CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

World / Asia

Tropical storm leaves towns submerged, 66 dead in Philippines 25 Oct 2024 - 12:18 pm
 A man walks along the debris from the floods brought about by Tropical Storm Trami in Nabua, Camarines Sur on October 25, 2024. Photo by ZALRIAN SAYAT / AFP
At least 24 dead in floods and landslides as tropical storm batters Philippines 24 Oct 2024 - 09:23 pm
In this handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) taken and received on October 24, 2024, rescuers conduct a rescue operations in a flooded area in Nabua, Camarines Sur, due to Tropical Storm Trami. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Trash carrying North Korean balloon again falls on presidential compound in Seoul 24 Oct 2024 - 06:48 pm
File photo of remains of a fallen trash balloon sent from North Korea to South Korea. File photo used for demonstration purposes.
Maldives leader to take 50% pay cut under new austerity move 24 Oct 2024 - 05:31 pm
Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu looks on after reading the oath during his inauguration ceremony in Male on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodokara / AFP)
More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches 24 Oct 2024 - 02:55 pm
Dark clouds loom over the sea as local people and tourists walk along a beach in Digha, around 200km southwest of Kolkata, on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Wife of Pakistan ex-PM Khan released from prison: party 24 Oct 2024 - 01:17 pm
Peninsula
Chinese company to sell tickets for space tourism flights in 2027 24 Oct 2024 - 12:53 pm
Peninsula
A journey through Xinjiang’s lavender paradise 24 Oct 2024 - 07:44 am
Peninsula
Pakistani court grants bail to the wife of imprisoned ex-Premier Imran Khan 23 Oct 2024 - 08:12 pm
File: A tarp image of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi during a rally in Islamabad on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
36-year-old surfer dies after being impaled by sharp-billed fish 23 Oct 2024 - 07:41 pm
Image used for representation only.
Bangladesh outlaws student wing of ousted premier's party 23 Oct 2024 - 07:19 pm
Student leaders and activists Hasnat Abdullah (L), Rifat Rashid (C) and Sarjis Alam address protestors during a demonstration outside the residence of Bangladesh's president Sahabuddin Chuppu, demanding his resignation amid accusations of his residual loyalty to the toppled premier Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP)
Greenland extends detention of anti-whaling activist Watson 23 Oct 2024 - 05:43 pm
(FILES) Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrives for a court hearing in Nuuk, Greenland, on October 2, 2024. (Photo by Leiff Josefsen / AFP)
Dinosaur fossils discovered for first time in Hong Kong 23 Oct 2024 - 05:07 pm
Peninsula
US warns of attack threat in Sri Lanka surf hotspot 23 Oct 2024 - 01:21 pm
Representational photo
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers 23 Oct 2024 - 11:40 am
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel inspect the site for survivors during a search operation after an under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on October 22, 2024. Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP.
In Photos: Seven dead, thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines 23 Oct 2024 - 11:18 am
This handout photo taken and released on October 23, 2024 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows residents affected by Tropical Storm Trami standing on the roofs of their submerged houses before being evacuated, in Libon town, Albay province, South of Manila. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Bangladesh students decry surge in violence against women 22 Oct 2024 - 08:10 pm
Female students chant slogans during a protest to condemn violence against women in Dhaka on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Salahuddin Ahmed / AFP)
Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River 22 Oct 2024 - 06:50 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes.