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Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins. Saudi Arabia has allowed the Qatari officials, used to serve in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s Secretariat General, to return to the kingdom, MEMO reported. “The situation will not return as it was on one day,” the CEO of the Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn), Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, wrote on Twitter.   “It is necessary to have...

The traffic department has issued a list of 30 violations that attract varying fines for light vehicles, with provision for seizure of vehicle in at least three of them. These violations are, namely, drink driving, using language or symbol which is against public decency and hit-and-run incident. Here is the List of Violations and Fines:  

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Law No. 4 of 2017 amending some provisions of the Penal Code promulgated by Law No. 11 of 2004. The law amends article 333 of the old law and stipulates punishment of not more than two years in jail or fine not exceeding QR10,000 or both for anyone violating...

Qatar's emir expresses readiness for dialogue but says any solution to the Gulf crisis must respect sovereignty. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has said that his country is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led group, but stressed that any solution to the crisis must respect his country's sovereignty. "We are open to dialogue to resolve...

Stewart Lacey/Flickr Souq Wakrah beachfront For the first time, visitors to Souq Al Wakrah will be able to go swimming on its beachfront. Starting Thursday, the beach will be open and free to all for use, taking into account “the norms and traditions of society,” QNA reports. Officials said they are testing out open access on a trial basis as a “means of entertainment”...

According to Article 26 of the new law, if a foreign worker is fired as a punitive measure and he did not appeal his dismissal or his plea was rejected by a court, he shall not be permitted to come back to Qatar before the passage of four years. * If your terminated or fired for as a punishment, you will...

Jobs in Gulf Jobs in Qatar Nov 28, 2016 7 Comments Job Vacancies Qatar. Qatar is a place of opportunities. Never had a gulf state been so successful than this. Like many Gulf States, except for United Arab Emirates, Qatar has been recession proof and during that time it has been growing rapidly.  Starting from the fishing and pearling activities, this country has...

Statements by Qatar's Sheikh Tamim and UAE and US officials signal a potential resolution of the crisis by Rami G Khouri @ramikhouri Rami G Khouri is a senior public policy fellow in the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut. A string of rapid-fire developments this weekend in Qatar, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates will likely mark this as the turning point...

Qatar Airways Qatar Airways strive to be recognised and respected as one of the country’s leading organisations in the development of Qatari talent. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain future Qatari leaders who are able to contribute to the success story of our five star airline. In line with Qatar National Vision 2030, we are committed to developing a...

ISTANBUL (AFP) -  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will this month visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are locked in a deep diplomatic crisis, his office announced Tuesday. Erdogan will also visit Kuwait, the main mediator in the Qatar crisis, during his July 23-24 tour. Turkey is a key ally of Qatar, which has been diplomatically and economically isolated by its Gulf neighbours...

QNA & Agencies France’s foreign minister yesterday called on Qatar’s neighbours to immediately lift measures impacting thousands of people in the Gulf, becoming the latest foreign diplomat to visit the region and attempt to find a resolution to a crisis that has dragged on for more than a month. “France is calling for these measures to be lifted, especially ones that...

HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara. Turkey and Qatar on Friday insisted Ankara would keep a new military base in Qatar, rejecting demands from other Gulf countries for the facility to be closed. "No country has the right to raise the issue of the Turkish base or the military co-operation...

A UAE minister says Emirates sought 'fundamental change and restructuring' and not shutting down Al Jazeera. Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries that have imposed a political and economic blockade on Qatar are to drop their demand that the Al Jazeera Media Network be shut down. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Qatar...

By Huda N V / The Peninsula As a result of ongoing blockade, Qatar has been able to identify alternative sources for construction materials  of superior quality at competitive prices. While the country’s construction sector is running full throttle ahead, suppliers from the blockading countries have lost major opportunities in Qatar, according to experts in the sector. “The  blockade has had...