{
  "id": 1648822,
  "title": "Ministry of Transport urges use of licensed ride-hailing services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ministry-of-transport-urges-use-of-licensed-ride-hailing-services",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:34:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/18/08/2026/ministry-of-transport-urges-use-of-licensed-ride-hailing-services"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Transport has reminded residents, citizens and visitors to use only licensed companies when booking passenger transport services through digital applications, as part of efforts to protect riders and ensure safe, regulated transport services.</p> <p>“You can access the list of companies licensed by the Ministry of Transport to carry out land transport service…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Transport Ministry greenlights RM60m bridge, giving Komuter passengers direct access to RTS station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/transport-ministry-greenlights-rm60m-bridge-giving-komuter-passengers",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:33:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}