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

World / Europe

Greece to shut shops, quarantine all arrivals from abroad 17 Mar 2020 - 12:32 pm
ATHENS - Greece, MARCH 17: A cleaner sweeps with a protective mask as a preventive measure against coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in front of the central building of University of Athens in Greece on March 17, 2020. ( Andreas Papakonstantinou - Anadolu A
France sees recession, announces 45 bn euros in virus business aid 17 Mar 2020 - 10:33 am
A petrol station in the Pigalle area after all non-essential public places including restaurants and cafes have been shut as a precaution to contain the spread of the COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / JOEL SAGET
Europe locks down as global virus panic spreads 17 Mar 2020 - 10:01 am
Only a few people are pictured in Piccadilly Circus on Sunday afternoon in central London on March 15, 2020. AFP / Tolga Akmen
At 80, Russian great grandmother fired up by passion for ice hockey 16 Mar 2020 - 02:54 pm
Valentina Fyodorova, 80, the captain of a senior women's hockey team, attends a training session in the village of Bereznik in Arkhangelsk region, Russia March 5, 2020. Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina
Hungary to shut borders, preparing fiscal, monetary response to coronavirus 16 Mar 2020 - 02:29 pm
People take pictures on the Hungary-Slovakia border bridge in Esztergom Hungary, March 14, 2020. Slovakia closed the border for non Slovak pasport holders as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19). REUTERS/Krisztina Than
Switzerland ups measures amid 841 new coronavirus cases 16 Mar 2020 - 12:53 pm
 A man walks in a ski slope under a closed ski lift on Mars 15, 2020, after the Swiss government announced preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19, (new coronavirus) in the Swiss resort of Les Crosets, next to the French border. / AFP / Fab
French telecoms pledge bandwidth 'discipline' in possible hit to Netflix 16 Mar 2020 - 12:39 pm
 TOPSHOT - A picture taken on March 14, 2020 near the eiffel tower in Paris shows a board informing of the monument's closure as a precaution against the coronavirus. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON
Italy's Conte warns of 'riskiest weeks', urges EU unity 16 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during a news conference due to coronavirus spread, in Rome, Italy March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Italy hit by 368 new coronavirus deaths, hospitals in crisis 16 Mar 2020 - 10:18 am
 People walk at Rabin square as the municipality building is lit in the colours of the Italian flag in solidarity with the coronavirus situation, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 15, 2020 REUTERS/ Corinna Kern
UK pushes for more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus cases mount 16 Mar 2020 - 09:53 am
Medical staff in protective gear walk at the infectious ward of the Multidisciplinary City Hospital of Jozef Strus in Poznan, Poland March 12, 2020. Lukasz Cynalewski/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
Serbia calls state of emergency to counter coronavirus 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 pm
Serbian border police officer wearing a protective mask waits for traveller on March 15, 2020, at the Batrovci border crossing between Serbia and Croatia. AFP / Andrej Isakovic
Pope in dramatic visit to empty Rome to pray for end of virus 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 pm
Pope Francis walks in a deserted Rome to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, in Rome, Italy March 15, 2020. Vatican Media / Reuters
Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine 15 Mar 2020 - 03:34 pm
Employee Philipp Hoffmann, of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. Reuters/Andreas Gebert
France's cafes opened through the war, but not the coronavirus 15 Mar 2020 - 02:48 pm
A man walks past the closed Cafe de Flore in Paris' Saint-Germain-des-Pres district on March 15, 2020, as cafes and restaurants are closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.  AFP / Philippe Lopez
Spain will impose partial coronavirus lockdown - PM 15 Mar 2020 - 10:09 am
 General view of the famous landmark Puerta del Sol with few people due to the coronavirus outbreak in central Madrid, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Lockdowns, self-isolation and entry bans imposed to fight global coronavirus spread 15 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
Police officers cross a virtually deserted square, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West
New-born British baby tests positive for coronavirus 14 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Shoppers walk on a quiet Oxford Street, central London on March 14, 2020. AFP / Glyn KIRK
Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus 14 Mar 2020 - 12:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Apple company logo is seen behind tree branches outside an Apple store in Beijing, China December 14, 2018. Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo