Doha, Qatar: The warning signs came just hours before Al Sadd began their Qatar Stars League title defence, with the champions announcing the absence of three key players – forward Rafa Mujica, midfielder Mohamed Camara and defender Abdessamed Bounacer – through injury. But if the Wolves were dealt»»»

A retired schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered at around 11.30pm on Saturday from a house in the Daspara (Machhuapara) area of »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) is strengthening efforts to instill conservation habits among children through its dedicated YouTube content, using engaging digital tools to promote responsible consumption of water and electricity. The initiative complements »»»

Doha, Qatar: Parents should avoid putting pressure on teenagers who are uncertain about their university or career choices and instead help them turn that uncertainty into a structured process of exploration, a Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC) specialist has said. Senior Career Development Sp»»»

President Iliana Iotova called for the preservation of historical memory during the commemoration of the 123rd anniversary of the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising at Petrova Niva, near Malko Tarnovo. The memorial ceremony was the highlight of the National Thracian Gathering, held under President Ioto»»»

Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh: The giant structures of Bangladesh's Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries, triggers power cuts and sparks protests over fuel shortages. Machinery once ran round the clock, using natural gas to produce »»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Energean CEO Mathios Rigas to explore opportunities for expanding the company’s investments and raising natural gas production in Egypt, as per a statement. The meeting covered Energean’s plans to broaden its ex»»»

Tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated further on Sunday after US President Donald Trump again shared an image that depicts the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as "NEW US Territory", even as Iran reiterated that the crucial maritime corridor will remain closed unless the United State»»»

Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant has begun the process of restarting its third turbine, marking another major step towards restoring the facility to full capacity after the Danube’s record-low water levels forced several units offline. The restart of the 6th turbine in Unit 3 began on Friday even»»»

Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, urged neighboring and friendly countries not to join Washington’s economic war against Iran, IRNA reported. He warned that if countries side with the US economic siege and harm Iran’s interests, Iran will not allow »»»

The current crisis in the US armed forces is the direct result of strategic miscalculations by American officials who underestimated Iran’s capacity for resistance, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells Sputnik. “They say the condition of the infrastructure, food, logistical support and t»»»

Arab Finance: Telecom Egypt has joined the FTSE Emerging Markets Index after moving from the Small Cap to the Mid Cap segment of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), as per a press release. The upgrade was announced as part of FTSE Russell’s September 2026 semiannual review for the Middle Ea»»»

GENEVA: The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be chosen this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. A second informal poll took place on Friday and showed Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett was narrowly ahead, according to sources close to the process. Here are the candidat»»»

TOKYO: A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred in »»»

Another day of tensions in the Middle East has brought a mixture of threats, economic pressure and tentative attempts at diplomacy. For people living in the UAE, much of the attention remains on one place: the Strait of Hormuz. What happens there could have consequences well beyond the battlefield,»»»

Dubai: As schools across the UAE prepare to welcome students for the new academic year, teachers are spending the final days of the summer break doing more than arranging desks and printing lesson plans. For educators, the week before students return is a time for reflection, preparation, and antic»»»

RIYADH: More than six million students across Saudi Arabia are expected to return to classrooms on Monday as the new academic year gets underway, including more than 1.6 million students in the Riyadh region. Authorities have stepped up preparations across the Kingdom to ensure a smooth and organiz»»»

LIghtning, a Chinese humanoid robot, ran a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds at the Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, surpassing the world record set by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt. Photo by Wu Hao/EPA Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Chinese humanoid robot on Saturday ran a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, surpas»»»

Dubai: The planned demolition of Dubai’s iconic Toyota Building in 2027 has sparked a wave of nostalgia, as long-time residents look back at the landmarks that once formed an important part of the city’s story. Officially known as the Nasser Rashid Lootah Building, the more than 50-year-old structu»»»

Iran on Saturday warned countries against participating in the United States' "economic war" against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemies. Washington has pushed its allies to jump aboard Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, as the US President's unpop»»»

Dubai: The UAE is set for another spell of unsettled summer weather on Sunday, with rain-bearing clouds expected to develop over eastern areas and winds reaching up to 45km/h in some parts of the country. The National Centre of Meteorology said conditions on Sunday would be fair to partly cloudy, w»»»

DUBAI: Something extraordinary is happening in the Strait of Hormuz. Tankers carrying millions of barrels of Gulf crude are effectively disappearing from public view as they approach the world’s most important oil chokepoint — only to reappear hours later on the other side. They are not missing. Th»»»

Mail-in voting would be greatly altered under a final rule published Friday by the U.S. Postal Service implementing an executive order signed in March by President Donald Trump. Two court rulings have blocked the rule for use in the 2026 midterm elections. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License »»»

Sanzhar considers himself a “typical” middle class 24-year-old Gen-Z Kazakh living in Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty. He feels emotionally invested in American politics and the state of the ongoing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Kazakh politics, on the other hand, he feels, is boring and meaningl»»»

DOHA: Administrators and teachers will return to public schools on Sunday, marking the start of preparations for the 2026-27 school year, as second-round exams for the 2025-26 school year get underway for students across all grade levels. They will begin work to complete academic, administrative an»»»

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza make the difficult choice every day between digging into garbage dumps for combustible materials to help cook their meals or crowding around the territory’s scarce charity kitchens. The Kahlout family has tasked thei»»»

