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

World

Thailand to shut construction sites, seal off camps to contain virus 25 Jun 2021 - 03:44 pm
Labourers work at a construction site in downtown Bangkok, Thailand June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo
Branson's Virgin Galactic cleared for takeoff as space tourism race heats up 25 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity, piloted by CJ Sturckow and Dave Mackay, is released from its mothership, VMS Eve, on the way to its first spaceflight after launch from Spaceport America, New Mexico, U.S. May 22, 2021 in a still image from video. Virgin Galac
Denmark continues exclusion of J&J, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines 25 Jun 2021 - 02:57 pm
A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
More funds approved for COVAX vaccines, tighter access planned - statement 25 Jun 2021 - 02:43 pm
Workers offload the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Aden Abdulle Osman Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Emergency tents erected outside Jakarta hospitals as virus cases surge 25 Jun 2021 - 01:58 pm
Healthcare workers prepare to assist COVID-19 patients at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Rare tornado, storms rip through southern Czech Republic, killing three 25 Jun 2021 - 01:35 pm
People walk among debris of damaged houses and cars in the aftermath of a rare tornado that struck and destroyed parts of some towns, in Mikulcice village, Czech Republic, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Moscow coronavirus deaths hit record as Russian COVID-19 case surge continues 25 Jun 2021 - 01:21 pm
FILE PHOTO/REUTERS
South Africa aims to more than double daily COVID-19 vaccinations over next month 25 Jun 2021 - 01:16 pm
Vials labelled
Antibodies triggered by Chinese COVID-19 shots less effective on Delta variant - researcher 25 Jun 2021 - 01:09 pm
Residents receive vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift vaccination site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China June 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Downtown Sydney, Bondi head for lockdown as Delta infections spike 25 Jun 2021 - 12:59 pm
A sign at Central Station notes the implementation of new public health regulations from the state of New South Wales, as the city grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Rare tornado, storms rip through southern Czech Republic 25 Jun 2021 - 12:08 am
A tornado is seen in Hodonin, Czech Republic, June 24, 2021, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Zdenek Kostiha via REUTERS
Venezuela receives first shipment of Cuban coronavirus vaccine 24 Jun 2021 - 11:29 pm
Twitter
Florida officials say dozens unaccounted for in beachfront building collapse 24 Jun 2021 - 11:20 pm
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a partial building collapse in Surfside near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
UK to publish plans to lift travel curbs for fully vaccinated 24 Jun 2021 - 11:04 pm
Tourists on a boat visit the Blue Grotto outside Zurrieq, Malta June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Shorter Hong Kong quarantine sparks rush to book travel again 24 Jun 2021 - 09:32 pm
FILE PHOTO/REUTERS
Fifty-one people unaccounted for in Florida building collapse -officials 24 Jun 2021 - 09:22 pm
:A building that partially collapsed is seen in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue/Handout via REUTERS
Swiss health ministry data shows vaccinated people seldom hit by COVID-19 24 Jun 2021 - 08:41 pm
A worker carries chairs at Les Arches bar in the city centre, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions ease, in Lausanne, Switzerland April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Giuliani’s law license suspended by NY over election lies 24 Jun 2021 - 08:28 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, then-personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks about the 2020 U.S. presidential election results during a news conference in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/F