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

Sri Lanka arrests over 230 Chinese in cybercrime raids 15 Oct 2024 - 01:53 pm
Clouds loom over the sky of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Kazakhstan rising as economic power; cargo handling goes up 15 Oct 2024 - 01:39 pm
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Chinese premier inaugurates Pakistan airport in volatile region 15 Oct 2024 - 01:34 pm
In this handout photograph taken on October 14, 2024, and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office, China's Premier Li Qiang (L) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gesture after unveiling a plaque to mark the completion of New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) during a ceremony at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things 14 Oct 2024 - 09:48 pm
Taliban members of the Ministry for Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice inspect vehicles at a checkpoint along a road on the outskirts of Herat province on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi / AFP)
Canada and India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over a 2023 assassination 14 Oct 2024 - 08:32 pm
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Sri Lanka carrier grounds captain after mid-air argument 14 Oct 2024 - 06:39 pm
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Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her 14 Oct 2024 - 05:24 pm
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Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital 14 Oct 2024 - 04:47 pm
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Section of Hong Kong zoo closes after eight monkeys found dead 14 Oct 2024 - 03:58 pm
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India's capital bans fireworks to curb air pollution 14 Oct 2024 - 02:36 pm
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Pakistan police officers suspended over protest clashes 14 Oct 2024 - 02:05 pm
Police detain a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party member during a protest in Karachi on October 13, 2024. (Photo by Qaisar Khan / AFP)
Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world's 8,000m peaks 14 Oct 2024 - 01:24 pm
Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa poses upon his arrival at the airport in Kathmandu on October 14, 2024. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
Seven die from gas poisoning in eastern China: state media 13 Oct 2024 - 08:20 pm
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Indian politician known for close ties with Bollywood killed in Mumbai 13 Oct 2024 - 12:41 pm
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A-bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize to share anti-nuke message with the young 12 Oct 2024 - 05:08 pm
Member of the Nihon Hidankyo and atomic bomb survivor, co-chair Terumi Tanaka (2nd R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on October 12, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
Six killed as wall collapses at construction site in India's Gujarat 12 Oct 2024 - 03:52 pm
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TikTok slashes hundreds of jobs in AI shift 12 Oct 2024 - 03:47 pm
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China tees up fresh spending to boost ailing economy 12 Oct 2024 - 12:35 pm
China's Finance Minister Lan Fon (C) speaks next to Vice Minister of Finance Wang Dongwei (2nd-L), Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min (2nd-R) and Vice Minister of Finance Guo Tingting (R) during a press conference in Beijing on October 12, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)