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

World / Middle East

Israel shoots down Syrian warplane as Golan frontier heats up 24 Jul 2018 - 06:44 pm
In this handout file photo provided by the Israeli Army on February 22, 2001, a Patriot anti-missile missile is launched on the last day of joint five-day US-Israeli military excercise in the Negev desert. The Israeli army said on July 24, 2018 that it ha
Turkey told U.S. it opposes sanctions on Iran -foreign minister 24 Jul 2018 - 06:04 pm
Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 24, 2018. ( Resul Rehimov - Anadolu Agency )
Gunmen open fire and enter Erbil governorate building in Iraq 23 Jul 2018 - 10:17 am
Peninsula
Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in Bethlehem raid: Ministry 23 Jul 2018 - 09:15 am
Israeli forces stand guard the area as Palestinians demonstrate in support of bedouin inhabitants near their village of Khan al-Ahmar, in the occupied West Bank July 18, 2018. (AFP / ABBAS MOMANI)
‘Jewish state’ law sparks outrage among Jews 22 Jul 2018 - 09:03 pm
More than 1,000 Israeli settlers including children are their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound backed by Israeli police officers, at the Al-Aqsa Complex in Jerusalem on July 22, 2018. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency)
Thousands swim between continents in famed Istanbul race 22 Jul 2018 - 03:05 pm
A ferry boat carries swimmers to the start point on the Bosphorous river before taking part in the Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim event on July 22, 2018. The race takes participants 6 kms down the Bosphorus Strait from the Asian side of Istanbul to the
Iran's Rouhani warns Trump 'war with Iran mother of all wars' 22 Jul 2018 - 11:11 am
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Reuters / Danish Siddiqui/ File Photo)
Israel evacuates 800 White Helmets to Jordan in face of Syria advance 22 Jul 2018 - 10:02 am
In this file photo taken on April 8, 2017, members of the Syrian civil defence volunteers, also known as the White Helmets, remove a victim from the rubble of his house, following a reported air strike by government forces on a rebel-held area in the sout
In Gaza and Israel, war fears mount despite truce 21 Jul 2018 - 07:36 pm
Relatives of Palestinian militant Mohammed Abu Dakah, 31, who was killed in an Israeli strike, mourn during his funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 21, 2018. Reuters/Suhaib Salem
Syrian army pushes into Quneitra province: Reports 21 Jul 2018 - 04:53 pm
Syrian government forces' soldiers wave their national flags after taking back the city of Quneitra to the rebels, on July 19, 2018. Under pressure, rebels have agreed to hand over Quneitra and the buffer to government forces, an opposition negotiator and
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza Strip 21 Jul 2018 - 10:12 am
An ambulance takes a wounded to the hospital as as Israeli forces intervene to disperse Palestinians taking part in the
Turkey lifts state of emergency 20 Jul 2018 - 01:27 am
Peninsula
Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law 20 Jul 2018 - 12:13 am
Palestinian Jihad Shawamrah stands on the ruins of his house that he demolished to not face the prospect of Israeli settlers moving in after he lost a land ownership case in Israeli courts, in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina, July 19, 2018
Hamas supports new Egyptian bid for Palestinian unity 19 Jul 2018 - 09:15 pm
Egyptian Intelligence services head Khaled Fawzi laugh with Hamas leaders Izzat al-Rishq and Yahya Sinwar in the presence of Azzam al-Ahmad and Rawhi Fattouh of Fatah (AFP / Khaled Desouki)
Pro-Assad villages evacuated in deal with Syrian insurgents 19 Jul 2018 - 10:29 am
People are seen as they are evacuated from the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, Syria July 19, 2018. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Syrian rebels and Iran reach deal to evacuate villages 17 Jul 2018 - 09:28 pm
Syrian citizens are seen with their belongings as they wait to leave Syria’s southwestern Daraa province with the 1st convoy on July 15, 2018. (Ammar Al Ali/Anadolu Agency)
Woman, small child found dead in deflated dinghy off Libya 17 Jul 2018 - 08:57 pm
A migrant looks on from Italy's Diciotti coast guard vessel carrying 67 asylum seekers berthed at Trapani port on July 12, 2018. AFP / Alessandro Fucarini
Egypt targets social media with new law 17 Jul 2018 - 06:59 pm
The Supreme Council for the Administration of the Media, headed by an official appointed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will supervise the law and take action against violations.

Asia

Peninsula Fact check: viral images of ‘Filipino grandparents’ in flood actually from Mexico
Police officials carry out an on-site investigation following a blast at a mosque inside a school in Jakarta on November 7, 2025. (Photo by CANDRA / AFP) Pakistani president expresses sorrow over mosque explosion in Indonesia
Peninsula Blast injures 54 near school in Indonesian capital: police
This screen grab from video footage from China's Ministry of Defence taken in May 2024 and released via AFPTV on May 11, 2024 shows China's third aircraft carrier Fujian carrying out sea trials at sea in an unknown location. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet

Europe

Peninsula Greece to tighten gun controls after Crete shootings
This photograph shows the burnt facade of a nursing home where a deadly fire broke out the day prior in the north-eastern Bosnian city of Tuzla, on November 5, 2025. Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP Bosnia nursing home blaze death toll rises to 13
Peninsula Flights halted after drone sighting near Gothenburg airport in Sweden
This photo taken and handout on November 6, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / AFP) Pope Leo receives Palestinian president Abbas at Vatican

Africa

Peninsula UN warns of preparations for new fighting in Kordofan, Central Sudan
A displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rest on a mat in the camp of Um Yanqur, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP) MSF warns of missing civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher
Cameroonian President Paul Biya (centre) is sworn in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, on November 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Kepseu) Cameroon's Biya, world's oldest president, sworn in for 8th term
This handout satellite image by Vantor taken on October 26, 2025 and made available on October 31, 2025 shows smoke billowing from fires burning around El-Fasher Airport in El-Fasher. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image Vantor / AFP) New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher

Peninsula

Peninsula

Videos
Peninsula

From diplomacy to green growth: Qatar and Sweden embark on a ‘perfect fit’ partnership
Peninsula

Germany admires Qatar’s mediation efforts in regional, international conflicts: Ambassador
Peninsula

UK Ambassador reflects on his first year of tenure in Qatar

Trending News

  1. Qatar's Yazan Mohamed (left) celebrates with teammate Adam Friakh after scoring a goal against South Africa.

    Qatar keep knockout hopes alive as Italy, Argentina and Portugal reach Round of 32

  2. Peninsula

    Qatar cybersecurity agency warns of serious Android security threat

  3. Peninsula

    Global Fund Chair highlights Doha’s growing influence in global health

  4. Members of the Public Prosecution and Attorney General’s offices from the GCC attending the training.

    Public Prosecution, UN organise regional training course for human rights

  5. Peninsula

    IMO condemns unfounded allegations concerning a case involving the Prosecutor of the ICC

Today’s Newspaper

Check all issues & supplements

Latest Updates

Business

File photo

Airbus announces largest aircraft order of year