CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
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World / Asia

22 crew members rescued from burning Denmark ship in Arabian Sea reach India 09 Mar 2018 - 08:45 pm
(Photo courtesy: ilatimes.com)
World leaders welcome planned talks between Trump and North Korea leader 09 Mar 2018 - 08:37 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump (AFP combination pic by Saul Loeb & Ed Jones)
Suicide bomb kills at least 7 at Shi'ite gathering in Kabul 09 Mar 2018 - 07:55 pm
A pair of sunglass with blood is seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack near a Shi'ite mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Suicide bomber strikes Kabul, casualties reported: officials 09 Mar 2018 - 11:18 am
Afghan security forces keep watch near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
China calls for 'political courage' as Trump, Kim prepare to meet 09 Mar 2018 - 11:07 am
People watch a television news report showing pictures of US President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a railway station in Seoul on March 9, 2018. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Japan official linked to Abe cronyism row found dead: reports 09 Mar 2018 - 10:57 am
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks at upper house members at parliament in Tokyo on March 9, 2018.  / AFP / Toru YAMANAKA
Blast reported near mosque in Afghan capital Kabul 09 Mar 2018 - 10:55 am
Peninsula
Violence against women on rise in Indonesia: Report 08 Mar 2018 - 04:52 pm
This photo taken on March 7, 2018 shows a student wearing a niqab face veil outside a university in Yogyakarta.  AFP / Agus WARDOYO
Indian acid attack survivors sparkle at fashion show to spotlight equality 08 Mar 2018 - 02:32 pm
Indian acid attack survivors pose during a fashion show as part of a campaign to spread the message 'Stop Acid Sale', in Thane on March 7, 2018, ahead of International Women's Day.  AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Mosque, shops attacked in anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka 08 Mar 2018 - 02:02 pm
Sri Lanka's Special Task Force soldiers walk past a damaged mosque after a clash between two communities in Digana central district of Kandy, Sri Lanka March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Kabul hotel reopens after deadly attack but guests stay away 08 Mar 2018 - 10:09 am
This photograph taken on March 7, 2018 shows an Afghan painter working inside a room with a damaged door at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. AFP / SHAH MARAI
India, with eye on China ties, bans Tibetans rally in New Delhi 08 Mar 2018 - 09:34 am
FILE PHOTO: Tibetan activists detained by police in New Delhi, India, March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/File photo
Curfew in Sri Lankan tourist town of Kandy to be temporarily lifted 08 Mar 2018 - 07:56 am
Sri Lankan police commandos patrol on the streets of Pallekele, a suburb of Kandy, on March 6, 2018, following anti-Muslim riots that has prompted the government to declare a state of emergency. AFP
Buddhist mobs target Sri Lanka's Muslims despite state of emergency 07 Mar 2018 - 10:36 am
Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and Police officers stand guard near a burnt house after a clash between two communities in Digana, central district of Kandy, Sri Lanka March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Japanese volcano erupts, dozens of flights grounded 06 Mar 2018 - 02:53 pm
An aerial view shows Shinmoedake peak erupting between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, southwestern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo March 6, 2018. Kyodo/via Reuters
India's endangered lion population increases to 600 06 Mar 2018 - 01:59 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 23, 2016, an Asiatic Lion 'Ambar' strolls in the open enclosure at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad. AFP / Sam Panthaky
Japan's navy appoints first woman to command warship squadron 06 Mar 2018 - 12:30 pm
Newly-appointed Commander of First Escort Division of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Ryoko Azuma (2nd L), who is the first female commander of a navy destroyer squadron in Japan, salutes to soldiers on JMSDF's helicopter carrier Izumo at a port
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash 06 Mar 2018 - 11:43 am
File picture used for representation. Reuters