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

World / Americas

In California heatwave, pandemic makes it hard to cool off 25 Aug 2020 - 07:20 pm
A cooling station is seen during a heatwave, amid the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Laura aims at U.S. coast 25 Aug 2020 - 06:15 pm
Cobie Brown and Ken Allen (L-R) fill sandbags as they prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Marco and possibly Hurricane Laura on August 24, 2020 in Morgan City , Louisiana. The Gulf Coast is expecting to see some impact from Tropical Storm Marco foll
Long delays at U.S.-Mexico border crossings after new travel restrictions 25 Aug 2020 - 12:16 am
Cars stand in line at the Cordova International Bridge at the Mexico-U.S. border to enter into El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Apple to reopen some US stores that were shuttered twice by Covid 24 Aug 2020 - 11:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
In first convention appearance, Trump warns of 'rigged election' 24 Aug 2020 - 10:38 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. President Donald Trump went into battle for a second term Monday with his nomination at a Republican convention w
California braces for more lightning as wildfires kill 7 24 Aug 2020 - 10:05 pm
Chula Vista firefighter Rudy Diaz monitors the LNU Lightning Complex Fire as it engulfs brush in Lake County, California, U.S. August 23, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Paraguayan hearing into Ronaldinho's fake passport opens 24 Aug 2020 - 07:36 pm
file photo/REUTERS
Testing company blames 'contamination' for 77 false positives 24 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
Peninsula
American Airlines preparing use of EPA approved long-lasting disinfectant 24 Aug 2020 - 05:24 pm
A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Trump to announce Covid plasma treatment authorization 23 Aug 2020 - 10:09 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Firefighters tackle California fires covering 1 million acres 23 Aug 2020 - 09:34 pm
An aircraft drops fire retardant on a ridge during the Walbridge fire, part of the larger LNU Lightning Complex fire as flames continue to spread in Healdsburg, California on August 20, 2020./ AFP / JOSH EDELSON
Louisiana, Cuba residents evacuate as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast 23 Aug 2020 - 07:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A member of the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) monitors the trajectory of Storm Laura in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas -/File Photo
Louisiana orders evacuations as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast 23 Aug 2020 - 05:46 pm
A pickup truck drives on a road as Tropical storm Laura hits Guayama, Puerto Rico on August 22, 2020. / AFP / Ricardo ARDUENGO
US under 1,000 deaths for first time in 5 days: Virus update 23 Aug 2020 - 04:41 pm
A man wearing face mask rides his bike towing a dog next to a discarded face mask in the bike path in Long Beach, California on August 22, 2020.  AFP / Apu GOMES
TikTok plans to file suit against Trump’s order on Monday 23 Aug 2020 - 04:26 pm
Peninsula
'Ignore' Trump, Pelosi says, as House debates postal funds 22 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
Peninsula
Kanye West off ballot in five states, easing risk to Biden 22 Aug 2020 - 08:00 pm
Rapper Kanye West (AFP / SAUL LOEB / file photo)
Trump struggles to use power of presidency to counter Biden 22 Aug 2020 - 02:57 pm
A Los Angeles police officer attempts to stop a confrontation between Trump supporters (R) and counter-protestors during a pro-Trump rally in Tujunga, 25 miles north of Los Angeles (40km), California, August 21, 2020. / AFP / Kyle Grillot