Veteran German politician Sahra Wagenknecht has lashed out at Chancellor Friedrich Merz after a €90 billion ($106 billion) emergency loan to Ukraine, which Berlin had been actively promoting, was approved by the bloc. On Thursday, the European Council announced that the interest-free loan has been »»»

President Donald Trump is expected to briefly take part in negotiations between Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors at the White House on Thursday. File Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo April 23 (UPI) -- Diplomats from Israel and Lebanon were expected to hold talks at the White House on Thurs»»»

Daphne Soriano (Class of 2028) Doha When Farkhunda Fazelyar (GU-Q’26) left Doha for a class trip to Cape Town, she expected an immersive academic experience. The war reshaped her trip almost immediately. “The strikes started on the first day of the programme,” she said. “I remember going through th»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Reflecting a shared commitment to integrating the roles of academic and scientific institutions across Qatar, the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) and the Qatar Scientific Club (QSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It aims to strengthen collaboration in technic»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Tourism has announced the launch of Nami Beach, a new beachfront destination developed in collaboration with Loft A Trading and Contracting, introducing a refined seaside experience in the heart of Doha. Designed as a contemporary city escape, Nami Beach combines coa»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe In response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and its targeting of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, the Islamic Resis»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy army bulldozer while it was demolishing houses in the town of Rashaf with a loitering»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump says the meeting between Israel’s and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the United States went “very well.” The meeting w»»»

One person is dead and 10 injured after an argument-turned-gunfight Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La., officials said. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 23 (UPI) -- An argument turned into a gunfight at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, leaving »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Chamber (QC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening economic cooperation with Uzbekistan during a high-level meeting with Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Qatar HE Ashraf Khodjaev. The ambassador was received by Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli, QC Board Member and H»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Husain Al Musallam, Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has said that the Asian Beach Games – Sanya 2026 represents a significant milestone in the journey of Asian Olympic work, under the leadership of His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, Presi»»»

Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani met with Ambassador of Iraq to Qatar HE Mohammed Jaafar Al Sadr on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of cooperation and coordination between the two countries in the media field and ways to support and»»»

QNA Doha The General Authority of Customs and Qatar Aviation Services on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in general customs clearance for personal imports, aiming to improve service quality, simplify procedures, expedite transactions, and enhance the effic»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of commitment to promoting a culture of professional excellence, the Ministry of Interior’s (MoI) General Directorate of Industrial Security honoured a number of its personnel from various affiliated departments for outstanding efforts in fulfilling their duties an»»»

Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met with Ambassador of Georgia to Qatar HE Varlam Avaliani on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of environment, in addition t»»»

With the fun slogan of “No moos allowed: Plant-based drinks made from your favorite seeds,” and its vibrantly-colored packaging, this emerging Saudi-made brand is making an ethical splash into mugs and cups throughout the Kingdom. Currently available in four flavors, each with its own singular-colo»»»

A Palantir post citing CEO Alex Karp's book called for mandatory military service and closer ties between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon while criticizing "hollow pluralism" and warning of a new AI arms race. But Palantir is just one of the tech companies blurring the lines between Silicon Valley »»»

Damascus, Apr.24 ( SANA) The Central Bank of Syria ( CBS) said on Thursday that the circular attributed to a money exchange company is inaccurate, as it was issued before any official decision by the bank, and it included a claim that all remittances to be delivered in Syrian pounds, which is incor»»»

AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Dr. Hisham Aljadhey, CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, held a series of strategic bilateral meetings with international regulatory counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th International Heads of Food Agencies Forum (IHFAF) in Auckland. Aljadhey held talks with Katie P»»»

LONDON: Britain and France Thursday voiced hope that military plans to secure the Strait of Hormuz were coming together and would succeed in restoring trade flows through the vital passage. At a two-day meeting in London, military planners discussed the practicalities of a multinational mission led»»»

April 23 (UPI) -- A Kuwaiti-American journalist was acquitted Thursday after he had been detained for 52 days in Kuwait for social media posts about the war in Iran, his family revealed. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested March 3, an attorney for his two sisters, Caoilfhionn Gallagher said in a statem»»»

Authors: Angelica Lim and Victor Cheung This classroom-tested, workbook-style text teaches basic programming by guiding readers to write Python programs that mimic interactive chatbots. Unlike textbooks with opaque examples explained in dry, monotonous code, “Python Practice Lab” engages readers im»»»

Sanya, China: Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Husain Al Musallam commended the efforts of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, President of both the OCA and the Qatar Olympic Committee, whose vision has contributed to strengthening the unity of Asian countries and ensuring the »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Huge crowds gathered in the squares of Tehran and other Iranian cities in support of the leadership and the armed forces, affirming that th»»»

DOHA: Impressive Al Rayyan blanked Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia 3-0 to lift the Gulf Club Champions League 2025-26 season trophy at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Thursday.The highly entertaining final was tight-fisted for an hour before The Lions roared to humble their rivals, who were laid low after t»»»

SIOUX FALLS: Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada’s requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor. For people like Zack Loud of Farmington, Minnesota, it was a surprise to learn that under a new law, Ca»»»

