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New Version of Labour Ministry's Mobile App Offers 33 Services www.thepeninsula.qa Saturday 18 January 2020 Volume 24 | Number 8140 23 Jumada I - 1441 2 Riyals BUSINESS | 13 SPORT | 18 US-China trade deal Al Ghazali to ease global guides What uncertainty: A Pleasure IMF Chief to win New version of Labour Ministry’s mobile app offers 33 services SANAULLAH ATAULLAH The e-services of THE PENINSULA ‘Amerni’ application The Ministry of Administrative Devel- include housing opment, Labour and Social Affairs has launched the third patch of electronic application follow up, services for ‘Amerni’ application on smart phones in Arabic and English to rent allowance follow save time and efforts of users — indi- up, house purchase- viduals and companies. The third patch includes five new ownership request, services. As of now, the app offers a total and title deed re- of 33 services including 21 services for individuals and 12 services for com- quest, among others. panies, said the Ministry in a post ‘Mobile Application Guide’ published on its website. Android Users, in both languages Arabic The users will now be able to file and English. The user guide is intended complaints against violating manpower to inform the users how to use an recruitment offices. The domestic e-services application - Amerni - for Al Sadd crowned Qatar Cup champions workers can also file formal complaints, the Ministry of Administrative Devel- in addition to other services provided opment, Labour and Social Affairs in Al Sadd’s players and officials pose with the Qatar Cup trophy at Al Sadd Stadium, yesterday. Al Sadd defeated Al Duhail by the Labour Relations Department. Qatar. The application includes a range 4-0 in the final. `P20 One of the most important features of e-services designed to request of the application is its ease of use to services or query Information. request services and inquire about The application aims at providing them, as the user can complete regis- services to the owners of the establish- More than 100 artworks exhibited at tration in three simple steps, starting ments or their representative in addition with obtaining a username and to individuals, whether they are citizens password through the national docu- or residents of Qatar. Amerni appli- mentation site, and then logging in cation running on Android OS version Katara Global Art Fair preview show through the application. 4.3 or higher and IOS OS version 8 or The e-services of ‘Amerni’ appli- higher. All smart phones that support RAYNALD C RIVERA is a section showcasing works by abstract paintings. cation include housing application these versions of operating systems will THE PENINSULA Chinese artists Guo Jianyuan, Bokui, The opening of the exhibition was follow up, rent allowance follow up, be able to run the application. The app and Li Zhongjun. While Guo’s still life attended by several heads of missions house purchase-ownership request, title is designed to work on smartphones but Art connoisseurs and enthusiasts were paintings depict ancient artifacts such including ambassadors of Argentina, deed request, installment exception also works on tablets. left in awe of the stunning cornucopia as porcelain of the Song Dynasty and France and Italy in addition to other request, labour residency extension, App users are supposed to download of contemporary art pieces at an exhi- blue and white porcelain of Yuan officials and members of Doha’s establishment transactions suspension the app from the approved Apple Store bition launched yesterday at Katara Dynasty, Bokui’s works resemble vibrant art community. follow up, and establishment’s inclusive and Google Play Store for the safety. The Cultural Village which serves as ancient Chinese paintings with nature A concept developed in 2019 by statistics. user is supposed to have an account on preview of the first-ever Katara Global as subject and Li’s combine Chinese Pallas Arts - Qatar’s first registered Other services are labor complaint National Authentication system website Art Fair (KatArt) happening in characters and symbols with colours. arts brokerage - in partnership with follow up (individual/corporate), job to use the same username and password October. Two sculptures which are an Katara; KatArt is a contemporary art seeker’s registration certificate, nursery in Amerni application www.nas.gov.qa. Art galleries in Buildings 19 and intricate assemblage of a large fair aimed at promoting local and location, report violation of nurseries, When a user clicks on (individuals) 22 are packed with over a hundred number of spoons and forks made by international artists while contrib- house loan request, house request for it shows services related to individuals. art pieces in different mediums Doha-based Filipino artist Danny uting to children’s education in people in need, senior staff loan var- The top of the page shows service cat- created by artists from around the Ponce were also unique and eye- various countries. iance disbursement, social security egories — employment, labour and globe