UAE, Germany deepen strategic ties during Sheikh Mohamed’s state visit
Joint declaration sets out deeper cooperation across strategic sectors and regional Abu Dhabi: At the invitation of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, visited Germany from September 9 to 11, »»»
Eye on Africa - Aid cuts force clinic closures across Sudan
In tonight's edition: aid groups are warning that funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close. Also, an AI and Africa conference has kicked off in South Korea's capital. Finally, we take a look at the Rwanda Space Agency as Paris hosts its very first international space summ»»»
Ministry of Municipality recognises agricultural engineers
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Agricultural Affairs Department, organised an event entitled “Darb wa Athar” (“Path and Legacy”) to mark Arab Agricultural Engineer Day, observed annually on September 9. The event was attended by Director of the Agricultural Affairs Dep»»»
From 171 countries to 192,000 messages: The world says ‘Thank You UAE’
More than 192,000 messages celebrate the UAE’s security, tolerance and quality of life Dubai: More than 192,000 messages of gratitude have been submitted to the “Thank You UAE” campaign, with participants from 171 nationalities across 171 countries, as the initiative expands into a global platform »»»
Sheikh Mohamed’s Germany visit comes at a pivotal moment
Gaza, Iran and Gulf security give the UAE-Germany partnership new strategic weight UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan began a state visit to Germany on Wednesday, meeting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a trip whose economic headl»»»
Al Misnad, ICRC chief mull ways to support conflict-affected people
QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali Al Misnad met with Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Pierre Krahenbuhl in Doha on Tuesday. The talks focused on cooperation between Qatar and the ICRC and ways to strengthen joint ef»»»
Agricultural leaders meet in Cairo to strengthen plant biosecurity, safe trade
Agricultural officials and plant health experts from across the Middle East and North Africa are meeting in Cairo to strengthen regional cooperation against transboundary pests and diseases, as climate change, water scarcity and geopolitical disruptions increase risks to food production and trade. »»»
Tunisia calls for consensus-based solution to Sudan crisis
Tunis, September 8, 2026 (TAP) – Tunisia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva expressed Tunisia’s solidarity with Sudan and its people as they endure the current difficult circumstances, voicing concern over the deteriorating...»»»
State Minister for International Cooperation holds talks with ICRC Chief
Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali Al Misnad met here on Tuesday with Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) HE Pierre Krahenbuhl, who is visiting Qatar. The talks focused on cooperation between the State of Qatar and »»»
Qatar, ICRC discuss strengthening humanitarian cooperation and protection of civilians
DOHA: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Pierre Krahenbuhl, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, they reviewed the relations between the Sta»»»
Protecting education from attack requires resilience and accountability: EAA official
Doha, Qatar: Attacks on education have surged by more than 40 percent, with 8,566 incidents recorded globally in 2024–25, underscoring the urgent need to move beyond emergency responses towards prevention, preparedness and community resilience, according to Executive Director of the Protect Educati»»»
Qatar reaffirms support for Sudan’s unity
QNA Geneva The State of Qatar reaffirmed strong support for the unity and territorial integrity of Sudan and the right of its people to a dignified life, security and stability. Qatar emphasised deep concern over the ongoing armed conflict, which has caused unprecedented suffering for the Sudanese »»»
Qatar reaffirms firm support for Sudan's unity, territorial integrity
Geneva: The State of Qatar reaffirmed its firm support for the unity and territorial integrity of Sudan and the right of its people to a dignified life, security, and stability. Qatar emphasised its deep concern over the ongoing armed conflict, which has caused unprecedented suffering for the Sudan»»»
UN Human Rights Council session opens in Geneva - | 24.KG
The 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council will open today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Over the course of five weeks, the Council’s 47 member states will review the human rights situation in countries around the world, hold 37 interactive dialogues with independent experts»»»
Deputy prime minister meets Sudan's defence minister
DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Sudan Hassan Daoud Kabroun Kian, and the accompanying delegation, during his visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, top»»»
Deputy Prime Minister meets with Sudanese Defense Minister
Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani met with HE Hassan Daoud Kabroun Kian, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Sudan, and his accompanying delegation, during their visit to the State of Qatar. During the»»»
International Day of Charity: Qatar strengthens humanitarian presence, shifts charitable work toward sustainable impact
DOHA: The International Day of Charity, observed annually on September 5, has grown in importance as humanitarian needs continue to expand and crises stemming from conflict, natural disasters, climate change, poverty, and inequality proliferate. This makes charitable work a vital component of human»»»
