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S&P upgrades India rating, despite US tariff threats 14 Aug 2025 - 02:16 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. A shopkeeper sells dry fruits in Srinagar on August 7, 2025. Indian exporters warned that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses
Japan Expo visitors stranded overnight by halted train 14 Aug 2025 - 02:16 pm
Visitors sleep outside one of the venues overnight after a power outage abruptly shut down the Osaka Metro line linking the city to the 2025 Osaka Expo site, in Osaka early on August 14, 2025. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Amir receives Turkish Foreign Minister 14 Aug 2025 - 01:57 pm
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Qatar condemns Israeli Finance Minister’s approval of settlement plans separating East Jerusalem from the Occupied West Bank 14 Aug 2025 - 01:50 pm
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Amir awards Al-Wajbah Decoration to UAE Ambassador 14 Aug 2025 - 12:52 pm
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Japan's grand tea master Sen Genshitsu dies at 102: reports 14 Aug 2025 - 12:46 pm
This photo taken on April 9, 2013 shows Sen Genshitsu, former head of the
Greek firefighters make progress against wildfires 14 Aug 2025 - 12:39 pm
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken and made available on August 13, 2025 shows a view of wilfires in Gymnotopos, in the Epirus region of Greece. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
Water shortages plague Beirut as low rainfall compounds woes 14 Aug 2025 - 12:32 pm
(Files) A man fills a tanker delivery truck with water from an underground water well distribution facility in Beirut on July 3, 2025. (Photo by Joseph Eid / AFP)
Taylor Swift sets October release for new album 14 Aug 2025 - 12:30 pm
US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift arrives for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2024. Photo by Michael TRAN / AFP
French dictionary gets bad rap over Congolese banana leaf dish 14 Aug 2025 - 12:25 pm
A vendor grills liboke in Kinshasa on August 7, 2025. (Photo by Hardy Bope / AFP)
Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan's K2 14 Aug 2025 - 12:21 pm
Representational photo of a mountain
Hot, humid weather conditions to prevail this weekend in Qatar 14 Aug 2025 - 11:48 am
A picture shows a moored dhow with the Doha skyline in the background on a hot and humid summer day on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Ashghal announces several road closures 14 Aug 2025 - 11:36 am
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Qatar youth boxing team receives warm welcome on return 14 Aug 2025 - 10:52 am
President of the Qatar Boxing and Wrestling Federation Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid Al Thani poses with members of the Qatar youth boxing team and federation officials upon their return from the Asian Youth Championship held in Bangkok.
Al Rayyan, Al Ahli eye strong QSL starts 14 Aug 2025 - 10:36 am
Al Ahli will take on Al Shamal in their opening match today; (right) Al Rayyan's players attend a training session.
Gulf Club Champions League start date pushed to September 30 14 Aug 2025 - 10:33 am
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Belmadi targets titles as Al Duhail return to ACL Elite 14 Aug 2025 - 10:32 am
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Dukhan Bank announces second set of winners in Land Rover spending campaign 14 Aug 2025 - 10:31 am
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Frank Wouters reveals hydrogen technology could redefine net zero pathways 14 Aug 2025 - 10:27 am
Picture credit: Atlantic Council
Qatar hotel keys accelerate growth with strategic luxury repositioning 14 Aug 2025 - 10:23 am
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