The Peninsula Online Doha: Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are experiencing network problems around the world including Qatar. Users in Qatar reported the issue from around 4pm today. Photos, audio files and videos were not getting downloaded in Whatsapp. Meanwhile, in Facebook, users are not able to see pictures or videos and some were getting an […]
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Qatar sees significant rise in water project contract awards
File picture used for representation only. By Satish Kanady I The Peninsula Qatar spent an estimated $10bn in water projects, the second largest in Mena’s water project market, during 2011-2018 period. A series of major water projects to construct storage reservoirs, water pipelines, desalination plants and water treatment plants, led to a boom in water […]
MOI service office at Search and Follow-up Department
The Peninsula Doha: The Search and Follow-up Department (SFD) has launched its new services office in order to expedite the completion of the procedures at the Department in the shortest time through its integrated staff counters. This is part of the Ministry’s efforts to save time and effort of the visitors. “The opening of this office […]
QP slashes petrol prices by more than 12 percent
Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced today the diesel and gasoline prices for the month of July 2019, showing 12.5 and 12.8 percent decrease for gasoline and 7.5 percent decrease for diesel. The company set the price for one liter of Diesel at QR 1.85 in July compared to QR 2 in June, a decrease of 7.5 […]
Chasing dream: Lessons from young Qatari entrepreneurs
Kummam Al Maadeed and Yasmin Mansour on the sidelines of the QBWA Takreem Awards 2019. pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula By Lani Rose R Dizon I The Peninsula All that Kummam Al Maadeed and Yasmin Mansour ever wanted was to simply pursue their childhood dreams. For Al Maadeed, it was to be an author. […]
Amir attends IOC General Assembly meetings
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting with President of the International Olympic Committee Dr Thomas Bach on the sidelines of the IOC General Assembly meetings in Lausanne, Switzerland His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani participated in the meetings of the General Assembly of the 134th session of the […]
Qatar mega-library defies blockade and woos youth
People use the reading area of the Qatar National Library in the capital Doha on May 19, 2019. / AFP / KARIM JAAFAR AFP Doha: The Gulf’s largest book collection, Qatar’s National Library, has enhanced ties with libraries outside the region and wooed younger readers in its first year, as an anti-Doha blockade drags on. Scores […]
Qatar to witness noticeable rise in temperature for two days
Qatar will witness a noticeable rise in temperatures today and tomorrow, June 25, said the Qatar Meteorology Department. In a Twitter post, the department warned residents of a rise of 3 to 5 degrees above average as maximum temperatures is expected to reach 45 degree Celsius in Doha and more than that in central and […]
Amir holds meetings with leaders at CICA summit
Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the fifth summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, in Dushanbe yesterday. QNA Dushanbe: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani took part in the opening session of the 5th summit of […]
Qatar take on Paraguay today – Copa América
FROM LEFT: Qatar’s Abdelkarim Hassan, Pedro Miguel and Akram Afif in action as coach Felix Sanchez looks on during a training session in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of their opening match of the 2019 Copa America against Paraguay, which will be played at the historic Maracana Stadium today. Lagoona Mall to show live […]