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

World

Death toll from Spanish floods climbs to 205 as shock turns to anger and frustration 01 Nov 2024 - 06:47 pm
A woman looks at the riverbed, on November 1, 2024, after a flooding devastated the town of Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain. Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP.
Israel pounds Beirut suburb Dahiyeh with airstrikes overnight 01 Nov 2024 - 05:17 pm
A man walks past a destroyed building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in the neighbourhood of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 1, 2024. Photo by AFP.
North Korea's top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine 01 Nov 2024 - 04:34 pm
In this handout picture released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on November 1, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui hold a meeting in Moscow. Photo by RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP.
Niger disputes French firm's uranium move 01 Nov 2024 - 04:21 pm
File photo used only for representation purposes.
Indonesia adds Google Pixel phones to ban list with iPhone 16 01 Nov 2024 - 04:00 pm
Pic: Google Store
Lebanese 'orphaned of their land' as Israel blows up homes 01 Nov 2024 - 02:23 pm
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbeck in the Bekaa valley on October 31, 2024. In the foreground the ancient Roman ruins with the Temple of Bacchus can be seen. (Photo by Nidal Solh / AFP)
Massive shootout in France wounds five: minister 01 Nov 2024 - 01:00 pm
Peninsula
Spain boosts troop numbers in search for flood missing 01 Nov 2024 - 12:57 pm
People walk in a flooded street in Jerez de la Frontera, near Cadiz, on October 31, 2024, after heavy rains hit southern Spain. (Photo by Jorge Guerrero / AFP)
Taiwan races to remove oil from grounded Chinese ship 01 Nov 2024 - 12:53 pm
In this handout photo from Ocean Affairs Council taken and released on November 1, 2024 the Chinese-flagged cargo ship Yu Zhou Qi Hang is stranded around Yeliu Geopark due to Typhoon Kong-rey, in Yehliu on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Ocean Affairs Council / AFP)
Lebanon PM says expanded strikes suggest Israel's 'rejection' of ceasefire 01 Nov 2024 - 12:50 pm
People check the devastation in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in the neighbourhood of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Taiwanese driver recounts his narrow escape during Typhoon Kong-rey 01 Nov 2024 - 12:30 pm
A fallen tree blocks a road in Keelung on November 1, 2024, after Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in eastern Taiwan on October 31. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Bombing of Pakistan polio vaccine drive kills 7: police 01 Nov 2024 - 11:26 am
File photo
Spain flood death toll soars to 158 31 Oct 2024 - 09:12 pm
An aerial picture shows a road flooded in Arcos de la Frontera, near Cadiz, on October 31, 2024, after heavy rains hit southern Spain. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina 31 Oct 2024 - 07:52 pm
Flames engulf a military vehicle after clashes between protesters and the police in Mirpur on October 31, 2024. Bangladeshi garment workers furious at job layoffs in the economically vital sector clashed with police and soldiers on October 31, with two teenagers shot and wounded, officers said. (Photo by Md. Naimur Rahman / AFP)
Not enough time in universe for monkeys to pen Shakespeare: study 31 Oct 2024 - 04:19 pm
Image by Elmer L. Geissler from Pixabay
Hong Kong charges foreigner with killing Southeast Asian woman 31 Oct 2024 - 04:09 pm
Image used for representation only.
Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades 31 Oct 2024 - 03:40 pm
A man (R) helps a motorist with a scooter amid heavy rain due to Super Typhoon Kong-rey in Keelung on October 31, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
EU probes shopping app Temu over illegal products 31 Oct 2024 - 02:57 pm
In this photo illustration, the Temu logo is displayed on a laptop on February 26, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP