Sri Lanka: 15 dead in gun battle with bombing suspects

Bodies of 15 people, including six children, discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle in an eastern town. The bodies of 15...

QBG’s campaign sees planted trees rise to 1,859

The Qur’anic Botanic Garden’s 2019 Ghars Campaign came to a close on Friday, when more than 50 trees were planted by the Philippine Institute...

DISNEY JUST MADE MORE BOX OFFICE MONEY IN A YEAR THAN...

The Walt Disney Company just broke an all-time record for annual box office earnings, making more money by July than any movie studio has...

Doha Debates spotlight on future of capitalism

A panel of experts deliberated the future of capitalism at the latest Doha Debates live event, which unfolded in a packed auditorium at Northwestern...

Minister meets SIGA officials

HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, met on Monday with Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Chairman, former...

Amir attends Munich Security Conference 2nd day session

QNA Munich The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Saturday attended the second day’s second session of Munich Security Conference during which...

‘No real check on Israeli power’ leaves Palestinians stateless

As the US prepares new peace plan, analysts say slow pace of peace process has allowed Israel to dominate Palestinians. As Palestinians mark 52 years...

Syria says US, Turkish troops must withdraw ‘immediately’

At UNGA, Syrian finance minister also says 'no deadline' should be imposed over a constitutional body proposed recently. Syria has demanded the immediate withdrawal of all...

Iraq summit brings together rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran

Baghdad meet brings together lawmakers of Iraq's six neighbours: Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, and Kuwait. A summit organised by Iraq brought together regional rivals Saudi...

Dozens wounded as Lebanon’s anti-gov’t protests turn violent Police use tear...

Dozens of people have been wounded after security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters trying to reach...

Congress sends Scindia to avert political crisis in MP

In view of the recent developments in Karnataka and Goa where its legislators have rebelled or switched to the BJP, the Congress has rushed...

Qatar says reforms to labour laws have ‘transformed’ the market

Qatar says reforms to labour laws have ‘transformed’ the market Qatar’s new minimum wage law, the latest in a series of recent labour reforms, comes...

Twenty-nine killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso

Government struggling to contain insurgency that has spread from the West African country's north to east. At least 29 people were killed in two separate...

BJP conducted ‘cattle auction’ in Karnataka, says Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor yesterday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the developments in Karnataka saying the party that...