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Employees will have the right to switch jobs without getting a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from their employers if the company fails to pay their monthly salaries within seven days of the due date, an official from the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has said.
A decision to this effect has been taken at the ministerial level...
A bridge providing a direct route to Abu Hamour, Al Mamoura and Salwa Road was thrown open for traffic yesterday by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal). The new bridge extends from F-Ring Road to Mesaimeer Road.
Additional temporary lanes numbering two are now available for motorists to make a U-turn towards F-Ring Road and reach Barwa Village, the Religious Complex,...
Both men will be deported after serving their jail sentences
A taxi driver accused of lending his cab and a driving licence to another person to work for him so he doesn’t miss out on his daily targets has been jailed for three months.
Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of First Instance on Tuesday handed down the jail sentence to the Ugandan...
The suspects were also ordered to pay a fine of Dh10,000 each
The Criminal Court of Ras Al Khaimah has sentenced three residents, Asians, to 10 years in jail for being found guilty of abducting a compatriot.
The suspects, who were also ordered to pay a fine of Dh10,000 each, had tracked down the victim while sitting at a café shop...
Malaysia’s previously warm relations with North Korea have deteriorated sharply since the killing.
Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong Nam are to be charged with his murder, Malaysia said Tuesday, as North Korea sent a senior diplomat to retrieve the body from the morgue.
The spectacular killing of Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother with VX, a fast-acting poison...
An Indian expatriate has been missing for more than 70 days after he went for work with his colleagues at a road construction project in Rayyan.
Murugesan Gopalakrishnan, 22, hailing from Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu was employed by a company as a steel fixer, as reported by Gulf Times.
His colleagues reported that Gopalakrishnan was dropped at his work site...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has reported that more than 80 per cent of National Health Strategy (NHS) 2011-2016 has been accomplished and the work to introduce NHS 2017-2022 that focuses on “good health through better nutrition and sound lifestyle,” is going on in full swing.
According to the ministry, NHS 2017-2022 will be based on the previous health...
Driving slowly below the speed limit is better for your health and finance.
Mobile cameras are fixed on different parts of Qatar to monitor your driving.
Follow the speed limits if you are driving down Al Shamal Road, Wholesale Market, Jassim bin Hamad and Al Riffa Street today (Monday, February 27) because there will be mobile cameras installed on these roads...
Petrol and diesel price throughout the world are having an impact.
Qatar Ministry Of Energy And Industry disclosed an increase in the price of all types of fuels in the country.
In March, people will have to pay out QR1.60 for a litre of Premium petrol, up from QR1.55 this month.
If you wish to purchase a litre of Super gasoline will...
According to a press statement released by Ooredoo, the Ooredoo tv app store content now contains over 30 applications.
The company, in fact, attributes the growing content as part of its push to offer the best and latest digital content in Qatar.
The statement notes that Ooredoo tv offers a complete entertainment service for Qatar with the latest live TV and...
Drive carefully and under speed limits, it is better for your health and finance. There will be mobile cameras to monitor your driving on different parts of Qatar.
If you are driving down Salwa, Arab League, Ras Laffan, Al-Khor Coastal, Air Force, F-Ring, University and Abu Samra today (Tuesday, February 28), better follow the speed limits as there will be...
The Ministry of Public Health has scotched rumours in the social media about HIV-tainted bananas. The Ministry, in a clarification issued yesterday, stated that the rumours have been around for two years.
The widely circulated messages claim that people are injecting HIV-infected blood into bananas and are warning people to avoid eating bananas that contain a red colour inside. In...
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has urged drivers and motorists across Qatar to drive carefully and be under speed limits, for their safety and lessen the number of accidents.
MoI has also announced that it would install more mobile cameras in order to monitor driving across the the country.
The ministry has also advised that motorists are travelling via the Al...
Internet is a wonderful thing and can be utilised for so many constructive purposes, however, it is a shame that some people use it to spread lies and rumours.
Qatar isn’t new to this phenomenon either, recently rumours of giant tsunami waves hitting the Gulf were making rounds on the internet via messaging apps such as WhatsApp. As soon as...
