The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs represented by the Mosques Management Department has announced reopening additional 200 mosques for Friday prayer from August 7, 2020. There will be 400 mosques now available for Friday prayers as part of the gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Qatar. ‘’The additional mosques will reopen following […]
Year: 2020
267 Covid-19 cases, one death and 285 recoveries in Qatar on Aug 5
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 267 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 285 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 108,254. The Ministry also reported one death in the last 24 hours. All new cases have been placed […]
Quarantine policies for entering Qatar take effect: GCO
The Peninsula Doha: The Government Communications Office (GCO) yesterday announced that new quarantine policies for those entering Qatar have come into effect. For arrival to Qatar from low-risk countries, the GCO said on its Twitter account that these people will need to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival to the airport, unless they have obtained […]
UAE appeal against two Qatari footballers’ eligibility dismissed
UAE appeal against two Qatari footballers’ eligibility dismissed *Earlier, both the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee and the AFC Appeal Committee had dismissed the UAE protest The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the United Arab Emirates Football Association’s appeal against the eligibility of two Qatari players, who were part of the team […]
Hamad Medical Corporation to continue Urgent Consultation Service
Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula Though number of COVID-19 cases have started to drop, Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Urgent Consultation Service will continue to provide telephonic consultation with physicians to patients with medical queries related to non-life threatening conditions. “The Urgent Consultation Service centre has seen a large number of referrals during the last four […]
Amir holds telephone conversation with President of Lebanon
QNA Doha: HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held on Tuesday via telephone a conversation with HE President of the Republic of Lebanon General Michel Aoun, during which His Highness expressed his condolences to HE the President and the brotherly Lebanese people on the victims of the explosion in the Beirut port, wishing […]
Amir to perform Eid Al-Adha prayer tomorrow
QNA Doha: The Amiri Diwan announced that HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will perform the blessed Eid Al-Adha prayer along with a group of loyal citizens at Al Wajba praying area on Friday morning. The Amiri Diwan wished that this blessed occasion be full of goodness and blessings for Qatar, Arab and […]
Ministry of Awqaf announces Eid Al Adha prayer time
Workers washing and disinfecting prayer grounds to make it ready for Eid Al Adha prayer The Peninsula Online DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affair has announced that Eid Al Adha prayers will be performed at 5:15am on Friday. The Mosques Management Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has prepared a […]
Ministry lists steps to get COVID-19 approval from MOPH
Photo credit: Abdul Basit/ The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has announced the steps to obtain prior approval to reopen the barbershops and beauty centres, in line with the third phase of gradual lifting of restrictions. 1. Download the pre-approval application form for resuming the operations of barbershops […]
307 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths and 286 recoveries in Qatar on July 30
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 307 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 286 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 107,135. The Ministry also announced two deaths due to Covid-19. The Ministry announced the deaths of two individuals […]