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

World

UNESCO grants world heritage status to Madrid's Paseo del Prado and Retiro park 25 Jul 2021 - 07:30 pm
Peninsula
Fauci says US headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus 25 Jul 2021 - 05:48 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks to Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prior to a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing o
South Korea steps up COVID-19 curbs ahead of peak holiday season 25 Jul 2021 - 04:12 pm
A woman gets a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Shanghai region braces for typhoon In-fa after flooding in central China 25 Jul 2021 - 04:09 pm
A man with luggage walks in the rain on The Bund as Typhoon In-fa approaches Shanghai, China July 25, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Indonesia, Asia's COVID epicentre, extends curbs by a week 25 Jul 2021 - 04:06 pm
A girl has her temperature checked as she arrives to receive China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination program at Ancol amusement park in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Merkel aide warns of COVID-19 surge in Germany over coming weeks 25 Jul 2021 - 12:40 pm
The empty platform of an U-Bahn underground train at Alexanderplatz station is pictured during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
113 killed in western India landslides, monsoon flooding 25 Jul 2021 - 12:11 pm
Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conduct a search and rescue operation after a landslide following heavy rains in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra state, India, July 25, 2021. National Disaster Response Force/Handout via REUTERS
Malaysia's total coronavirus infections rise above 1 million 25 Jul 2021 - 12:08 pm
People wearing protective masks ride across a street outside an area under enhanced lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Protesters opposed to COVID measures clash with police in Paris 24 Jul 2021 - 06:47 pm
Protesters hold placards during a demonstration called by the
Afghanistan's government imposes night curfew in most parts of country 24 Jul 2021 - 06:47 pm
An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the check post on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan July 13, 2021. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail//File Photo)
Man in central China survives 3 days in flooded garage 24 Jul 2021 - 04:25 pm
People wade through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. (REUTERS/Aly Song)
Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi for 15 days as cases rise 24 Jul 2021 - 02:43 pm
 A family wears protective masks as they ride a motorbike in the street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
Russia reports nearly 24,000 new COVID cases, Moscow may have passed peak 24 Jul 2021 - 02:22 pm
An ambulance drives near a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
Astra mulls vaccine imports to Southeast Asia as Thai supply hit 24 Jul 2021 - 12:27 pm
Vials labelled
Indonesia's Bali running out of oxygen as government ponders curbs 24 Jul 2021 - 11:48 am
A medical worker pulls an oxygen cylinder to be delivered to the emergency ward at a government-run hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, July 23, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto July 23, 2021. An
Oregon firefighters face return of hazardous conditions, COVID-19 outbreak 24 Jul 2021 - 11:33 am
The Bootleg Fire glows in the distance, near Beatty, Oregon, U.S., July 13, 2021. Picture taken July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/File Photo
Sydney to get more vaccines as COVID cases mount 24 Jul 2021 - 11:08 am
A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead 24 Jul 2021 - 10:47 am
Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuate people from a flooded area to safer places in Kolhapur in the western state of Maharashtra, India, July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Abhijeet Gurjar