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

World / Asia

Taliban kidnap six Afghan journalists 07 Sep 2019 - 03:05 pm
Peninsula
Hong Kong averts airport protest with security blitz 07 Sep 2019 - 02:40 pm
Peninsula
Pakistan denies use of airspace to Indian president 07 Sep 2019 - 02:11 pm
Pakistani soldiers pay tribute at a war monument to celebrate Defence Day, which marks the anniversary of the country's second war with India between August and September 1965 with both sides claiming victory after it ended in a stalemate, near Wagah bord
Riot police deployment thwarts Hong Kong airport protest 07 Sep 2019 - 11:56 am
Passengers roll their luggage past police outside Chek Lap Kok International Airport in Hong Kong on September 7, 2019. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Typhoon knocks out power in S.Korea; North braces for storm 07 Sep 2019 - 11:08 am
Peninsula
India loses contact with spacecraft on mission to the moon 07 Sep 2019 - 11:00 am
A student reacts as she watches a live stream of Chandrayaan-2 landing at an educational institute in Mumbai, India, September 7, 2019. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Bengal Assembly passes resolution against Assam NRC 06 Sep 2019 - 10:36 pm
A woman arrives to check her name on the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Morigaon district of Assam on August 31, 2019.  AFP / David Talukdar
‘World’s oldest mom’ gives birth to twins at age 74 in India's Andhra Pradesh 06 Sep 2019 - 10:03 pm
Mangayamma was childless after 54 years of marriage. She along with her husband Y. Raja Rao had approached the IVF experts at the nursing home late last year (Photo courtesy: NDTV)
Merkel in Beijing says Hong Kong freedoms must be 'guaranteed' 06 Sep 2019 - 12:12 pm
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) inspect an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 6, 2019. / AFP / POOL / Roman PILIPEY
HK leader says bill withdrawal own decision, not Beijing's 05 Sep 2019 - 11:39 pm
Medical students hold hands and participate in a human chain during a protest against the police brutality at the Faculty of Medicine in The University of Hong Kong, China, September 5, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
One dead in Tokyo train-truck collision 05 Sep 2019 - 11:39 pm
A train is seen derailed after a collision with a truck at a crossing in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on September 5, 2019. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Solomon Islands to sever ties with Taiwan, shift alliance to Beijing 05 Sep 2019 - 11:52 am
FILE PHOTO: National flags are seen at the Diplomatic Quarter, where Taiwan's ally embassies are located, in Taipei, Taiwan August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Three dead as monsoon deluge sparks Mumbai chaos 05 Sep 2019 - 10:04 am
A fire engine drives through a flooded road during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on September 4, 2019. / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Blast shakes buildings in centre of Afghan capital 05 Sep 2019 - 09:22 am
Peninsula
Stay or go? Asian nations mull options as seas rise, cities sink 05 Sep 2019 - 08:43 am
A pedestrian wades through a waterlogged street next to a line of auto rickshaws in heavy rain in Mumbai on September 4, 2019. / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
China "respects and supports" Hong Kong's withdrawal of extradition bill, leader says 05 Sep 2019 - 08:18 am
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam waits for questions from the media at a press conference in Hong Kong on September 5, 2019, a day after she announced the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill. AFP / Philip Fong
35 hurt as train, truck collide near Tokyo 05 Sep 2019 - 08:09 am
A train is seen derailed after a collision with a truck at a crossing in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on September 5, 2019. A train and a truck collided at a crossing near Tokyo, injuring 35 people, with at least one person seriously hurt, authorities sa
Tokyo to test artificial snow to cool Olympic spectators 05 Sep 2019 - 08:07 am
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