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

World

Maldives president holds record 15-hour press conference 04 May 2025 - 08:20 am
This handout photograph taken and released by the Maldives President Office on May 3, 2025 shows Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu speaking during a marathon press conference in Male. (Photo by Maldives President Office / AFP)
Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide 03 May 2025 - 10:05 pm
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (2nd at R) of the People's Action Party (PAP) greets his supporters at the party's gathering centre during the general election results, in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
Serbian president stable in hospital after cutting short US trip 03 May 2025 - 08:01 pm
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic. File photo.
India prohibits all imports from Pakistan 03 May 2025 - 06:15 pm
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stand guard near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35kms from Amritsar on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Ethiopian Airlines transports over 13.9 mln passengers in 9 months 03 May 2025 - 06:12 pm
Peninsula
Vietnam protests China, Philippines claims on South China Sea reef 03 May 2025 - 05:47 pm
File photo.
UN confirms one-third of Somalia's population needs humanitarian aid 03 May 2025 - 05:41 pm
Representational file photo.
GCC urges Pakistan, India to exercise restraint, and prioritise dialogue 03 May 2025 - 05:32 pm
Peninsula
Egypt unveils Ptolemaic-Roman military fortresses in Sinai 03 May 2025 - 05:26 pm
Peninsula
Serbian president hospitalized after falling ill amid US visit 03 May 2025 - 05:23 pm
(FILES) Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic listens during a joint press conference with the Hungarian Prime Minister at the Prime Minister's Office at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, on February 17, 2025. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
Zelensky says won't play Putin's 'games' with short truce 03 May 2025 - 04:41 pm
This handout photograph by Ukrainian presidential press-service taken on May 2, 2025 and released on May 3, 2025 shows Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky (C) talking with journalists during a press conference in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP)
India blocks Pakistani celebrities Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam on social media 03 May 2025 - 04:35 pm
An Indian army observation post is seen along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian-administered Kashmir on May 2, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Prince Harry says he wants ‘reconciliation,’ but Charles won’t talk to him 03 May 2025 - 03:56 pm
(Files) Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex waves as he arrives to attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, in central London, on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP)
Left-leaning PM triumphs in Australian election 03 May 2025 - 03:37 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives onstage after winning the general election at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram 03 May 2025 - 03:01 pm
Peninsula
Pakistan tests missile weapons system amid India standoff 03 May 2025 - 02:41 pm
A guest house staff stands in an empty tourist place in Keran village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, a district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Anxiety, pride as Harvard digs in for Trump 'blitzkrieg' 03 May 2025 - 01:04 pm
(Files) Demonstrators with signs stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard following a rally against President Donald Trump’s attacks on Harvard University at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
South Korea conservative party names presidential candidate 03 May 2025 - 12:40 pm
Former labour minister Kim Moon-soo (R) celebrates next to ex-party chief Han Dong-hoon after winning the final race to choose South Korea's conservative People Power Party's (PPP) candidate on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)