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  07 May 2018 - 23:26 A fish farmer weighs a harvested catfish in Meru County, Kenya, April 25, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Caroline Wambui By Caroline Wambui I Thomson Reuters Foundation ITUGURURU, Kenya:  Kenya’s often parched Tharaka Nithi County might seem an unlikely place to take up fish farming. But farmer James Muchangi thinks tilapia and catfish might be his crop of the...

  07 May 2018 - 14:28 QNA Doha: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce carried out intensive inspections last April to monitor the compliance of shops with their obligations under the Consumer Protection Law. The campaign resulted in the seizure and issuance of 91 violations, which ranging from not advertising prices, no Arabic translation in bills, announcing sales without prior permission and failing...

  08 May 2018 - 0:33 (Representative image: Zainal Abd Halim / Reuters) By Sanaullah Ataullah I The Peninsula DOHA: The working hours for domestic workers including driver, governess, cook, gardener and workers in a similar occupation are eight hours plus two hours overtime as maximum in a day, according to the Law No. 15 of 2017 for regulating domestic workers, said an...

  08 May 2018 - 0:33 The Peninsula The podium winners at the Qatar Cup Shooting and Archery Championship pose for a picture with officials at the Losail Shooting Range on Sunday.

  07 May 2018 - 19:45 Cows are seen in a farm in Tipaza, Algeria April 21, 2018. Picture taken April 21, 2018. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina By Hamid Ould Ahmed I Reuters ALGIERS:  Algeria plans to offer foreign investors concessions for farm land for the first time, according to an official document, as the oil producer seeks to boost food output and reduce reliance...

  07 May 2018 - 21:02 A man holds various English Pound notes as he waits in line to exchange it for Euros notes outside a money exchange office in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar June 24 2016 AFP By Michael Taylor I Thomson Reuters Foundation KUALA LUMPUR:  Migrant workers from the Asia-Pacific region sent $256 billion home last year, but more...

  05 May 2018 - 9:23 AP Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Dubai's ruling sheikh to reveal the whereabouts of his daughter after a French ex-spy and others say she fled the emirate, only to be arrested off the coast of India. A statement by the organization marks the latest twist in the cloak-and-dagger drama surrounding the disappearance of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed...

  07 May 2018 - 13:12 (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 06, 2018 Spanish actor and actress Javier Bardem (R) and Penelope Cruz pose during a photocall to present the film 'Loving Pablo' in Madrid. The 71st Festival de Cannes will take place from May 8 to May 19, 2018. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO AFP Madrid: It was...

  07 May 2018 - 20:43 FILE PHOTO: Migrants are rescued by Libyan coast guards in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, January, 15, 2018. (Reuters / Hani Amara) By Felipe Dana & Aritz Parra I Associated Press ABOARD THE ASTRAL:  Migrant rescue aid groups said that Italian and British authorities aren't granting authorization to send 105 migrants to safety more...

  07 May 2018 - 10:04 Speaker of the Advisory Council, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, yesterday with the Spanish parliamentary delegation currently visiting Doha. The Peninsula DOHA: Speaker of the Advisory Council, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, held a meeting yesterday with a Spanish parliamentary delegation currently visiting Doha. The delegation is headed by Chairman...

  07 May 2018 - 10:08 File photo used for representation. The Peninsula Online Qatar Traffic Department has been taking various steps and initiatives to ensure speeding and related accidents do not occur. Mobile radars placed at locations with high risk of speeding has helped reduce the number of accidents say officials. Here are the locations for the radars today (Monday, May 7) - Al...

  07 May 2018 - 10:10 Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi at the launch of third Doha International Blind Conference The Peninsula DOHA: Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, called for the need for communities to adopt and...

  07 May 2018 - 10:21 FILE PHOTO by Abdul Basit © The Peninsula The Peninsula DOHA: Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, said yesterday that the parents of the students are the reason for the excellence and success of their children as they provide a favourable home environment, support them and take interest...

  07 May 2018 - 10:22 The Peninsula Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Amiri Diwan with a delegation from the Senate of the Kingdom of Spain. They reviewed relations and cooperation between Qatar and Spain, as well as a number of issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by Speaker of the Advisory...