Reporter/ Sidi Mohamed

Fresh Local Dates Festival: Sales surpass 80 tonnes 31 Jul 2019 - 12:36 pm

Over 80 tonnes of fresh dates have been sold so far in the ongoing 4th Fresh Local Dates Festival 2019 and over 24,000...

Reckless bike driving by delivery boys raises number of accidents 29 Jul 2019 - 11:09 am

Among many other factors like speeding, wrong overtaking behind traffic accidents and deaths, reckless motorbike driving by delivery boys motivated by minor financial...

Awareness campaign to reduce pedestrian traffic accidents 27 Jul 2019 - 10:57 am

As part of its campaign to reduce pedestrian traffic accidents, the General Directorate of Traffic yesterday distributed reflective safety vests among workers at...

Over 1.5 million transactions by MoI last month 23 Jul 2019 - 12:53 pm

Over 1.5 million transactions were recorded by various departments of the General Directorate of Passports at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) last month...

Pedestrians face fine up to QR500 for traffic violations 21 Jul 2019 - 07:40 pm

DOHA: Ministry of Interior will start recording violations of traffic rules by pedestrians from first of Au-gust and will impose a fine of...

Ministry warns passengers against carrying luggage of others 20 Jul 2019 - 10:51 am

Doha: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) has advised passengers not to carry the luggage of others without prior knowledge as they may be...

French embassy celebrates National Day 16 Jul 2019 - 10:14 am

Doha: The Embassy of France celebrated on Sunday the National Day of France in the presence of a number of Qatari dignitaries, officials,...

PM inaugurates Al Daayen Naval Base 15 Jul 2019 - 11:00 am

Doha: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday inaugurated Al Daayen Naval Base, the...

Huge demand for driving classes 02 Jun 2019 - 10:07 am

Doha: Driving schools across Doha are witnessing huge demand for driving classes for summer. The registration for classes is high from university students...

MME intensifies inspection drive ahead of Eid Al Fitr 31 May 2019 - 08:56 am

As part of its preparations for Eid Al Fitr, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) intensified its inspection drives throughout the country...

Civil Defence distributing over 1,000 Iftar meals to drivers 28 May 2019 - 09:11 am

Doha: The General Directorate of Civil Defence is distributing more than 1,000 free Iftar meals and awareness booklets to drivers in a number...

Hefty fines for trucks violating traffic rules in Ramadan 27 May 2019 - 09:14 am

Doha: Taking cognizance of the complaints of the residents regarding traffic jams, the Traffic Department has said that trucks are not allowed to...

Ministry urges drivers not to follow ambulances 25 May 2019 - 09:56 am

Doha: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has advised motorists not to follow ambulances as it’s a blatant violation of traffic rules and regulations. ...

892 vehicles seized for violating rules since beginning of Ramadan 20 May 2019 - 08:55 am

Doha: The General Directorate of Traffic has seized 892 vehicles since the beginning of Ramadan for violating traffic rules such as reckless driving,...

Majority of customers completely satisfied with MoI electronic services 18 May 2019 - 11:44 am

Doha: An overwhelming majority — around eighty seven percent —of people have expressed their complete satisfaction on the services being provided by the...

Wadi Al Banat vehicle inspection centre receives 500-800 vehicles daily 15 May 2019 - 08:18 am

Doha: Major Mohammed Ali Dajran, Technical Inspection Officer at Wadi Al Banat Technical Vehicle Inspection Centre, said that the station daily receives 500...