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

World / Asia

Nepal PM loses majority after coalition partner quits 03 Jul 2024 - 08:48 pm
Former prime minister or Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba (centre) talks with Communist Party Nepal-Union Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman KP Sharma Oli (R) as he arrives to attend the photo exhibition of late former PM Girja Prasad Koirala in Kathmandu on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Filipino food vlogger dies at 38 after stroke 03 Jul 2024 - 07:11 pm
Peninsula
Indonesia launches first EV battery plant 03 Jul 2024 - 11:57 am
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre R) walking with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Eui-sun (C) during an inspection of the battery and electric vehicle manufacturing plant by PT Hyundai LG Indonesia-Green Power in Karawang, West Java. (Photo by Handout / Indonesian Presidential Palace/ AFP)
New Zealand cat-killing contest vows to keep hunting 'crazy' felines 03 Jul 2024 - 11:10 am
Representational image
Australian coal mine battles five-day blaze 03 Jul 2024 - 10:44 am
Peninsula
Woman found dead swallowed by python in Indonesia 03 Jul 2024 - 09:54 am
Representational image
Terror, 'chaos' as India stampede kills 121 03 Jul 2024 - 09:14 am
People gather at the site of a stampede in Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Sri Lanka to save $5bn from bilateral debt deal 02 Jul 2024 - 05:44 pm
A cargo ship loaded with containers departs from the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) in Colombo on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S.Kodikara / AFP)
Flood situation in India's Assam turns grim as death toll reaches 35 02 Jul 2024 - 04:16 pm
July 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Floods swamp a residential area following a heavy rainfall in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam on July 1, 2024.
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India's northeast kill at least 16 people 02 Jul 2024 - 04:04 pm
People transport their belongings on boats in a flood affected area at Morigaon district in Assam on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Biju Boro / AFP)
Philippines says Manila, Beijing agree to 'de-escalate' South China Sea tensions 02 Jul 2024 - 03:48 pm
(FILES) This frame grab from handout video footage taken on June 17, 2024. (AFP photo / Armed Forces of the Philippines
At least 27 crushed to death in India religious gathering: govt 02 Jul 2024 - 03:30 pm
Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a melee during a sermon, are brought to a hospital in Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Pawan SHARMA / AFP)
Former Pakistan PM Khan arbitrarily detained: UN panel 01 Jul 2024 - 09:49 pm
File photo of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Philippines warns of rise in dengue cases 01 Jul 2024 - 01:57 pm
Peninsula
India overhauls colonial-era laws with new criminal codes 01 Jul 2024 - 12:46 pm
File photo of India's Supreme Court
Japan to launch new 3D banknotes on July 3 30 Jun 2024 - 11:58 am
Peninsula
No epidemics, public-health emergencies in China's flood-hit areas official 29 Jun 2024 - 04:50 pm
Changsha: This photo shows the rising water level of a river in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 24, 2024. On Monday, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province saw 15 waterlogged roads after intense rain. The city has launched a Level III emergency response for Floods. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)
Kuwait resumes issuance of visa for Filipinos after 1 year ban 28 Jun 2024 - 08:54 pm
Photo for representation only