Department Assistant Manager at Ashghal, said that the intersection is a strategic location that links some of the […]