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

World

US hits Myanmar with new sanctions on coup 2nd anniversary 31 Jan 2023 - 09:27 pm
In this file handout photo taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26 shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and detained president Win Myint during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. ( Handout / Myanmar Ministry of Information / AFP)
Belgium to shut down controversial nuclear reactor 31 Jan 2023 - 08:52 pm
General view of the Tihange Nuclear Power Station is seen after the Belgian government agreed in principle to close its two nuclear power plants by 2025, in Tihange, Belgium, December 23, 2021. (REUTERS/Johanna Geron)
Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron's pension reform 31 Jan 2023 - 08:50 pm
French police face off with protesters amid clashes near the Invalides during a demonstration against French government's pension reform plan in Paris as part of a national strike and protests in France, on January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Lebanon to devalue currency by 90% on Feb. 1, says central bank chief 31 Jan 2023 - 08:31 pm
A man counts Lebanese pound banknotes at an exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon, January 11, 2023. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Southern African bloc urges diaogue, probe after Eswatini lawyer killing 31 Jan 2023 - 08:25 pm
Members of various Human Rights Defender (HRD) groups hold a protest against the brutal killing of renowned human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko at his home in the kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Hungary most corrupt EU member in 2022: watchdog 31 Jan 2023 - 08:21 pm
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a media briefing in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Marton Monus)
Kyiv Zoo keeps Tony the gorilla warm despite daily power cuts 31 Jan 2023 - 08:07 pm
A 48-year-old gorilla, Tony, sits next to a wood stove, which heats his enclosure in Kyiv Zoo, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, January 31, 2023. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
US urges Kosovo to back peace deal and form group of Serb municipalities 31 Jan 2023 - 08:00 pm
People wave Kosovo and Albanian flags as they protest against the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority in Pristina, Kosovo, on January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Laura Hasani
Embattled Republican George Santos won’t serve on House committees 31 Jan 2023 - 07:48 pm
US Rep. George Santos leaves the Capitol Hill Club as members of the press follow him on January 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. Amid ongoing investigations into his finances, campaign spending and false statements on the campaign trail, Santos is reportedly recusing himself from his House committee assignments. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
Nigeria's Buhari visits stronghold amid riots over currency swap 31 Jan 2023 - 07:27 pm
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrives at the opening session of the 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 5, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Sanctions a 'blessing' in disguise, Belarus leader tells Zimbabwe 31 Jan 2023 - 07:20 pm
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa upon his arrival at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 31, 2023 after a signing ceremony of bilateral agreements for economic cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Jekesai Njikizana / AFP)
Suspected jihadists kill 28 in troubled Burkina Faso 31 Jan 2023 - 07:11 pm
In this file photo taken on September 30, 2022 Burkina Faso soldiers are seen deployed in Ouagadougou. - An attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso has killed 13 people, including 10 military police, the army said on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Blinken voices sorrow for 'innocent' Palestinians killed 31 Jan 2023 - 06:36 pm
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (right) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands following their meeting in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on January 31, 2023. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / POOL / AFP)
Death toll from Pakistan boat capsize jumps to 51 31 Jan 2023 - 06:15 pm
People and rescue workers gather after a boat carrying religious school students capsized in Tanda lake in Kohat, Pakistan, January 29, 2023. (REUTERS)
Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays 31 Jan 2023 - 06:08 pm
Reuters file photo
Air India passenger bailed after 'peegate' incident 31 Jan 2023 - 05:38 pm
Reuters file photo
Pope arrives in DR Congo on 'beautiful trip' to Africa 31 Jan 2023 - 05:31 pm
Pope Francis arrives at the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo , on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Alexis Huguet / AFP)
Nigerian senator in UK court accused of organ harvesting 31 Jan 2023 - 05:20 pm
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of Nigeria's former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, leaves the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, in London on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)