(FILE PHOTO ) Doha Sky Scrappers. Salim Matramkot © The Peninsula The Peninsula Montreal, Canada: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council has decided to reject the appeals submitted by the blockading countries regarding the incompetence of the ICAO to consider Qatar’s complaints. This came during an ICAO session held today to hear the two […]
Month: June 2018
Qatar’s trade surplus surges 39.5% in May
File photo of a ship decked at Hamad port in Doha, Qatar, June 14, 2017. Reuters / Naseem Zeitoon The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar’s foreign merchandise trade balance, which is the difference between total exports and imports, in May 2018 showed a surplus of QR14.9bn that was QR4.2bn or 39.5 percent higher thab same month previous […]
Qatar Fan Zone announces new opening timings
The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Fan Zone at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena will open its doors to the public at 4pm and close at midnight. The Fan Zone’s new opening times accommodate the different match schedule for the remaining two weeks of the tournament and will be open only on days when matches […]
DPS-MIS student tops Gulf region in CBSE class 10th exams
By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula DOHA: Malika Dikshit, a student of DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) from Grade 1, has made her school proud by scoring highest marks in the Gulf region among CBSE schools. She has obtained 99 percent in her class 10th exams. “Scoring such marks would not have been possible without the encouragement and support of […]
Qatar calls for boosting international cooperation in combating terrorism
File photo of Qatar skyline used for representation. The Peninsula DOHA: The State of Qatar has renewed its call for strengthening cooperation at the international, regional and national levels in the field of combating terrorism, expressing the hope of finding bilateral and multilateral agreements to combat the abhorrent phenomenon of terrorism and confronting the most […]
Awareness events mark day against drug abuse
Children participating in activities organised by the General Directorate of Drugs Enforcement on the occasion of International Drugs Prevention Day Celebrations at the Gulf Mall in Doha. Pic:Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula. By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula DOHA: Marking International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the General Directorate of Drug Enforcement organised various activities to […]
Teaching Your Kids This Skill Will Set Them Up for Success. Most Parents Do the Opposite
It goes against all of our instincts. We’ve all heard a lot in the past few years about the importance of failure. Take risks, fail fast, learn from the experience, and bring the knowledge you’ve gained to the next thing you try. We all know this is good advice–except when it comes to our children. Most […]
The (Literally) Most Challenging Interview Question You Can Ask a Job Candidate
Challenging? Absolutely. But also not for the faint of heart. CREDIT: Getty Images People who conduct job interviews have their favorite interview questions. Some are among the more common interview questions, like these. Others are more esoteric, like the favorite interview questions of these 14 CEOs. (And, of course, every job candidate has his or her own […]
Stop Trying to Connect With Strangers on LinkedIn
There are better ways to build professional connections. Would you walk up to a stranger at the mall, park, pool, street and ask to put their names and contact information in your cell phone or send them a Facebook friend request? I hope not. I also hope you will bear this in mind in your LinkedIn dealings. LinkedIn is […]
Stanford Scientists Find That Finding Your Passion is Pretty Terrible Advice
A cliché but often-given piece of career advice can set us up to fail. Everyone has an opinion about finding your passion. It’s either the best piece of career advice you’ve ever heard or the worst. Bill Gates is all for it. He discovered a passion for writing software as a kid and kept at it. […]