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

World

Cruises possible by mid-summer as tensions boil over - CDC 07 Apr 2021 - 12:20 am
TWITTER: Carnival Corporation
California plans to fully reopen economy on June 15 06 Apr 2021 - 11:48 pm
Boys run past a Lego version of New York City as Legoland California reopens for preview days prior to a full opening in Carlsbad, California, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Brazil's Bolsonaro speaks to Russia's Putin about Sputnik vaccine 06 Apr 2021 - 11:19 pm
Peninsula
PM Trudeau says Canada is facing 'very serious' third wave of COVID-19 pandemic 06 Apr 2021 - 09:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
White House rejects US vaccine passports, skirting uproar 06 Apr 2021 - 09:40 pm
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ????
Ukraine signs deal with Pfizer for 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses -president 06 Apr 2021 - 09:33 pm
A medical specialist wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks in the medical college building which was converted into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward of a local hospital in Lviv, Ukraine April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
Canada's hospitals deploy artificial lungs, scramble for staff as COVID-19 hits younger patients 06 Apr 2021 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health care worker in a surgical mask helps unload a stretcher service vehicle at St. Boniface Hospital, which is a reported site of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak according to local media, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Novembe
Czech government to reopen some schools, lift curfew next week 06 Apr 2021 - 08:45 pm
A woman walks across the medieval Charles Bridge during snowfall amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
WHO says AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks; assessing latest data 06 Apr 2021 - 08:27 pm
Peninsula
Oman says citizens entering country can do mandatory quarantine at home 06 Apr 2021 - 07:58 pm
Peninsula
Italy's lengthy COVID-19 curbs spark small business protests 06 Apr 2021 - 07:54 pm
People face police as restaurant owners demonstrate as tensions rise over COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, in Rome, Italy April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Biden targets April 19 for wider US vaccine delivery 06 Apr 2021 - 07:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: A large vaccination site is shown as people with preexisting health conditions are granted access to a vaccination during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Inglewood, California, U.S., March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Fil
US, Iran expected to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna 06 Apr 2021 - 05:03 pm
REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
Saudi to allow only those ‘immunised against Covid-19’ to perform Umrah 06 Apr 2021 - 04:45 pm
Saudis and foreign residents circumambulate (Tawaf) the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah, on October 4, 2020. AFP / BANDAR AL-DANDANI
Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano 06 Apr 2021 - 04:32 pm
Lava erupts from a new fissure at the volcanic site near Fagradalsfjall, Reykjanes Peninsula,Iceland, April 5, 2021, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Content filmed April 5, 2021. Icelandic Coast Guard via REUTERS
Indian capital imposes night curfew ahead of 'critical' four weeks in COVID-19 fight 06 Apr 2021 - 04:18 pm
A healthcare worker wearing a protective face mask collects a swab sample from a man, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Traffic in Suez canal not affected by tanker's engine failure: Canal authority 06 Apr 2021 - 04:05 pm
A ship is seen after sailing through Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt April 6, 2021. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
EU denies blocking 3.1 million AstraZeneca shots to Australia 06 Apr 2021 - 03:54 pm
File photo: Vial labelled