LONDON: As the US-Israeli war with Iran consumes diplomatic attention and rattles global markets, many fear Gaza is once again being pushed to the margins. More than six months into a ceasefire that has seen continued violations, hundreds of thousands in Gaza are living in dire conditions, with aid»»»

WASHINGTON: Lebanon and Israel were set to begin a second session of direct talks at the White House on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extending a truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and plans for future negotiations between the two neighbors with a long history of hostile»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: The White House on Thursday accused Chinese entities of a massive effort to steal US artificial intelligence technology and vowed to take action to prevent the alleged theft. “The US has evidence that foreign entities, primarily in China, are running industrial-scale distillation cam»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: The White House on Thursday accused Chinese entities of a massive effort to steal US artificial intelligence technology and vowed to take action to prevent the alleged theft. “The US has evidence that foreign entities, primarily in China, are running industrial-scale distillation cam»»»

LONDON: Syrian authorities have repatriated the bodies of 76 nationals killed during Israeli attacks in Lebanon since early March. The General Authority for Borders and Customs confirmed that 180 bodies of victims killed by Israeli shelling have been transported across the Syrian-Lebanese border. A»»»

New York: Meta plans to cut a tenth of its workforce, looking for productivity gains from its remaining workers as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence. Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and leave thousands of other positions unfilled next month, a source told AFP. The move comes as »»»

More than half of children and adolescents in Argentina were living in poverty in 2025, with nearly a third going without adequate food, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), underscoring the uneven social impact of President Javier Milei's austerity-driven economic o»»»

The China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan (CKU) railway megaproject poses a threat to the habitat of the snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan, according to an in-depth report that is causing disquiet in European capitals. The concer»»»

Tunis, April 23 (TAP) –Minister of Transport, Rachid Amri, on Wednesday, visited the container and roll-on/roll-off terminal at the port of Radès to monitor the implementation of measures aimed at improving performance. He inspected the functioning...»»»

DUBAI: Tourists visiting some of the Arab world’s most iconic archeological sites are increasingly seeing things that are no longer there — on purpose. Across some of the region’s most prominent heritage sites — from Petra and AlUla to major museums in Cairo — immersive technologies are beginning t»»»

Israeli airstrikes killed ‌at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said. One person was killed ​in a strike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis in which several others were wounded, local medics said. Israel’s military claimed it had targeted militants transporting m»»»

MADRID: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday that he often struggles to understand the interpretation of the rules of football since the implementation of VAR. “Sometimes the supporters can’t understand some interpretations of the rules. I can’t understand it many times,” Ceferin said du»»»

TEL AVIV: More than 250 Indians claiming descent from a biblical tribe landed at Tel Aviv airport on Thursday, as part of a government operation to relocate them to Israel. They are the first “Bnei Menashe” (“Sons of Manasseh“) to arrive in Israel since the government decided in November to fund th»»»

RIYADH: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and several other Muslim countries on Thursday condemned repeated violations of the legal status quo of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem by Israeli authorities. The continued storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israeli settlers and e»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia made its coaching change official Thursday by firing Herve Renard and replacing him with Georgios Donis less than two months before the start of the World Cup. The 56-year-old Donis, a former Greece international, joins from Al-Khaleej, his fourth Saudi Pro League club. “He has»»»

Iraq’s Coordination Framework is set to meet on Friday, the final day of the constitutional deadline to name a prime minister-designate, as disputes persist among Shiite factions over both the selection mechanism and the final nominee, threatening to push the country into a new constitutional crisi»»»

Todd Blanche is the acting U.S. attorney general since the firing of Pam Bondi. The Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General will do an audit of the Justice Department's release of the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 23 »»»

MOGADISHU: A boat capsized in waters between Algeria and Spain, leaving at least 17 Somali migrants dead, Somalia’s ambassador to Algeria said Thursday. Ambassador Yusuf Ahmed Hassan told Somali state media that he was contacted by distressed parents searching for information about their missing re»»»

San Francisco, United States: OpenAI released a new model it touts as its best yet for handling research work like making improved versions of itself, as rapid-fire releases by AI rivals pick up pace. GPT-5.5 was billed as a "new class of intelligence" and comes just months after the launch of its »»»

Born out of the need for safety, Israel today finds itself navigating a reality defined by recurring conflict and persistent insecurity. As another Independence Day has passed, for West Jerusalem the sense of permanence it was meant to symbolize remains elusive. Military strength has grown, yet las»»»

People walk on Tuesday past the rubble of a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike in Jibchit village, southern Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day cease-fire, which went into effect April 16. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 23 (UPI) -- A temporary, 10-day cease-fi»»»

DOHA: When Farkhunda Fazelyar (GU-Q’26) left Doha for a class trip to Cape Town, she expected an immersive academic experience. The war reshaped her trip almost immediately. “The strikes started on the first day of the program,” she said. “I remember going through the District Six Museum when a Stu»»»

DOHA: Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani met on Thursday with UK Prime Minister's Chief Business, Investment and Trade Adviser HE Varun Chandra, who is visiting Doha. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and »»»

DAMMAM: The General Directorate of Narcotics Control, in coordination with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, has foiled an attempt to smuggle 2,733,648 amphetamine pills concealed within a shipment of printing paper at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The intended recipients were arrested in Riya»»»