Psychiatrists gain approval to use psychedelic-assisted MDMA therapy for PTSD Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to sufferers of severe post-traumatic stress disorder. The move by New Zealand's pharmaceutical regulatory body Medsafe makes the»»»

His friend was travelling with a group when contact was lost near the Nepal-China border Dubai: When devastating floods struck Nepal on August 26, Nepali expatriate Dipesh Poudel initially did not realise the scale of the disaster. (Have you been affected by the floods in Nepal? Write to us here an»»»

Controversial monument to reshape views between Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Work is set to begin in Washington this month on an enormous arch proposed by President Donald Trump, a US official announced Thursday, signaling rapid advancement on a project that has raised hackles across the capital.»»»

Nvidia said Thursday it will buy AI developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, its latest major investment to expand its influence in open-source artificial intelligence. The deal would bring Nvidia closer to developers and broaden its customer base as tech giants develop chips to reduce r»»»

Restructuring to axe 15% of VW workforce as German plants face uncertain future German car giant Volkswagen said Thursday that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. The company said it ha»»»

Settler livestock dispute precedes fatal shooting of Palestinian youths The Israeli army killed two teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday night, the Palestinian health ministry said, while the army said it opened fire during a "violent riot". Omar Mohammad Naji al-Nassan, 19, and Khalil »»»

The years keep adding up, but somehow we never feel quite as old as the number suggests Every Sunday, we go to church in Jebel Ali, and it is usually packed to the gills. People stand at the back, squeeze into corners and spend the first few minutes looking around for a vacant seat. Yet there are t»»»

National Service shapes loyal youth, united families and a stronger homeland First Sermon (Khutbah One) All praise is due to Allah, the Bestower of abundant favours. He has planted within human souls the love of their homeland, made loyalty to it a quality of the noble, and made serving and defendi»»»

Technical snag halts Mumbai tourist ferry; timely response averts mishap Mumbai: A ferry carrying 34 passengers and four crew members broke down in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai’s iconic Gateway of India on Thursday evening, prompting a swift rescue operation by the authorities and another ferry oper»»»

US foreign secretary decries 'de‑industrialised America' and push to rebuild manufacturing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a blunt defence of the Trump administration’s “America First” economic agenda Thursday, arguing that decades of "globalisation" left the United States dangerously d»»»

Share: Photo illustration – After Ali al-Taher, the choice is clear: Hezbollah must hand over its weapons so that one Lebanese Army, under one flag, can defend one sovereign Lebanon. The destruction of Hezbollah’s strategic stronghold exposes the failure of Iran’s “resistance” project. Lebanon cann»»»

New decrees let Cuban firms bypass state in imports, exports and banking Foreigners can now invest in Cuban real estate and domestic companies can import and export without government intermediaries under reforms implemented this week aimed at ending a severe economic crisis. The free-market reform»»»

Croatia's banks were making more money than a year earlier when the first quarter closed. By the end of June that gain had gone. Profit across the sector fell 5.5% year on year (y/y) in the first half of 2026, the Croatian National Bank (HNB) said in its commentary on banking system developments, p»»»

Share: View of the Beaufort Castle and destroyed houses at a village in southern Lebanon, as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 31, 2026. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Thursday that the Israeli army has cleared the Ali al- Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, which»»»

Iran said on Thursday it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE in retaliation for a US strike on a wedding party that killed four people and injured nearly 70. While the US military has reiterated that it never targets civilians, Vice President JD Vance said the strike was being investigated.»»»

Renewed Gulf tensions stoke energy fears as Trump vows freedom to hit Iran again President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed media reports about strained American munitions stockpiles, and threatened further US strikes against Iran “any time we want”. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump s»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Al Arabi inflicted more pain on winless Al Sailiya in the Doha Bank Stars League with a 2-0 victory at the Khalifa International Stadium, while Al Ahli edged 10-man Qatar SC 1-0 at the Al Thumama Stadium on Thursday. Youssef Snana put Al Arabi ahead just before half-time b»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA/ TASHKENT Qatar Museums (QM) and the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) have signed a five-year Cooperation Agreement setting out a long-term institutional framework for collaboration and further strengthen cultural ties between the State of Qatar and»»»

QNA Cairo Chairman of the Board of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) HE Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi has affirmed the huge attention that Qatar pays to the family and its stability. He pointed to the Qatari national campaigns aimed at empowering and developing the fam»»»

Share: Israel has agreed to release five civilians in exchange for Lebanese assistance in locating the bodies of missing Lebanese Jewish leaders killed in the 1980s. Talks aimed at ending the war with Hezbollah remain stalled. A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released on Thur»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has launched three specialised e-learning kits in the fields of climate change, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability, as part of its ongoing efforts to disseminate environmental knowledge, enhance community a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Polo Club announced that Polo AlMarsa was honoured with seven awards, including four Gold titles, at the Qatar Event Show Awards Ceremony 2026 held at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The awards celebrate the inaugural 2025 edition of Polo AlMarsa, Qatar’»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday night that the Israeli army has cleared the strategic Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, which he said Hezbollah had developed as an extension of the Beaufort (al-Shakif) position. According to Netanyahu, the ridge was used to threaten »»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced the launch of a new political initiative dubbed “Loyal Presence”, a nationwide listening process that will take place every Friday at 5 p.m. across Albania. Rama said the initiative would begin this Friday and continue for as long as he remains leader of Albani»»»

Israel's military said on Thursday it had taken “operational control” of the strategic Ali Taher ridge area in southern Lebanon, the site of sporadic clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in recent weeks. It's where Hezbollah is believed to have an extensive underground military fa»»»

Uzbekistan may be everybody's favourite these days, but Central Asia has other countries that deserve investor attention. Tajikistan’s new medium-term macro framework, published just weeks ago, is not a timid forecasting exercise. It is closer to a development manifesto dressed up as a macro table.»»»