TEL AVIV, Israel: Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza. The remarks by Doron Spielma»»»

TEHRAN, Iran: Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago, putting food, medicine and everything else — except for heavily subsidized gasoline »»»

More than 200 free meals and grocery gift cards were distributed to those impacted by the Aug. 11 northwestern Indiana storms at Scott Middle School in Hammond, Ind., on Aug. 15. Around 30,000 residents in the area remained without power on Saturday, 11 days after the storm. Photo Courtesy City of »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has received two prestigious accolades at the Global Business and Finance Magazine Awards 2026, recognising the bank’s achievements in Islamic financial innovation and corporate banking services. QIIB won the Innovation in Shariah-Co»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) have agreed on a roadmap to advance negotiations and implementation of commitments under the Doha Framework for a Comprehensive Peace Agreemen»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Thirty-six students from 21 high schools across Qatar participated in the year-long Qatar Aspiring Doctors Programme (QADP) of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). The programme, offered by the Office of Student Outreach & Educational Development at WCM-Q, is designed to »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) welcomed the incoming students to campus during Student Orientation Programme held from August 18 to 20 at Minaretein and Manufactury in Education City. Marking the beginning of the 2026-2027 academic year, the event demonstrated the uni»»»

Qatar Eagles clubs welcome 12 new members of Batch MapagmatyagDarlene Regis The Qatar Eagles Club (QEC) and Qatar Lady Eagles Club (QLEC), under Saudi Arabia Eagles Eastern Region 3 (SAEER-3) of The Fraternal Order of Eagles – Philippine Eagles, Inc., inducted 12 new members of Batch Mapagmatyag at»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The State of Qatar has achieved a major international scientific accomplishment after securing first place globally at the secondary school level in the “Debunking Myths” (Myth Smashers) science and technology competition held under the theme “Debunking Myths in Nuclear Sc»»»

Darlene Regis Filipino civil engineers in Qatar were recognised for their professional excellence, leadership and community service at the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Qatar Civil Engineering Gala and Awards Night 2026, held on August 6 at La Cigale Hotel, Doha. Held under the the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Vodafone Qatar has unveiled a major upgrade to its Push-to-Talk Plus solution, introducing a new generation of mission-critical communications capabilities delivered over Vodafone Qatar’s nationwide mobile network, enabling organisations to connect their teams instantly, s»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Success is often measured through milestones: an education, a scholarship, a prestigious university and the opportunities that follow. For Khansa Maria, however, the story behind those milestones is rooted in something deeper, the people who stood beside her when the path ahe»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The Nepali Women’s Volleyball Team has achieved a remarkable sporting milestone in Qatar by winning the Community Friendly Women’s Volleyball Game 2026 organised by the Workers Support and Insurance Fund (WISF). Representing the Sports Wing of NRNA NCC Qatar, the Nepali team de»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education (PUE) welcomed approximately 150 new employees during the Human Resources New Joiner Orientation Programme held at the Pre-University Education Theater. The programme aimed to support new employees as they begin their professiona»»»

QNA Doha Qatar University (QU) is fully prepared to welcome students for the Fall 2026 semester, with academic, administrative and support services in place to ensure a smooth start and support students’ academic success and university experience, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Mohammed Dia»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Tasweer Photography Festival on Saturday announced its Frame and Focus exhibition showcasing the culmination of its flagship 14-week Advanced Photography Course. On view from 5 September to 5 October 2026 at Al Hosh Gallery, the exhibition features documentary photography,»»»

JERUSALEM: Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans — who, according to a recent AP-NORC poll, tend to consider support for Israel less crucial to their Jewish identity than older adults. “It’s extremely important to us,”»»»

BAMAKO: Two fighters for former Russian paramilitary group Wagner who were captured in Mali two years ago during clashes with terrorist-allied Tuareg rebels have been released, sources told AFP Saturday. The two men were taken prisoner in July 2024 in a battle for the northern town of Tinzaouatene »»»

A Volkswagen Passat with five male teenagers had been traveling in the wrong direction around 3:30 a.m. local time when it collided with a marked police vehicle in Britain. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Five teenagers and two police officers were killed in Britain»»»

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the social media platform of illegally collecting children’s personal data.The out-of-court settlement, announced by the US Department of Justice on Friday, ends the case without the a»»»

South Korea has launched its first trial container ship voyage to Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as disruption to traditional shipping lanes drives growing interest in Russia’s Arctic trade corridor. The NSR stretches roughly 5,600 km along Russia’s Arctic coast, mostly through waters und»»»

DAMMAM: It has been 17 days since Matthias Jaissle left Al-Ahli for Newcastle, and yet it would be very difficult to find any discourse surrounding Al-Ahli in Saudi football circles that does not focus entirely on the German head coach. That has left recently appointed Marino Pusic with a tough tas»»»

The politics of Vladimir Zelensky’s Ukraine remain a smelly swamp, producing a ceaseless seepage of scandals occasionally percolating to the surface in big, toxic bubbles that pop with a noxious stink. Recently, for instance, the returning ambassador to the US – no less – has become the subject of »»»

Doha: A joint statement was issued by the representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the representatives of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23), as well as the State of Qatar, the United States of America, the Republic of Togo (as the Afric»»»