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Doha: Qatar Airways has announced a unique solution to the recently imposed electronics ban by offering passengers a laptop loan service. The Doha-based airline has taken the notable step to purchase laptops available for loan on all of their US flights; meaning uninterrupted productivity and service throughout their journey. The complimentary laptops will be available to Business Class passengers travelling...

Pure Lounge: offering dazzling BBQ nights By Jorge_Granda • 2 weeks 4 days ago Share The rooftop on the 15th floor of DoubleTree by Hilton just got a whole lot fresher since they revamped PURE Lounge and introduced their new BBQ offers during the weekends. We visited PURE last Friday to check out the revamped space and savour their selection of different cuts. PURE is...

When people talk about "Hollywood," they are usually referring to the celebrity world that stretches far beyond the city limits of LA. But while glamorous events involving our favorite stars happen all over the world, "Hollywood" can actually be a pretty small place. Much like high school, everyone seems to know everyone, and in addition to the many connections...

Ever since mobile radars have been placed at various locations, the number of violations caught across the country has gone up. It is best to drive carefully and under speed limit if you are driving on these Qatar roads today (Monday, March 27) – Rivera street, Al Dafna, Al Waab street, University street, Religious Complex, Arab League st, Leabeeb, and...

At the heart of the Qatar National Vision 2030 is the economic development. One of the core objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030 is to establish a sustainable economy that drives progress by providing better opportunities and a better way of life for the country’s citizens. Achieving that objective hinges on Qatar’s ability to create a balance between...

Qatar’s desert areas has been clad in green with abundant vegetation of late due to the rainy season. There are about 1,826 such places, which cover up to 2.5% of the overall area of the country, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday. The Ministry of Municipality and Environment recently implemented a project to improve the green cover across the...

Qatar and its organisations are observing Earth Hour 2017, a global lights-off-event, today from 8:30pm to 9:30pm with the slogan ‘change climate change’. Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) and its employees “will join hundreds of millions of people across the globe in switching off unnecessary lights and electronic devices for one hour today at 8:30pm” (local time). “By taking part in this...

Pedestrians in the Doha city are complaining that doors of shops in some of the streets of the city hamper their movement as the streets are very narrow. Problems are caused by the doors of the shops which open towards the street, as customers going into such shops or coming out inadvertently end up blocking the way of some pedestrian...

Children frolic in rain water at Ezdan Village Al Wukair, yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula Heavy thunderstorms that lashed the country yesterday gave a pleasant respite from dusty and warm weather experienced over the past few days. Many took to the streets to enjoy the showers, while motorists had a hard time cruising through the water-logged roads and massive...

The Traffic Department is gearing up to implement the first phase of its plan to create traffic zones in five areas across the country where 75 percent of traffic accidents and the related mortalities and injuries happen. The plan was approved by the National Committee for Traffic Safety, based on a study on traffic accidents in different areas, said Brigadier...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has issued an advisory for Qatari citizens, warning them against travelling to the Maldives due to the spread of the H1N1 virus there. The ministry tweeted in this regard on its Arabic page yesterday.

The Central Municipal Council (CMC) on Tuesday expressed its disapproval of the ‘growing phenomenon’ of people smoking at the entry and exit points of shopping centres. At its regular bi-weekly session, CMC members discussed the problem and declared that the practice is totally unacceptable and harms the society. The issue has been referred to the CMC’s public services and utilities committee...

Sports infrastructure projects of the 2022 World Cup are progressing as scheduled and would complete in 2020, Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the Tarsheed award ceremony on Monday, Al Thawadi said Khalifa International Stadium will be the first venue to complete construction, with other venues...

Asshahaniyah Municipality last month caught eight violations during 20 inspections. The building unit at the Municipality also conducted 24 inspection raids at buildings and recorded 57 violations. The Health Monitoring Section at Shamal Municipality conducted inspection campaigns at restaurants, fish market and other food outlets. The campaign aims to increase awareness about food safety among the public and warn workers to...