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

World / Europe

Berlin forest fire contained but ammo dump still a problem 05 Aug 2022 - 10:53 am
A man watches as smoke rises up above the Grunewald forest due to an explosion in a munitions depot in the Grunewald forest in Berlin, Germany August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Germany's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 05 Aug 2022 - 10:40 am
Reuters file photo
Russia shells city near Europe's largest nuclear plant 04 Aug 2022 - 09:23 pm
A van from the Soviet Union era is driven by a resident on a bridge rebuilt by Ukrainian militaries, after a military strike on it near the small village of Malaya Rohan, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, August 4, 2022. (REUTERS/Nacho Doce)
EU aims for 8 bln euro Ukraine aid package by September: German govt source 04 Aug 2022 - 03:02 pm
People make their way at the partially-closed Market of Kramatorsk, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Wildfires in Europe burn second-biggest area on record 04 Aug 2022 - 01:44 pm
A wildfire burns at Bushat, Shkoder, Albania August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Euro zone consumers brace for recession and high inflation - ECB survey 04 Aug 2022 - 12:02 pm
People with shopping bags walk near a shopping center, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
FRANKFURT, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Consumers in the euro zone are bracing for the economy to shrink and for high inflation to continue eating into their income in the next year, a European Central Bank survey showed on Thursday.

Reporting By Francesco Canepa Editing by Bernadette Baum
Fire triggered by explosions spreads in Berlin city forest 04 Aug 2022 - 11:08 am
Firefighter vehicles are seen near the closed motorway access Huettenweg, due to an explosion in munitions depot in the Grunewald forest in Berlin, Germany August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
US Senate approves Finland, Sweden's accession to NATO 04 Aug 2022 - 10:59 am
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Italy to approve $14.5 billion package against inflation 04 Aug 2022 - 10:57 am
A woman shops at Campo de' Fiori market, on the day the European Central Bank's rate-setting Governing Council holds an unscheduled meeting to discuss the recent sell-off in government bond market, in Rome, Italy, June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Ukraine health crisis worsens as medics work amid shelling: WHO 04 Aug 2022 - 10:52 am
Firefighters extinguish a burning hospital building hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Stanislav Kozliuk/File Photo
Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital in seismic hot spot 03 Aug 2022 - 11:08 pm
File Photo: Lava erupts from the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on May 18, 2021. (Reuters)
Germany rules out Covid lockdowns, school closures this winter 03 Aug 2022 - 06:38 pm
File photo: A sign reading
First Ukraine grain ship passes through Bosphorus en route to Lebanon 03 Aug 2022 - 05:31 pm
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, sails in the Bosphorus en route to Lebanon, in Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022. (REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya)
Firefighters tackle blaze at retailer Ozon's warehouse near Moscow 03 Aug 2022 - 03:46 pm
Smoke rises above Ozon e-commerce firm's warehouse in Istrinsky District of the Moscow region, Russia August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Wild vulture rescued after wandering the streets of Madrid 03 Aug 2022 - 03:45 pm
Peninsula
First Ukraine grain ship enters Bosphorus after inspection 03 Aug 2022 - 03:38 pm
A view of the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, during an inspection by Joint Coordination Centre officials in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022. Reuters/Umit Bektas
"It's still early days" says underdog UK leadership candidate Sunak 03 Aug 2022 - 10:18 am
Reuters file photo
Shelter rescues parched animals as France bakes in third heatwave 02 Aug 2022 - 01:53 pm
A caretaker feeds a hedgehog that was taken in the CSAM wildlife centre due to hot weather and drought in Saint-Cezaire-Sur-Siagne, France, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard