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

World

Kazakhstan imposes 'second wave' of restrictions as coronavirus surges 05 Jul 2020 - 07:19 pm
A healthcare worker gives a Covid-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty, on July 5, 2020 as Kazakhstan imposed a second round of nationwide restrictions to counter a huge surge in coronavirus cases since the previous lockdown that has over
South Africa deploys military medics to virus hotspot 05 Jul 2020 - 06:44 pm
Dozens of military health practitioners were deployed to help combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. / AFP / Michael Sheehan
1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle highway dies 05 Jul 2020 - 05:27 pm
Washington State Patrol investigator inspects the scene where two people in a group of protesters were struck by a car on Interstate 5 while the highway was closed to traffic due to the protest in Seattle, Washington, U.S. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
Climate change fuelling deadly India lightning strikes 05 Jul 2020 - 04:35 pm
Around 215 people -- farmers, rural labourers and cattle graziers -- have now died from strikes in the country's poorest state, authorities said.  / AFP / Rakesh Bakshi
Britain nears 500 million stg deal for Sanofi/GSK COVID-19 vaccine - Sunday Times 05 Jul 2020 - 01:41 pm
Peninsula
Bali holds mass prayers for reopening from coronavirus lockdown 05 Jul 2020 - 01:27 pm
People pray during a ceremony dedicated to the Hindu deity Saraswati at Jagatnatha temple in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 4, 2020. / AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
Britain puts $10 million into study on long term effects of COVID-19 05 Jul 2020 - 12:43 pm
People gather in Trafalgar Square, as restrictions are eased following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Croatia holds election amid sharp economic downturn, rising coronavirus infections 05 Jul 2020 - 12:32 pm
Croatian Prime Minister and the leader of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Andrej Plenkovic waves as he arrives to cast his ballot during parliamentary election, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Zagreb, Croatia, July 5, 2020. REUTE
Kanye West says he’s running for President, Twitter explodes 05 Jul 2020 - 12:25 pm
Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks 05 Jul 2020 - 12:14 pm
A policeman wearing a protective mask stands guard near the historic Taj Mahal during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Agra, India, April 23, 2020. Picture taken April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Mainland China reports eight new coronavirus cases, two in Beijing 05 Jul 2020 - 12:11 pm
A man wears a protective mask as he sits on his suitcase at the Beijing West Railway Station, after an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Rockets target US interests despite arrests: Iraq military 05 Jul 2020 - 11:54 am
Peninsula
Greece PM says won't accept strict EU conditions on COVID-19 aid - FT 05 Jul 2020 - 08:06 am
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gestures during an inaugural ceremony of works at Greece's biggest property investment at the disused Hellenikon airport, in Athens, Greece, July 3, 2020. Reuters/Costas Baltas
Virus, protests and Trump's angry words darken July 4 weekend 04 Jul 2020 - 08:07 pm
US President Donald Trump is shown on a screen as he speaks during the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota. / AFP / SAUL LOEB
Philippines' Duterte signs anti-terrorism bill into law 04 Jul 2020 - 07:19 pm
This file photo was taken on June 4, 2020, shows mask-clad protesters marching against an anti-terrorism bill at a university campus in Manila. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Fire flares at Iranian power plant, latest in series of incidents 04 Jul 2020 - 05:01 pm
Peninsula
Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus 04 Jul 2020 - 04:56 pm
Shankar Kurhade (48), wears his face mask made out of gold as he poses for a photograph amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pune, India, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Catalonia curbs movement of 200,000 people after new coronavirus outbreak 04 Jul 2020 - 03:56 pm
A woman is carried on a stretcher at Arnau de Vilanova hospital, after Catalonia's government imposed new restrictions in an effort to control a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lleida, Spain July 4, 2020. Reuters/Nacho Doce