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

World

4 killed, 24 injured in Poland apartment building collapse 04 Mar 2018 - 07:52 pm
A general view of collapsed building is seen in Poznan, Poland, March 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Instagram/ @PAWEL_ALTERNATYWNA /via Reuters
Macron urges Tehran to 'pressure' Syria to halt E.Ghouta offensive 04 Mar 2018 - 06:22 pm
Abu Mohammad Alaya, 50, is helped after getting out from shelter in Douma, Syria February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Angela Merkel’s real work is starting now in her fourth term 04 Mar 2018 - 06:07 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 9, 2018 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel holding a flower bouquet given to her by the President of the German Horticultural Association in the chancellery in Berlin.  AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Syria regime retakes over a quarter of rebel enclave: monitor 04 Mar 2018 - 06:01 pm
A general view of the destruction in the town of Al-Nashabiyah in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region outside Syria's capital Damascus.  SANA
Burkina Faso arrests likely key attack suspect: govt source 04 Mar 2018 - 03:10 pm
Burkinabe men patrol the army's headquarters from the roof in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.   AFP / Ahmed OUOBA
Macron calls new German government 'good news for Europe' 04 Mar 2018 - 02:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
Merkel hails new govt with SPD 'for the good of' Germany 04 Mar 2018 - 01:40 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 26, 2018 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she gives a speech during her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's congress in Berlin.  AFP / Tobias SCHWARZ
EU aims to tax internet giants at 'two to six percent': France 04 Mar 2018 - 12:53 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 11, 2014 the logo of the online retailer Amazon is displayed on computer screens in London. AFP / LEON NEAL
4 soldiers, 10 jihadists killed in Egypt Sinai campaign 04 Mar 2018 - 12:50 pm
A burning vehicle is seen during a major assault against militants by Egyptian Army's soldiers in the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula in Al Arish, Egypt, in this undated handout picture made available by the Ministry of Defence, February 27,
Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism 04 Mar 2018 - 12:41 pm
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, gestures after casting his ballot on March 4, 2018 at a polling station in Rome. AFP / Andreas Solaro
Merkel set for 4th term after Social Democrats OK coalition 04 Mar 2018 - 12:30 pm
Members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) party applaud during a press conference as the result is announced of the SPD party members' referendum on whether or not to join a new coalition government with German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives,
Iran finds flight recorders of crashed passenger plane 04 Mar 2018 - 12:06 pm
File picture used for representation.
Fears of rising PNG death toll after region's 'worst quake in century' 04 Mar 2018 - 12:03 pm
File photo shows damage to a road near Mendi in Papua New Guinea's highlands region after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake, February 27, 2018. / AFP / Melvin LEVONGO
China defends planned scrapping of presidential term limits 04 Mar 2018 - 11:57 am
Zhang Yesui, the spokesperson of China's National People's Congress, waves during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2018. AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
Two in three SPD members back new coalition with Merkel: party 04 Mar 2018 - 11:51 am
Dietmar Nietan (R) and Olaf Scholz of Social Democratic Party (SPD) attend a news conference to announce the results of the voting for a possible coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germa
Man fatally shoots himself in front of White House 04 Mar 2018 - 09:22 am
FBI officers are seen outside the White House as several blocks are closed down by the United States Secret Service on March 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Alex Edelman
Hindu woman elected to Pakistan's senate in historic first 04 Mar 2018 - 09:08 am
Krishna Kumari (L) a member of the Pakistan People's Party, has been elected for the senate. Image source: Pakistan People's Party twitter handle.
South Korea to send envoys to North on Monday 04 Mar 2018 - 08:43 am
Peninsula