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CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

HMC reduces average patient waiting time to 16 days 27 Aug 2026 - 09:38 pm

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has reduced the average waiting time for a first specialist appointment from 58 days to around 16 days,...

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs meets Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council 27 Aug 2026 - 09:14 pm

Tehran: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Thursday in Tehran with the...

US stock indexes open higher 27 Aug 2026 - 08:32 pm

New York: Major US stock indexes opened higher on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 149.8 points, or 0.28 percent, to 53,613.66...

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs meets Iranian President 27 Aug 2026 - 08:27 pm

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met today in Tehran with...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs meets Indonesia's Deputy FM 27 Aug 2026 - 08:19 pm

Jeddah: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met today with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the...

Tottenham land Marmoush from Manchester City 27 Aug 2026 - 08:12 pm

London: Tottenham Hotspur continued their summer binge when they signed Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush on loan from Manchester City. The 27-year-old joined on...

UEFA 'suspend' threat to boycott World Cups: statement 27 Aug 2026 - 07:55 pm

Monaco: UEFA has provisionally withdrawn its threat to boycott FIFA tournaments after receiving written assurances that world football's governing body would not try...

Two dead in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin: local media 27 Aug 2026 - 06:36 pm

Berlin: Two people were killed in a "violent incident" at a school near Berlin, local media reported Thursday, saying an 18-year-old woman student...

Arab Group at UN condemns Israeli Occupation's illegal settlement expansion policies across occupied Palestine 27 Aug 2026 - 06:13 pm

New York: The Group of Arab States at the United Nations condemned the Israeli occupation's illegal settlement expansion policies across the occupied Palestinian...

Qatar Chamber, Uzbekistan discuss industrial, investment cooperation 27 Aug 2026 - 06:05 pm

Doha: Qatar Chamber discussed on Thursday with the Agency for the Development of Light Industry under the Cabinet of the Republic of Uzbekistan,...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs meets Gambian Foreign Minister 27 Aug 2026 - 05:56 pm

Jeddah: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met Thursday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and...

Qatar participates in meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC Member States 27 Aug 2026 - 05:54 pm

Jeddah: The State of Qatar participated in the 23rd Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the...

Customer data stolen in cyberattack on 3 British airports 27 Aug 2026 - 05:51 pm

London: Private data on millions of customers has been stolen in a cyberattack on three British airports, the Manchester Airports Group announced Thursday,...

Prime Minister meets Iranian Consultative Assembly Speaker 27 Aug 2026 - 05:27 pm

Tehran: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met in Tehran on Thursday with Speaker...

Algeria declares national mourning over wildfire deaths 27 Aug 2026 - 04:49 pm

Algiers, Algeria: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday declared a three-day national mourning after wildfires in the northeast killed at least 12 people...

Qatar Airways and Uber begin partnership to elevate corporate travel experience 27 Aug 2026 - 04:08 pm

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways has launched its latest partnership with Uber for Business to enhance the corporate travel experience by delivering greater flexibility...

Qatar welcomes first field verification mission of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism Plus (+EJVM) in Minembwe, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo 27 Aug 2026 - 04:03 pm

Doha, Qatar: Qatar welcomes the conduct of the first field verification mission of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism Plus (+EJVM) in the Minembwe...

Minister of State for International Cooperation meets Minister of National Cohesion, Solidarity, Fight Against Poverty of Cote d'Ivoire 27 Aug 2026 - 03:33 pm

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met, virtually, on Thursday, with Minister...

Minister of State for International Cooperation meets President of African Development Bank Group 27 Aug 2026 - 03:25 pm

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met, virtually, on Thursday, with President...