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CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Carlsen quits chess championship after jeans row 28 Dec 2024 - 08:14 pm

Paris: Chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a world championship event in New York after being fined and threatened with exclusion for...

Abbas, Shahzad rock South Africa at start of chase 28 Dec 2024 - 07:54 pm

Centurion, South Africa: Pakistan opening bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck three blows late on the third afternoon as South Africa set...

Thousands flee Mozambique post-vote violence to Malawi 28 Dec 2024 - 07:47 pm

Lilongwe, Malawi: Thousands have fled Mozambique in the past week to neighbouring Malawi seeking refuge from the southern African nation's deadly post-election protests,...

Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital 'now empty': WHO 28 Dec 2024 - 07:13 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said Saturday that the Kamal Adwan hospital was "now empty" following an Israeli military raid which put north...

Thousand people march against air pollution in Skopje 28 Dec 2024 - 06:35 pm

Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia: Around a thousand people protested on Saturday in Skopje against air pollution in North Macedonia's capital, which often...

Diallo wants to make 'history' with struggling Man Utd 28 Dec 2024 - 06:29 pm

London: Amad Diallo has vowed to "make history" with Manchester United despite his struggling club's dismal slide down the Premier League. United have...

Libyan official says discussed energy, migration with new Syria leader 28 Dec 2024 - 06:26 pm

Damascus: A senior official from Libya's UN-recognised government met Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday and discussed issues including diplomatic...

Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan for plane crash 28 Dec 2024 - 05:40 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before...

Police officer shot dead in Norway 28 Dec 2024 - 05:18 pm

Oslo: Norwegian police said an officer in his twenties and a suspect had died after an overnight shootout on Saturday in the Nordic...

Putin tells Azerbaijan leader Russian air defence active at time of plane landing: Kremlin 28 Dec 2024 - 05:05 pm

Moscow: Russian leader Vladimir Putin told his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines...

Study highlights trends and risks in Qatar's desert traffic accidents 28 Dec 2024 - 05:01 pm

Doha, Qatar: A recent study has revealed a concerning increase in traffic accidents occurring in the desert areas of Qatar, particularly during the...

Shop Qatar 2025 to take place in January 28 Dec 2024 - 04:57 pm

Doha, Qatar: Visit Qatar has announced the return of Shop Qatar, the country’s largest and most anticipated shopping festival, set to run from...

Guardiola won't quit troubled Man City 28 Dec 2024 - 04:56 pm

London: Pep Guardiola insists he will not walk out on troubled Manchester City as he strives to stop the champions' stunning decline. Guardiola...

Thousands in Georgia human chain as pro-EU protests enter 2nd month 28 Dec 2024 - 04:39 pm

Tbilisi: Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in central Tbilisi on Saturday, in support of the country's European Union membership, marking second...

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off Philippine's Surigao del Norte 28 Dec 2024 - 04:31 pm

Manila: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near General Luna, Surigao del Norte, early Saturday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...

Tax cuts, debt reined in as Italy adopts 2025 budget 28 Dec 2024 - 04:25 pm

Rome: Italy's parliament on Saturday approved the 2025 budget, aiming to both appease EU demands to lower the eurozone nation's deficit and honour...

Several airlines cancel flights to Russia after Azerbaijan Airlines crash 28 Dec 2024 - 03:58 pm

Moscow: Several airlines have announced the suspension of flights to Russian cities, after Western experts and the US suggested the crash of the...

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport 28 Dec 2024 - 03:42 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he only narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli strikes on the airport in...

EU universal charger rules come into force 28 Dec 2024 - 03:14 pm

Brussels, Belgium: EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on Saturday, in a...

Cyberattacks target Milan airport websites: Italy police 28 Dec 2024 - 02:56 pm

Rome: Italian police said Saturday that they were investigating cyberattacks claimed by a pro-Russian group targeting several websites including Milan's airports and the...