Sudan army chemical weapons: Secret dossier reveals chlorine bomb programme
Secret files detail chlorine bomb tests, mass production and efforts to erase evidence Dubai: Sudan’s army built hundreds of chlorine-filled bombs, tested them in the desert and may have used more than 100 of the weapons against its enemies before senior officials sought to erase evidence of the se»»»
CMU-Q convocation ceremony celebrates largest incoming class in campus history
Doha, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) celebrated the largest incoming class in campus history at the Class of 2030 Convocation Ceremony. The official welcome takes place during Orientation Week, when the new students meet faculty members, learn about expectations, and become acqu»»»
CMU-Q Convocation ceremony celebrates largest incoming class in campus history
Tribune News Network DOHA Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) celebrated the largest incoming class in campus history at the Class of 2030 Convocation ceremony. The official welcome takes place during Orientation Week, when the new students meet faculty members, learn about expectations, an»»»
Interior minister meets Sudan counterpart
Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received HE Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali, Minister of Interior of the Republic of the Sudan. During the meeting, they reviewed the cooperation between the tw»»»
Minister of Interior meets Sudanese counterpart
Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force “Lekhwiya” HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received Minister of Interior of the Republic of the Sudan HE Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali. During the meeting, they reviewed the cooperation be»»»
Interior minister meets Sudanese counterpart, discusses security cooperation
DOHA: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force 'Lekhwiya' HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received Minister of Interior of the Republic of the Sudan HE Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali. During the meeting, they reviewed the cooperation between t»»»
CMU-Q convocation ceremony celebrates largest incoming class in campus history
DOHA: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) - a Qatar Foundation partner university- celebrated the largest incoming class in campus history at the Class of 2030 Convocation Ceremony. The official welcome takes place during Orientation Week, when the new students meet faculty members, learn a»»»
Arab participation turns Damascus International Fair into acultural showcase
Damascus, Sept 5 (SANA)The 63rd Damascus International Fair, which concluded on Friday, evolved into a cultural gathering featuring a diverse range of Arab traditions, with the return of Arab embassies and countries bringing an interactive presence that helped revive human and cultural ties after y»»»
International Day of Charity: How UAE aid reached 190 countries
From Gaza to Sudan, UAE humanitarian efforts increasingly focus on long-term recovery The UAE will tomorrow mark the International Day of Charity, a global occasion that highlights the country’s deeply rooted culture of giving and the evolution of its charitable and humanitarian efforts from respon»»»
International Day of Charity: How UAE aid reached 190 countries
From Gaza to Sudan, UAE humanitarian efforts increasingly focus on long-term recovery The UAE will tomorrow mark the International Day of Charity, a global occasion that highlights the country’s deeply rooted culture of giving and the evolution of its charitable and humanitarian efforts from respon»»»
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'
Kathmandu, Nepal: Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, a rare ray of hope on the tenth day of rescue efforts after catastrophic Himalayan flooding. Rescuers cheered as one man was pulled through a muddy opening, a video released by the energy m»»»
UAE calls for immediate ceasefire and civilian-led process in Sudan
UAE says it has supplied no arms or related materiel to any party since war began Abu Dhabi: The UAE has stressed that it is not involved in Sudan’s civil war and has not supplied weapons or related materiel to any party since the conflict began in April 2023, responding to the latest report by a U»»»
Two trapped hydropower workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel in Nepal
Rescue teams on Friday pulled two hydropower workers free from a tunnel blocked by mud and debris during the massive flood that swept through Nepal in late August. Officials believe that hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels connected to hydropower projects throughout the remote Himalayan r»»»
Two trapped Nepal tunnel workers rescued after nine days
Rescuers called it a ‘miracle’ after August 26 glacial collapse killed 1,280 people Kathmandu: Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, a rare ray of hope on the tenth day of rescue efforts after catastrophic Himalayan flooding. Rescuers cheered as»»»
Eye on Africa - Shady surgeons and Nigeria organ harvesting
In tonight's edition, legal loopholes and gaps about specialised medicine may be driving Illegal organ harvesting in Nigeria. Also, South Sudan may be moving closer to delivering on elections scheduled for December. And on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, six colonial era plantation estat»»»
Egypt hardens stance as Ethiopia plans more Nile dams
In March 2021, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the Suez Canal to thank its workers for reopening the crucial maritime passageway. A few days earlier, a huge container vessel got wedged sideways, blocking a global trade artery for several days. While there, a journalist asked him abo»»»