at the KatArt Preview exhibition catching among the collections on On its first edition, the fair targets follow up, social security documents. business, housing and social and nurs- which is on show for six days. display at Building 22. helping educate children in Argentina The app also offers other services eries. When you click any of these cat- The carefully selected artworks Local artists also have strong through the Margarita Barrientos including labour approval details fol- egory, the services for each category ranging from paintings, metal sculp- presence in the exhibition such as Foundation, an important charity lowup, inclusive statistics approvals, will appear. Also, when a user clicks on tures, and ceramics to digital art, video Qatari artist Mohammed Faraj Al organisation which currently looks updating establishment official’s data, (corporate) it shows services related to installations and mixed media art dis- Suwaidi who is presenting a video after the welfare of 8,000 children updating establishment branches’ data, corporate. The top of the page shows played in the well-curated show rep- installation and paintings inspired with focus on their daily needs house keeping complaint request, com- service categories — recruitment, noti- resent the wealth of talents from by his recently completed successful including food, health care and edu- plaint against labour office, e-notice fication and complaints and estab- countries such as Argentina, China, residency in New York, Wadha Al cation among others. apply/inquiry for individual/corporate. lishment data. when you click any of Qatar, Venezuela, Philippines, UK, Sulaiti showcasing calligraphic works Art lovers have until Wednesday The application is available on these category, the services for each cat- USA, Turkey, Australia and Lebanon. in mixed media and Hanadi Al to visit and see the exhibition at Apple’s App Store and Google Play for egory will appear. One of the show’s main attractions Darwish with a number of her Katara Building 19 and 22. `P3 Erdogan confirms Syrian regime’s 407 erring vehicles violation of truce agreement in Idlib seized at Sealine THE PENINSULA — DOHA violations at Sealine area include QNA — ISTANBUL reckless driving, drifting, hiding The Ministry of Interior (MoI), vehicle’s number plates among Turkish President Recep represented by the General others and this behaviour Tayyip Erdogan said that the Directorate of Traffic, seized endangers lives and property of Syrian regime has proven that 407 vehicles for violating road users. it is not committed to a traffic rules yesterday at the Reckless drivers are ceasefire in Idlib, adding that Sealine area. referred to the Public Prose- this issue will be discussed at “The motorists of these cution to take legal actions the Berlin Conference on vehicles committed various against them according to the Libya, especially after the sys- grave traffic violations in the type of violation they com- tematic military campaign by Sealine area and they will be mitted. The Traffic Department the Syrian regime forces and brought before the competent had also taken strict action the Russian forces in clear vio- public prosecutor to complete against a number of vehicles lation of the ceasefire legal procedures against them,” whose drivers committed agreement announced on the Ministry of Interior tweeted serious traffic violations in the January 12. yesterday. Sealine area on January 10. “Idlib is clear proof that The General Directorate of The Department, on is social the regime does not comply Traffic has called on all motorists media accounts, has been saying with the steps we have taken and road users to adhere to the that it will not hesitate from regarding the ceasefire,” traffic law and be careful and taking any legal action against Erdogan said. The Turkish avoid committing wrongdoing reckless drivers advising eve- president added that he and wrong behavior that ryone to must respect traffic law intends to have a detailed dis- endanger the lives and property and avoid violations and wrong cussion on this issue with his of road users. behavior that endanger the lives Russian counterpart Vladimir Recently, the MoI, repre- of road users. Putin in Berlin on Sunday. sented by the General Direc- The General Directorate of Erdogan will participate The Reading Garden torate of Traffic, intensified its Traffic has also measures this in the Berlin conference on efforts to curb reckless driving year including conducting Libya on Sunday, to discuss The Reading Garden set up by the Public Parks Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment by apprehending the violators round-the-clock traffic patrols the latest developments in besides the 3th Doha International Book Fair which is running at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). and seizing their vehicles in the and inspection drives on shops PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA Libya and ways to bring Sealine area. According to to make them comply with peace and stability to it.
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