Middle East Headlines

President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defense officials and investigators as the US government works to recover from one of the biggest hacks of its agencies attributed to...

Google parent company Alphabet announced Friday it was shutting down...

Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and flatly denied reports on Friday of a possible cancellation, in a move that is unlikely to temper public fears of holding the event during a global pandemic....

Saudi Arabia's embassy in Qatar will reopen...

Doha and other parts of the country were on Thursday blanketed by a sandstorm that led to a sharp drop in visibility and prompted organisers to postpone events planned for Friday as well....

A plan to monitor women's expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment in a north Indian city, will lead to intrusive policing and privacy violations, digital rights experts warned on Friday....

British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O'Brien had been planning to marry in June. Then Covid-19 struck....

Before he returned to Russia, opposition politician Alexei Navalny and his supporters had anticipated he would be arrested and planned to force the Kremlin to release him by staging repeated protests, a close ally has said....

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has issued an updated list of 39 health facilities that have been approved by it to conduct Covid-19 swab tests....

Malta's Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Relations Evarist Bartolo highlighted yesterday the development of Qatari-Maltese ties in all fields,...

Prof Dr Shamim Hanfi, renowned Urdu critic and scholar from India, and Prof Dr Moinuddin Aqeel, eminent author and scholar of Urdu literature from Pakistan, have recently been named winners of the Silver Jubilee Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Awards....

As America closes the chapter on the Trump era, millions across the nation are breathing a collective sigh of relief....

Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for continued co-operation of religious scholars to thwart the "conspiracies4; creating division and discord in the Muslim Ummah....

Ahmed Bin Mohamed Military College celebrated yesterday the distribution of certificates to the 16th batch graduates....

A breathless century on his debut from teenage opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz helped Afghanistan to a 16-run win over Ireland in the first ODI in Abu Dhabi yesterday....

Qatar University (QU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) for co-operation in the areas of education, training, programme development and research....

After Thursday's sandstorm, Qatar is again expected to see strong winds and poor visibility due to dust on Friday, according to the forecast....

When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year, officials promised they would open in 2021 as proof of mankind's triumph over the coronavirus....

Head coach Xavi Hernandez hailed Al Sadd's 7-0 rout of Al Khor, saying the huge winning margins this season is because of how strong their teams is. After their victory at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Wednesday, Al Sadd extended their lead on top t...

England captain Joe Root has warned his players not to get ahead of themselves and to continue improving as they seek to wrap up the series against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at Galle International Stadium today....

Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world's biggest vaccine manufacturing hub in India yesterday, but the company insisted that the production of drugs to counter the coronavirus pandemic would continue....

In addition to requiring a test before they fly, travellers to the US will need to quarantine upon arrival, US President Joe Biden said Thursday ......

FIFA has gone on the offensive amid ongoing speculation about a European Super League, insisting that any breakaway by leading clubs "would not be recognised by either FIFA or the respective confederation" while players would risk being banned fro...

A win at the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 would see Hans-Dieter Flick and Bayern Munich make history by becoming only the second team after Barcelona (in 2009) to win all six domestic and international titles up for grabs in one season....

US President Joe Biden moved swiftly yesterday on his first full day in the White House to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, his top priority as he turns the page on four years of Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership....

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Monitoring and Environmental Laboratory Department, participated in a meeting on the application of the GCC environmental portal....

The Nairobi Securities Exchange plans to expand the Kenyan market with four publicly traded companies and as many corporate bonds in 2021, in what could be its best year yet of new listings....

The oil demand outlook for first quarter 2021 (Q1) appears murkier, with Europe's demand for transportation fuel in particular expected to undershoot expectations given the lockdowns in place and slow pace of vaccine rollout, National Bank of Kuwait (...

All General Motors Co chief executive officer Mary Barra needed to hit a stock record was $27bn and a bit of braggadocio....

European stock markets lost steam yesterday and slid lower following a meeting by directors of the European Central Bank (ECB)....

The Doha Municipality, represented by the General Control Department of the Municipal Control department, in co-operation with the Mechanical Equipment Department and the security authorities ......

The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has informed that the centres for teaching the Holy Qur'an in Qatar will reopen in the coming week....

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the completion of the main works of the Improvement of Main Roads in Al Nasr Area project, ushering in substantial development ......

Allah Says what means: "O children of Adam! We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness — that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember."...

Malta's Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Relations Evarist Bartolo highlighted on Thursday the development of Qatari-Maltese ties in all fields, noting that it continues to grow thanks to the joint political will ......

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady yesterday and upgraded its economic forecast for next fiscal year, but warned of escalating risks to the outlook as new coronavirus emergency measures threatened to derail a fragile recovery....

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Qatar participated yesterday in the 17th ministerial meeting of the Asian Co-operation Dialogue (ACD), which was held under the presidency of Turkey through visual communication technology....

Asian markets welcomed Joe Biden's first day as US president with broad gains yesterday as investors looked forward with optimism about his economic and Covid-19 recovery plans....

For Arjun Suvaraj drawing has been a tool for expressing himself ever since his childhood. With the passage of time, he has not only mastered his language but has also made it more creative and artistic....

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Department of Monitoring and Environmental Laboratory, recently participated in a co-ordination meeting with a specialist consulting company ......

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The Qatar Stock Exchange on Thursday witnessed Gulf funds turn bullish and Arab individuals increasingly bought equities; yet it settled 63 points lower....

The Audit Bureau launched on Thursday the plans for training programmes, strategic projects and development initiatives for the year 2021, which include 199 education initiatives ......

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced a partial closure on Al Wukair Road's service road in one direction from Friday (January 22) for two months....

The '14th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest 2020' was organised by Toyota and Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. (AAB), sole agent for Toyota, during November and December, 2020....

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced a closure at Wadi Musheireb Intersection from Friday (January 22) midnight until 6am Saturday....

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced single lane traffic closure on both directions of Jasim Bin Hamad street along 1,400 m from Al Markhiya Intersection up to Dahl Al Hamam Intersection ......

US President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change....

Toro Toro, an eight-time award-winning pan-Latin American restaurant, has launched the second volume of a new, exclusive concept, Mistura....