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

World

‘Now or never’: Migrants rush to US border ahead of Title 42 expiration 11 May 2023 - 06:23 pm
Members of the Beta Group of the Mexican Government (R) instruct migrants not to cross the Rio Bravo river (Rio Grande in the US) into the US, in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas State, Mexico, on May 10, 2023. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)
South Africa supplied weapons to Russia: US envoy 11 May 2023 - 05:55 pm
File Photo: A charred Russian tank is seen on the front line in the Kyiv region, Ukraine March 20, 2022. (Ukrainian Ground Forces/via REUTERS)
Erdogan contender drops out in Turkiye's pre-election shock 11 May 2023 - 05:45 pm
File photo: Chairman and founder of the Turkish centre-left party Memleket (Homeland Party) Muharrem Ince gestures as he delivers a speech on stage during a political rally to launch this new party Memleket, in front of the party headquarters, in Ankara, on May 18, 2021. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Sudan refugees fear uncertain future in Ethiopia 11 May 2023 - 05:13 pm
Refugees from Sudan who crossed into Ethiopia rest in Metema, on May 5, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Spain to spend €2.2 bn to tackle drought 11 May 2023 - 05:05 pm
This picture taken on May 11, 2023 shows a baby stork on the nest on top of a dry tree, at the Donana National Park in Aznalcaraz, southern Spain. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)
Pakistan Supreme Court declares ex-PM Imran Khan arrest 'invalid' 11 May 2023 - 04:54 pm
Policemen detain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party activists and supporters of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan during an ongoing protest against the arrest of their leader, in Islamabad on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Myanmar, Bangladesh deploy volunteers as Cyclone Mocha approaches 11 May 2023 - 03:35 pm
This picture shows a general view of Kan Thar Yar beach near Gwa township in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
German union calls for new round of rail strike 11 May 2023 - 01:55 pm
This file photo taken on August 12, 2021 shows a worker walking next to the rails at a transshipment point for freight trains in Hagen, western Germany, as Deutsche Bahn employees went on strike over wages. Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP
China inflation grows at slowest since 2021 11 May 2023 - 01:18 pm
A man carrying bags of vegetables walk through an underpass in Beijing on April 11, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Man opens fire at Mercedes plant in Germany 11 May 2023 - 01:16 pm
The area around the Factory 56 at the plant of German car maker Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen, southern Germany, is taped off after shots were fired at the plant on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Kienzle / AFP)
Footbridge collapses in Finland, injures 27 11 May 2023 - 12:00 pm
Barrier tape is fixed at the site of an accident in which around 27 people, a majority of them children, were injured on May 11, 2023 in Espoo, Finland, when a pedestrian bridge collapsed. (Photo by Jussi Nukari / Lehtikuva / AFP)
South Korea to lift COVID-19 quarantine mandate, testing recommendation for travelers 11 May 2023 - 11:55 am
Peninsula
European Parliament votes to regulate use of ChatGPT and other AI 11 May 2023 - 09:41 am
Peninsula
Growth slows for Philippines as inflation and rising interest rates hit spending 11 May 2023 - 09:34 am
A vendor waits for customers along a street in Manila on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Over 71 million left their own country in 2022 due to overlapping crises 11 May 2023 - 08:21 am
Refugees who crossed from Sudan to Ethiopia wait in line to register at IOM (International organization for Migration) in Metema, on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Army called in as protests continue in Pakistan over ex-PM Khan's arrest 11 May 2023 - 08:02 am
Trucks are seen stuck along a highway blocked during an ongoing protest in Islamabad on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Santos pleads not guilty to duping, stealing campaign cash 10 May 2023 - 11:02 pm
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) leaves Federal Court on May 10, 2023 in Central Islip, New York. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York have charged Santos in a 13-count indictment that includes seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
US to limit asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs 10 May 2023 - 08:27 pm
Two migrants are transported by US Customs and Border Patrol, under a bridge that connects the US and Mexico, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 10, 2023.  (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)