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

World / Americas

Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors 29 Jun 2026 - 12:29 pm
A rescue dog from the Argentine search and rescue team searches for bodies in the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes. (Photo by Miguel Medina / Pool / AFP)
$1.4m turtle sock smuggling operation earns Chinese man a 2-year prison sentence 28 Jun 2026 - 07:39 pm
The turtles were tied in knotted socks when US officials found them (Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns 28 Jun 2026 - 03:17 pm
People cool off with the water of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger / AFP)
Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief 27 Jun 2026 - 09:23 pm
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
4.1 magnitude quake reported in central Venezuela 27 Jun 2026 - 07:29 pm
Peninsula
World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall 27 Jun 2026 - 12:25 pm
The crowd reacts after Gonzalo Plata #19 of Ecuador scored his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 25, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing 27 Jun 2026 - 11:14 am
A Venezuelan flag is seen painted on a damaged wall amid the rubble of a collapsed building following earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP)
Venezuela earthquakes toll more than doubles to 589: president 26 Jun 2026 - 04:07 pm
Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
What we know about the foreign victims of Venezuela's quakes 26 Jun 2026 - 02:19 pm
Rescue workers and volunteers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following a series of earthquakes. Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP
Venezuelans hunt for survivors after quakes kill at least 235 26 Jun 2026 - 12:41 pm
Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan Barreto/ AFP)
New York votes to freeze rents for some homes in win for mayor 26 Jun 2026 - 11:52 am
File photo
Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 164 with many trapped under rubble 25 Jun 2026 - 06:43 pm
A man looks out from a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Photo by FEDERICO PARRA / AFP
World offers solidarity and aid as Venezuela reels from quakes 25 Jun 2026 - 02:05 pm
People stand in the rubble near a damaged building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, some 30kms north-west of Caracas, early on June 25, 2026. (Photo by Federico Parra/ AFP)
Trump clashes with Republicans in testy Capitol visit 25 Jun 2026 - 12:09 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Mothers search, men weep amid debris of Venezuela quakes 25 Jun 2026 - 08:21 am
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Federico ParraARRA / AFP)
Venezuela declares state of emergency after powerful twin quakes 25 Jun 2026 - 06:05 am
People look at a collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
OpenAI unveils AI chip Jalapeno 24 Jun 2026 - 06:09 pm
Peninsula
Significant progress in negotiations with Iran in past few hours: US Vice President 21 Jun 2026 - 08:25 pm
Peninsula