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

World

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved 05 Aug 2021 - 10:12 am
A view of smoke rising from a wildfire is seen from Kifisia, northern suburb of Athens, Greece, August 3, 2021. Fotis Chormovitis via Reuters
China imposes restrictions as delta reaches nearly half the country 05 Aug 2021 - 09:31 am
Residents line up at a nucleic acid testing site during a citywide mass testing following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, August 3, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Britain rows back on France quarantine, opens to more countries 05 Aug 2021 - 12:25 am
Arriving passengers queue at UK Border Control at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Pfizer to require US workers receive COVID-19 vaccine or regular tests 05 Aug 2021 - 12:14 am
Peninsula
US developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated -official 04 Aug 2021 - 11:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk through Terminal 1, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Turkish wildfires are worst ever, Erdogan says, as power plant breached 04 Aug 2021 - 11:29 pm
Peninsula
Delays in deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V shot to be resolved this month -RDIF 04 Aug 2021 - 09:12 pm
Vials labelled
Spain allows 40% maximum occupancy in outdoor sports events in August 04 Aug 2021 - 09:06 pm
Peninsula
Dubai airport expects passenger surge as UAE eases travel curbs 04 Aug 2021 - 08:54 pm
Passengers wait before boarding at Dubai International Airport, as Emirates airline resumed limited outbound passenger flights amid outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, UAE April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
English study finds 50-60% reduced risk of COVID for double-vaccinated 04 Aug 2021 - 08:45 pm
A patient receives the AstraZeneca vaccine administered by a nurse immuniser at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic at the Bankstown Sports Club as the city experiences an extended lockdown, in Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Lo
South Africa quickens vaccine drive, gets more doses from US 04 Aug 2021 - 08:01 pm
People wearing protective masks sit ahead of a vaccination, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe S
China's minors able to buy e-cigarettes despite ban - state media 04 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pods of different flavors are seen on display at an authorized reseller store of Chinese e-cigarette company Relx in Shanghai, China July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
NOAA's revised hurricane outlook sees more storms in 2021 Atlantic season 04 Aug 2021 - 07:26 pm
Waves crash the balustrades on Bayshore Boulevard during high tide after Tropical Storm Elsa churns up the Gulf coast, in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts, elephant tusks 04 Aug 2021 - 07:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman uses a knife to remove scales from the skin of a live pangolin at the Epe fish market in Lagos, Nigeria July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020 REUTERS/Seun Sanni/File Photo
Britain to offer COVID shots to all 16- and 17-year-olds 04 Aug 2021 - 07:17 pm
Professor Wei Shen Lim, chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and Dr June Raine, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agenc
Firefighters battling 16 wildfires in Turkey, power plant at risk 04 Aug 2021 - 07:05 pm
A firefighting plane from Spain drops water to a wildfire near Koycegiz, Turkey, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Target to offer debt-free education to front-line workers 04 Aug 2021 - 06:18 pm
File photo
Vast wildfires in Russia's Yakutia set emissions record - monitor 04 Aug 2021 - 05:45 pm
A specialist of the local forest protection service works to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Magaras in the region of Yakutia, Russia July 17, 2021. Picture taken July 17, 2021. REUTERS/Roman Kutukov/File Photo/File Photo