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

World / Asia

Mongolian PM out after four months in office 17 Oct 2025 - 01:02 pm
Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar looks on as he attends a vote on his dismissal during a plenary session at the parliament in Ulaanbaatar on October 17, 2025. Photo by Byambasuren BYAMBA-OCHIR / AFP
Japan's Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama dies at 101 17 Oct 2025 - 12:55 pm
Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama answers questions during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 29, 2015. Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP
Father of Air India crash pilot seeks independent probe 16 Oct 2025 - 04:58 pm
An investigation team inspects the wreckage of Air India flight 171 a day after it crashed in a residential area near the airport, in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP.
Expo in Japan records over 25.5 million general visitors 16 Oct 2025 - 03:26 pm
Peninsula
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Indonesia's Papua: USGS 16 Oct 2025 - 02:43 pm
Image used for representation only.
Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number 16 Oct 2025 - 01:53 pm
This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP
Last member of the first successful Everest expedition dies 16 Oct 2025 - 12:25 pm
In this picture taken on May 28, 2023, Kancha Sherpa, a team member of the 1953 Mount Everest expedition which placed Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit of the world's highest mountain, looks on during an interview on the eve of International Everest Day, at Namche Bazar in Solukhumbu district, northeast of Kathmandu. Photo by ROBIC UPADHAYAY / AFP
Dozens killed as Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes escalate ahead of temporary ceasefire 15 Oct 2025 - 09:51 pm
Taliban security personnel on a Soviet-era tank are followed by motorcyclists as they ride towards the border, as clashes take place between Taliban security personnel and Pakistani border forces, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province on October 15, 2025. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)
Islamabad says Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 48-hour ceasefire 15 Oct 2025 - 05:42 pm
Peninsula
Hong Kong passes law to regulate online ride-hailing platforms 15 Oct 2025 - 04:23 pm
People cross an intersection in the Central business district of Hong Kong on February 27, 2024 on February 28. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
India court eases Diwali firecracker ban despite pollution 15 Oct 2025 - 11:15 am
People walk past Kartavya Path near India's presidential palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Qatar Pavilion concludes successful participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, welcoming over two million visitors 14 Oct 2025 - 06:30 pm
Peninsula
China sanctions 5 US branches of S. Korean ship giant Hanwha 14 Oct 2025 - 11:48 am
File photo
Indian authority revokes licence, orders shutdown of company responsible for cough syrup deaths 13 Oct 2025 - 05:36 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
14 injured in Philippines aftershock, weeks after deadly quake: rescuers 13 Oct 2025 - 02:11 pm
Peninsula
5.8-magnitude quake hits Cebu, Philippines: GFZ 12 Oct 2025 - 09:19 pm
Peninsula
Pakistan to start nationwide polio vaccination campaign in 159 districts 12 Oct 2025 - 08:12 pm
File photo. Representational.
Indian pilots' body demands grounding of Air India's Boeing 787 fleet for electrical checks 12 Oct 2025 - 06:02 pm
Peninsula