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CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

HMC holds annual Celebration of Life 2025, honouring organ donors, advancing awareness 11 Feb 2026 - 09:53 pm

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) hosted the Celebration of Life 2025, its annual Organ Donor Honoring Ceremony Wednesday in the presence of...

Motie spins West Indies to victory over England at World Cup 11 Feb 2026 - 09:42 pm

Mumbai, India: Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie tore the heart out of England's much-vaunted middle order Wednesday as the West Indies won by 30...

Qatar participates in 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour 11 Feb 2026 - 09:28 pm

Marrakesh, Morocco: The State of Qatar represented in the Ministry of Labour participated in the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child...

WHO calls for improved access to cataract surgery 11 Feb 2026 - 09:18 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release on Wednesday that nearly half of all people worldwide facing cataract-related blindness...

Cyclone batters Madagascar's second city, killing 31 11 Feb 2026 - 09:06 pm

Antananarivo, Madagascar: A cyclone packing violent winds has killed at least 31 people in Madagascar's second-largest city, ripping roofs off buildings, causing flooding...

QatarEnergy wins Libya offshore exploration license 11 Feb 2026 - 08:55 pm

Doha: QatarEnergy won an offshore exploration license in the State of Libya following the conclusion of the “Libya Bid Round”, marking QatarEnergy’s first...

Free art workshops celebrate Arabian Horses at Katara 11 Feb 2026 - 08:43 pm

Doha, Qatar:A series of free art and heritage workshops is drawing large crowds to Katara Corniche as part of the Katara International Arabian...

Qatar participates in extraordinary meeting of Heads of Civil Retirement and Social Insurance Agencies in Riyadh 11 Feb 2026 - 08:34 pm

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar, represented by the General Authority for Retirement and Social Insurance (Daman), will participate in the extraordinary meeting...

Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we know 11 Feb 2026 - 08:03 pm

Toronto: Canada was reeling after a mass shooting targeting a school in a remote mining town, with nine people gunned down in one...

Advisor to PM and Official MoFA Spokesperson meets Political Director of Cypriot Foreign Ministry 11 Feb 2026 - 07:21 pm

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari met...

Qatari expedition across Andes forges meaningful cultural exchange 11 Feb 2026 - 07:13 pm

Andes Mountains, Argentina–Chile and Doha, Qatar: A group of Qatari trekkers has completed a historic high-altitude traverse across the Andes, travelling from Argentina...

QIA participates in Apptronik Series A funding round to support scaled production, global deployment of Apollo humanoid robots 11 Feb 2026 - 07:02 pm

Doha:QIA announced on Wednesday that it has joined Apptronik's $520 million Series A-X extension round as a new investor, alongside AT&T Ventures and...

QSE index closes higher 11 Feb 2026 - 06:39 pm

Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Wednesday's trading higher by 0.98 points, or 0.01 percent, to settle at 11,502.99 points. During the...