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Qatar Post (formerly Q-Post) [1] is the national provider of postal services in Qatar. [2] Its headquarters building, the General Post Office, has been on the Doha Corniche since 1988. [2] [3] The company was established in 1950 as the General Postal Corporation and the country's first post office opened in Doha that same year. [2]
No national identity card. Acceptable documents for proof of identification may include passports, firearms licences, driving licences, a SuperGold (senior citizen's) card. Kiwi Access (18+) cards can be used for proof of age. Tuvalu: No national identity card. United Kingdom
In 1988, the Central Post Office for Qatar Post in Doha opened on the Corniche, [21] two years later than planned. [22] Considered a good example of brutalist architecture and a prominent local landmark, Twist Whitley Architects and ComConsult designed it with semi-monocoque structures supporting its tapered roofs, mimicking traditional message ...
A Qatari license plate 1997–2011 A Qatari license plate after 2011 A Qatari police license plate. Vehicle registration plates of Qatar started in the 1950s. [1] The current version was adopted in 2012. [2] The international vehicle registration code for Qatar is Q. [3] In a 2016 auction, licence plate 411 was sold for $960,000. [4] [5]
The Ministry of Interior of Qatar was established in 1970, and is responsible for providing security and safety for citizens and protecting the borders and coasts of the country. The current minister is Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani .
A sub-post office of Bushire was opened in Manama on 1 August 1884 under Indian administration. Indian stamps were used and, from 10 August 1933, were overprinted BAHRAIN. From 1 April 1948, postal administration was handled by the British agency until the Bahrain postal service was able to take over on 1 January 1966.
On 23 May 1963, Qatar Post took responsibility for postal services in Qatar and from 1966 the currency used on stamps was changed from rupees to dirhams and riyals. [5] Qatar Post joined the Universal Postal Union on 31 January 1969 and, in 2012, hosted the 25th Universal Postal Union Congress. [7] The event was held from September to October ...
Pre-2012 logo of DVLA. The vehicle register held by DVLA is used in many ways. For example, by the DVLA itself to identify untaxed vehicles, and by outside agencies to identify keepers of cars entering central London who have not paid the congestion charge, or who exceed speed limits on a road that has speed cameras by matching the cars to their keepers utilising the DVLA database.