Ukraine’s parliament has made an important gesture towards Hungary by officially recognising and condemning crimes committed by the Soviet military administration in Transcarpathia between 1944 and 1946. The Verkhovna Rada adopted the declaration unanimously, with 261 MPs voting in favour, with no »»»

Muscat: Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani highlighted the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman. His Excellency underscored the necessity of continued coordination and exchange of visits »»»

AMMAN — Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in August 2026 was JD30.4 million, representing 11.6 per cent of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD47.9 million.The value of shares bought »»»

AMMAN — The Consumer Protection Directorate has prepared a "corrective action plan" to address a manufacturing defect in 2022 and 2023 JAC E10X and JAC E10X SEHOL vehicles that may cause a sudden stoppage while driving, according to a statement by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply.The dire»»»

The backlog in issuing 10-year passports could be cleared quickly if a promised shipment of blank passport booklets arrives on September 29, Deputy Interior Minister Kaloyan Kaloyanov told MPs on Thursday. The parliamentary Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad discussed with Interior Ministr»»»

Handcrafted 16th-century Samurai suit reveals symbols of power, luck and status Abu Dhabi: Japanese company Marutake Industry, which specialises in traditional armor manufacturing, showcased a traditional Samurai armour dating back approximately 500 years at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and »»»

It has come to our attention that the opinion of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality regarding the 2027 EU budget includes a recommendation to allocate funds for the construction of a so-called memorial by the Greek Cypriot Administration, aimed at defaming the»»»

The Prime Minister also reported on a two-stage pay rise for social workers, a 10 percent increase in benefits for people with reduced work capacity, the development of juvenile detention facilities and their reintegration into the child protection system, as well as plans to establish a new enviro»»»

Three people taken to hospital after monkeys roam streets in Salqin city Dubai: Three escaped monkeys attacked and injured three people after roaming the streets of a city in northwestern Syria, local media reported, in the second such incident in the area in recent months. The animals bit three re»»»

“For the surgeons, it was a regular workday.” This is how, many years later, one of the doctors from Unit 731 recalled the autopsies performed on living humans in a Japanese military laboratory near Harbin during the Second World War. This is neither a mistake nor an exaggeration: human vivisection»»»

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second five-year term on September 1 after an election that delivered policy continuity but left a trail of disputed results, a contested attempt to challenge the outcome in court, and treason charges against his main rival. Zambians voted on »»»

A 34-year-old vulnerable woman was held as a slave, forced to work and repeatedly abused before dying from extreme neglect, prosecutors say. A Hungarian couple convicted of abusing and starving a vulnerable 34-year-old woman to death could face significantly harsher sentences after prosecutors appe»»»

When you’ve burned all your bridges, go and burn some more. That seems to be the unspoken strategy of Berlin’s policy toward Moscow, which is the only plausible interpretation of Germany’s fresh efforts to damage its already abysmal relationship with Russia. Not that they have come as a surprise. S»»»

Tunis, Sept. 3 (TAP) - The Court of Cassation in Tunis on Thursday examined 46 appeals filed in connection with what has been referred to in the media as the “Conspiracy Against State Security 1” case.It ruled to reject 44 appeals on the merits and...»»»

Doha: Qatar's farms can increase local food production without simply expanding cultivated land by using water more efficiently, adopting modern farming techniques and selecting crops and seeds suited to the country's climate, according to agricultural researcher Yusuf Ahmed Al-Tahir. Speaking on A»»»

Abu Dhabi, Sept. 3 (SANA) Syria and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) discussed on Thursday reviving institutional cooperation and developing future projects aligned with Syria’s national recovery priorities during talks in the UAE capital. Qutaiba Qadish, Director of International Cooperation »»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar International Court Faisal bin Rashid Al Sahouti affirmed that over the past 15 years, the Court has played an important role in advancing judicial and legal thought in the country and contributing to the consolidation of the principles of the rule »»»

New York, Sep. 3 (SANA)Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ibrahim Olabi announced Thursday the start of an operation to destroy some chemical materials found in Syria, as part of verification procedures followed by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibitio»»»

The Municipality of Varna is beginning to restrict access to five illegal structures in the Baba Alino area, the municipal administration announced. The buildings, whose electricity and water supplies have been disconnected, will be marked with barrier tape, seals and signatures. Tampering with the»»»

Pakistani resident crowned as UAE's latest millionaire during live draw series 290 Dubai: A Pakistani national is celebrating a life-changing windfall after securing the Dh15 million grand prize in Big Ticket’s Series 290 live draw in Abu Dhabi. Shaukat Aftab, from Pakistan, has emerged as the gran»»»

Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided atmospheric pattern swirling around Saturn's south pole, adding a new mystery to a planet already famous for a strange six-sided formation at its opposite pole. The giant structure, known as a decagon, was discovered by an international t»»»

BELGRADE - A Serbian government plane carrying the body of late Republika Srpska Army General Ratko Mladic from The Hague landed at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport at around 5.50 pm on Thursday. Mladic's son Darko and granddaughter Anastasija, Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic and two of the gen»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»