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

World / Middle East

Car bomb kills 14 in northern Syria: monitor 16 Nov 2019 - 02:28 pm
Peninsula
Erdogan says he returned Trump's threatening letter 14 Nov 2019 - 09:34 am
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with members of the Turkish and Muslim community in the U.S, at the Diyanet Center of America in Maryland, Washington, United States on November 13, 2019. ( Tayfun Co?kun - Anadol
Tenuous calm in Gaza as Islamic Jihad says truce reached with Israel 14 Nov 2019 - 09:11 am
Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is seen above Gaza city on November 13, 2019. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Erdogan arrives at White House for meetings with Trump 13 Nov 2019 - 08:55 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand with Turkey's Pressident Tayyip Erdogan and Emine Erdogan upon their arrival at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Lebanon: one month of protests 13 Nov 2019 - 05:29 pm
Lebanese demonstrators try to remove the barbed-wire and metal rail, placed by anti-riot police, on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on the eastern outskirts of Beirut on November 13, 2019, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-g
In Lebanon's Tripoli, crushing poverty fuels protests 13 Nov 2019 - 04:42 pm
A Lebanese child walks past scrap metal for recycling at an impoverished neighbourhood in al-Mani area of the port city of Tripoli, north of Beirut, on November 7, 2019. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Turkish police arrest journalist Altan a week after his release 13 Nov 2019 - 09:51 am
Journalist and writer Ahmet Altan (C) walks with Turkish police as his daughter Senem Altan (R) tries to say him goodbye as he is detained on November 12, 2019, at Kadikoy neighbourhood in Istanbul./ AFP / BULENT KILIC
Man killed as protests sweep Lebanon after Aoun interview 13 Nov 2019 - 09:13 am
Lebanese anti-government protesters burn tires as they block the main highway linking the city of Tripoli to Beirut at the coastal city of Byblos, north of the capital on November 13, 2019. / AFP / Joseph EID
"YOU? Really?": Iran's Zarif scorns EU warning over nuclear deal 12 Nov 2019 - 12:00 pm
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference, a day ahead of the first meeting of the new Syrian Constitutional Committee at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2019. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Lebanese banks closed due to strike: Union head 12 Nov 2019 - 10:12 am
A picture taken on on November 11, 2019, shows an ATM which has been sealed by Lebanese anti-government protesters in the capital Beirut during a rally against the banking system. AFP / Patrick Baz
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, another targeted in Damascus 12 Nov 2019 - 09:50 am
Men walk past a damaged building in Mezzah, Damascus, Syria November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Attack in Damascus kills two, wounds six - state media 12 Nov 2019 - 08:11 am
Peninsula
Israeli gunfire kills a West Bank Palestinian 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm
People wheel the dead body of Palestinian man Omar al-Badawi at a hospital in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 11, 2019. Reuters/Mussa Qawasma
3 blasts hit north Syria town inflicting casualties 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm
Syrian soldiers ride in the back of a truck past people sitting in a field with harvested aubergines, as government forces deploy for the first time in the eastern countryside of the city of Qamishli in the northeastern Hasakah province on November 5, 201
Jordan's king tours enclave along Israel border after end of lease deal 11 Nov 2019 - 05:03 pm
A view from the Israeli side of the border shows Jordanian soldiers praying in front of a national flag during a ceremony at the Jordan Valley site of Naharayim, also known as Baqura, east of the Jordan River on November 11, 2019. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Syria puppeteer offers Idlib children breathing space 11 Nov 2019 - 04:06 pm
Syrian puppeteer Walid Abu Rashed performs a puppet act for children amid the rubble of damaged buildings in Syria's northwestern city of Saraqib in the Idlib province on September 29, 2019. AFP / Zein Al Rifai
Lebanon c.bank says bank deposits are safe, banks to review curbs 11 Nov 2019 - 03:31 pm
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salame gestures during a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut on November 11, 2019. / AFP / JOSEPH EID
Key backer of Syrian 'White Helmets' found dead in Istanbul 11 Nov 2019 - 03:27 pm
A Turkish police officer stands guard outside the Mayday Rescue offices on November 11, 2019, in the Karakoy district of Istanbul, following the discovery of the body of the organisation's founder. AFP / Bulent Kilic

Asia

Peninsula Qatar Pavilion concludes successful participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, welcoming over two million visitors
File photo China sanctions 5 US branches of S. Korean ship giant Hanwha
File photo for representational purposes only. Indian authority revokes licence, orders shutdown of company responsible for cough syrup deaths
Peninsula 14 injured in Philippines aftershock, weeks after deadly quake: rescuers

Europe

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts as he holds a joint press-conference following talks with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in Kyiv on October 13, 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.(Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP) Zelensky strips Odesa mayor of Ukrainian citizenship
(Files) The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on October 24, 2017 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP) WHO calls for urgent focus on brain health
This picture taken on December 19, 2017 shows a logo outside the fashion house and luxury goods Gucci shop on the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, ahead of Christmas. Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP EU hits Gucci, Chloe and Loewe with 157-mn-euro antitrust fines
Protesters leave Gare de Bruxelles-Nord railway station as they take part in a demonstration during a national day of action against the austerity of the federal Arizona government, in Brussels on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Marius Burgelman / Belga / AFP) Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike

Africa

Members of Madagascar’s Army CAPSAT unit ride in armoured vehicles while assuming a defensive posture as they leave the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, October 14, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP) Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
Peninsula UN condemns repeated targeting of civilians in El Fasher, Sudan
Peninsula Earthquake kills 1, displaces over 43,400 in NE Ethiopia
Peninsula Sudan army claims over 100 paramilitary fighters eliminated in West Sudan

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. Peninsula

    Ashghal launches QR1 billion road and infrastructure project in Umm Slal Mohammed West

  2. Peninsula

    Ministry withdraws 'Tannourine' bottled water from local markets due to contamination 

  3. Peninsula

    Qatar vs UAE FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers

  4. Samer Itani, Portfolio Commercial Director of dmg events

    Qatar’s construction sector signals strong growth ahead

  5. Peninsula

    Fans to be treated to FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 trophy experience

Today’s Newspaper

Check all issues & supplements

Latest Updates

Business

Peninsula

Commercial Bank reports nine months' net profit before Pillar Two Tax of QR1,955.4m