Rare train of cyclones fuelled by historic El Nino make their way across Pacific
Several storms, including Hurricane Lowell and Hurricane Karina, moved through the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, fuelled by a historically strong El Nino that has already been linked to extreme weather around the globe and is expected to persist through to February. Two powerful hurri»»»
UN food programme condemns airstrikes on two aid trucks in Sudan
Airstrike destroys WFP aid trucks in Sudan, food for 5,800 people lost United Nations: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said that two of its trucks came under air attack on Sunday outside Dilling, South Kordofan State, southern Sudan, while transporting food aid to Kadugli. The attack »»»
Rare 'train' of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
Intensifying El Nino drives extreme weather from Pacific cyclones to global impacts Two powerful hurricanes and a strengthening tropical storm on Wednesday were churning through the Pacific Ocean where waters were being warmed by a historically strong El Nino climate episode. Furthest west is Hurri»»»
Egypt, Oman explore joint industrial zones to deepen economic integration
Egypt and Oman are exploring the establishment of two joint industrial zones, one in each country, under Egypt’s industrial developer model, as part of broader efforts to strengthen industrial integration, investment cooperation and supply chains between the two countries. The proposal was discusse»»»
Sharjah Ruler orders free schooling to continue for Sudanese students
Any fees already paid by parents this academic year will be refunded Sharjah: His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed that Sudanese students continue to be admitted to Sudan Private School in Sharjah without tuition fees. The»»»
A blanket US arms embargo on Sudan is not the answer
Three centuries ago, in 1729, author Jonathan Swift used the cold language of arithmetic to suggest that Ireland’s poor sell their children as food for the tables of English gentlemen. The horror he outlined in his book, A Modest Proposal, lay not just in the idea itself but in the tone: a bureaucr»»»
Libya enters new political phase with two-year election roadmap
CAIRO: Libya has entered a potentially decisive new phase in its long-running political transition, after representatives of the country’s rival institutions signed an agreement setting out a road map for presidential and parliamentary elections within two years. The agreement, signed in Tripoli on»»»
Al Ismaelia, UNESCO and EUE Partner to Bring Youth Artists Programme to Downtown Cairo
Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investment, UNESCO’s Regional Office for Egypt and Sudan, and European Universities in Egypt (EUE) have partnered to bring the Youth Artists Programme to Downtown Cairo, bringing together 21 emerging artists aged 17–25 from Egypt, Sudan and Palestine. The five-day progra»»»
Iran war's economic toll: Investors shrug, travellers pay more and hunger risks grow
New York: As the US and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even »»»
Iran cannot call for Muslim unity while attacking its Muslim neighbors – Ya Libnan
Share: Photo Illustration- Iran cannot demand Muslim unity while its missiles, drones and armed proxies threaten the very Muslim nations it asks to unite. Before lecturing the Islamic world about its “real enemies,” Tehran must explain why its missiles and drones targeted Muslim countries, why it a»»»
Egypt exports 172,000 tonnes of food products in one week, imports 218,000 tonnes
Egypt exported around 172,000 tonnes of food products through 3,516 consignments between August 22 and 28, 2026, while food imports reached approximately 218,000 tonnes through 1,546 consignments, according to the latest report by the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA). The exported shipments we»»»
Nepal floods: Nearly 800 dead as rescuers try to reach tunnel workers - UPI.com
A resident tries to salvage belongings among damaged homes following flash floods along the banks of Trishuli River, in Dhading district, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The death toll from last week's flash floods in Nepal rose to nearly 800 Sunday as rescuers rac»»»
Iran war's economic toll: Investors shrug, travellers pay more and hunger risks grow
New York: As the US and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even »»»
Nepal floods: Teacher rang the bell, 1,643 children escaped. Minutes later, school was swept away
Dubai: When Rajendra Dawadi heard that a wall of water was racing towards his school, he rang the bell and ordered 1,643 children to run for higher ground. Minutes later, the flood tore through the valley, destroying buildings, bridges and the school itself. Every one of the children survived. Days»»»
Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developments
Kathmandu, Nepal: The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors. Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wed»»»
Nepal-China floods death toll reaches 752 as more than 3,000 remain missing
Kathmandu, Nepal: The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors. Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wed»»»
Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues
Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday continued to search for the nearly 3,000 people missing after devastating flooding along the border with China engulfed entire villages earlier this week. At least 682 bodies were recovered in both countries, including 675 in Nepal and seven in China. Rescuer»»»