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As many as 38 private schools and kindergartens have got permission from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to increase their fees in the next academic year (2017/18.), a senior official said yesterday. 38 Qatar schools get permission to increase fees A total of 127 schools and kindergartens had sought permission to hike their fees but about 70% of the...

Traffic jam from Barwa signal towards  Abdul Ghani r/a in Wakrah. Traffic patrols work on safe and smooth traffic flow for all. Traffic congestion at Sports and Immigration roundabouts and Salwa and Al-Waab roads.

As many as 658,093 people passed through Abu Samra land border post during the recent spring holidays, it was announced on Wednesday. The festivities and entertainment programmes in Qatar during the Spring season witnessed a wide range of GCC citizens and residents visiting the country through the post, as reported of Gulf Times. Major Jamal Shahin al-Mannai, the vice-president of the...

In the past few days a bizarre message has taken WhatsApp by storm in Qatar. The message claims that a 10-meter-high tsunami will be striking Qatar’s shore soon, the message had become so viral and stricken panic among the residents to a level that the Qatar Meteorological Department had to intervene and rebut the RUMOURS. But is there any truth...

The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has put a new ruling that 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. According to an official from the MADLSA, a decision to this...

This is the current process/documents required to apply for a family visa: 1. Get a salary letter from employer – salary overall to be minimum 10000 QAR. 2. Company NOC dated within the last 3 months. 3. Copy of your passport and work visa page. 4. Copy of your education certificate attested by Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA) of your country and Qatar embassy...

In a situation where in a current employer refuses to accept his employee’s resignationdespite being given written notice 30 days prior, the employee may turn to the Ministry of Labour to file a case. QUESTION: I have been working with a private company in Qatar for almost three years. My contract is unlimited. I have now submitted  my resignation, giving...

Applying for switching from one employer to another was quite a stress in Qatar when the Kafala system was in place, however, since its abolishment the process has become easier and pretty straightforward and hassle free. Ever since the abolishment the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Transport for...

All residents should always carry their Residence Permit ID Cards or proof of residence and should produce it whenever asked by authorities concerned, said Brig Nasser Mohamed Eisa al-Sayed, director, Search and Follow-Up Department. Those who violate the rule will be fined up to QR10,000. Brig al-Sayed also said that the Ministry of Interior can transfer the sponsorship of expatriates,...

Souq Waqif ‘Spring Festival’ continues drawing in countless number of visitors, the most popular event among the crowd is the dolphin show. In this show these well-trained dolphins and seal keeps on spellbinding the people with their tremendous singing, dancing and acrobatics abilities. Valdemer, who is from Russia and facilitated the dolphin show, said that Ana Tolli and Yazaro Slaff...

SAN FRANCISCO, United States: Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company called eSight. Suddenly, Regan could read a newspaper while eating breakfast and make out the faces of his co-workers from across the room. He’s...

A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced a Filipino maid to one year in jail and also directed authorities to deport her upon the completion of her sentence. The maid in question was found guilty of stealing a sum of QR9000 from his employer by using his ATM card. CCTV footage showed her withdrawing the money from a cash machine using...

An Arab expat has been sentenced to 6 months in jail by a Misdemeanour Court here in Doha, the honourable court also imposed a fine of QR5000 on him. The man was found guilty of embezzling money from the company of which he was an employee. The defendant was working at a managerial position in the company that deals with human...

Chances of scattered rain til noon. Another unstable weather expected to affect by weekend. The Department of Meteorology warned Sunday of expected thundery rain at places associated with strong wind inshore, and expected thundery rain associated with strong wind and high sea offshore. Weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6.00 pm today will be hazy to misty at places at first,...