The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced reopening 300 additional mosques under third phase of gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions from Fajr prayer of July 28, 2020. The additional mosques will be allowed for prayers following the same preventive and precautionary measures which are in place to curb the […]
Year: 2020
2,000 abandoned vehicles expected to be removed from Al Rayan Municipality
Ministry of Municipality and Environment launched a campaign to remove Abandoned vehicles from Fereej Al Murra area yesterday. (Pics: Abdul Basit/ The Peninsula) By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula The second joint campaign to remove abandoned vehicles was launched yesterday in Al Rayan area and as many as 2,000 vehicles are expected to be removed […]
Ministry announces gradual lifting of restrictions for barbershops and beauty centres
File photo used for representation only. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP The Peninsula Online Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has announced the gradual lifting in restrictions for barbershops and beauty centres. “In line with the previous decisions and measures taken by Qatar to preserve the health and safety of citizens and residents, and to […]
MoPH publishes guidelines to follow while visiting slaughterhouse
Eid Al Adha livestock at Al Wakra Central Market. (Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula) The Peninsula Online Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has published a list of guidelines for citizens and residents to follow during the Eid. “For your safety and that of others during the Eid, when visiting a slaughterhouse to choose […]
Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region
People walk on a street in Tokyo Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world. The rate of cases has been […]
Qatar reports 398 Covid-19 cases and 330 recoveries on July 25
The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today recorded 398 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 330 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 105750. All new cases have been placed in isolation and are receiving necessary health care according to their health status. […]
Salwa Beach Resort begins partial opening
The Peninsula Salwa Beach Resort, Qatar’s new major leisure destination, begins partial opening with new elements to be launched to wider audiences over the coming months. Located 84km from Doha, Hilton’s new beach resort sprawls across 3.5km of picturesque private beaches. The resort has made an early partial launch with a small number of highly […]
Real Estate Price Index at record levels: Ezdan report
The Ezdan Hotels in Doha. The rise in property deals comes in line with the decline of the Covid-19 outbreak curve and the gradual ease-down of lockdown restrictions, according to the Ezdan Real Estate report. The property sale market has gained momentum following the conclusion of 183 sale deals, mostly concentrated in the municipalities of […]
Qatar Airways launches flights to Cebu in Philippines
The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Airways continues to show its resilience by launching another new destination during this crisis with Cebu, Philippines joining Brisbane, Australia and Toronto, Canada as new destinations to join the airline’s global network in the past few months. Qatar Airways will fly three weekly flights to Cebu starting July 24. The national […]
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SWADES Skill Card: Skill mapping of overseas returning citizens by Government of India Government to conduct skill mapping of citizens returning from overseas SWADES, a collaborative initiative of the Ministries of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Civil Aviation and External Affairs The initiative undertaken as part of Vande Bharat Mission aims at empowering the returning […]