DAKAR: Senegal’s president on Monday named a senior economist as prime minister after sacking his estranged former mentor in a shock move, saying the new appointee had the expertise to steer the west African country out of crippling debt. Senegal is mired in a deep political crisis after President »»»

TUNIS: Tunisian lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani, who was released from detention last year, was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison over comments she made about the country’s jails, her lawyer said. A Tunis court issued the verdict following a hearing on Friday, according to defen»»»

Continued from page 1  The committee, he said, hosted representatives of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, sports clubs and ex-athletes to discuss ways to reinforce the social, cultural and value-driven role of these clubs in pursuit of shoring up their contribution to serving society. Al Obaidan »»»

QNA Makkah Al Mukarramah The Sharia Unit of the Qatari Hajj Mission has convened a coordination meeting with religious scholars accompanying 18 Qatari Hajj campaigns ahead of this year’s pilgrimage season. The move was part of the preparations for this pilgrimage season in terms of Dawah and guidan»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) organised a grand “Eid Bazaar & Mehndi Night” as part of the Eid festivities on Friday, 22nd May and Saturday, 23rd May 2026 at the ICC Ashoka Hall, bringing together members of the Indian community in Qatar for two vibrant evenings filled »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) successfully organised the 55th edition of its Free Medical Camp for blue-collar workers among the Indian diaspora in Qatar on Friday, 22nd May 2026, at American Hospital. The initiative reaffirmed ICBF’s mission of serving unde»»»

NEW DELHI: Veteran batting great Virat Kohli and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be in the spotlight as the T20 Indian Premier League spans the generations in the playoffs beginning on Tuesday. There are 22 years between the 37-year-old Kohli, who helped power defending champions Royal Challe»»»

PARIS: Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek and second seed Elena Rybakina both eased into the second round with comfortable wins at a sweltering Roland Garros on Monday, as Stan Wawrinka bade an emotional farewell to the tournament. Swiatek, playing at a Grand Slam event for the first time s»»»

LONDON: Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, was allegedly singled out in a revenge plot linked to the 2020 US drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani — a detail now casting fresh light on what US prosecutors describe as a sprawling Iran-linked terror network»»»

The body of missing Northern Kentucky University student Murry Foust was found Monday following an intensive search, police announced. No indication of foul play was immediately apparent, they said. Photo courtesy Covington, Ky., Police Department May 25 (UPI) -- The body of a 22-year-old Kentucky »»»

QNA Doha Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announced Monday its participation as an anchor investor in the share capital increase of Public Power Corporation (PPC), the leading integrated energy group across the broader Southeastern Europe, listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. The offering was multi»»»

QNA Doha Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced that its security-related departments and traffic investigation sections will operate around the clock during the Eid Al-Adha holiday. Eid Al-Adha festival, a major religious occasion on the Islamic calendar, is marked by communal prayers an»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the operating hours of its services during the Eid Al Adha holidays.  All emergency departments and the Ambulance Service will continue to operate as normal, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week for medical emergencies and indivi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha, Qatar and Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria The Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) and the University of Oum El Bouaghi have officially entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening sustainability education and advancing capacity»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Embassy of India in Qatar, in collaboration with the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), hosted a special gastronomy event titled ‘Flavours from India’ at Katara Cultural Village on Sunday.The event brought together ambassadors, diplomats, Qatari dignitaries, members of »»»

Tribune News Network New York Al Jazeera Media Network has won 12 awards at the 2026 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. The winners were announced during a virtual ceremony held on May 21, 2026. Al Jazeera Arabic Channel won two Gold Awards and one Bronze Award for documentaries and programmes co»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Visit Qatar has won a Gold Tower Award at the 2026 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards for its campaign, launched in November 2025, which showcased Qatar’s packed and diverse calendar of world-class cultural, sporting and entertainment events. The campaign was recognised i»»»

Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met with Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Firas Adel Al Budeiri in Doha on Monday. The meeting discussed aspects of joint cooperation in areas related to the competencies of the Ministry of »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced on Monday the working hours and service arrangements across the government healthcare sector during the Eid Al-Adha holiday. The Ministry stated that all emergency and inpatient services at hospitals under the Hamad Medical Co»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar’s government services platform, Hukoomi, has announced comprehensive technical updates to its website and mobile application, effective May 25, 2026, in preparation for the official launch of the platform’s new and enhanced edition. The updates come as part of the de»»»

Share: GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi announced that “we consider Hezbollah—including all its leaders, organizations, and factions—to be a “terrorist organization”, as GCC marked its 45th anniversary “ Al-Budaiwi issued official statements recognizing the bloc’s resilience and its continued»»»

Smoke rises following overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv on Sunday amid the Russian invasion. More than 600 drones and 90 missiles struck several sites across Kyiv overnight on Sunday, resulting in multiple fatalities and more than 80 injuries, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ph»»»

Doha Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced adjusted operating hours across its hospitals and facilities during the Eid Al Adha holiday. HMC said all emergency departments, ambulance services, and pediatric emergency centers will continue operating 24/7 throughout the holiday. The unified co»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Saudi Arabia and other Muslim-majority nations must normalize ties with Israel as part of efforts to reach a deal with Iran, adding fresh uncertainty into protracted peace negotiations. Progress on a deal to end the conflict that broke out in late Februa»»»

Damascus, May.25 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Republic extended its warmest congratulations to the Jordan, leadership and people, on the occasion of its Independence Day. In a statement issued on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates voiced its wishes for continued security, stability, »»»

President Donald Trump, pictured speaking to the press about the new East Wing and ballroom last week, said after a shooting near the White House that construction must restart on the above-ground portion of the ballroom for the safety of the president and people who work there. Photo by Samuel Cor»»»

The European Union’s demands that Serbia adjust its foreign policy to align with Brussels amount to an attempt to govern the country “by email,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said during his state visit to China. Vucic, who arrived in Beijing on Sunday, was asked at a press conference abou»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s rapidly expanding foodservice industry is fueling demand for new financing models as Vision 2030 accelerates tourism and hospitality growth. With restaurant sales rising about 7 percent annually, according to Bain & Co., alternative funding platforms are increasingly stepping»»»

Share: File : Masked Hezbollah fighters as they march through a suburb of Beirut in May 2008 , when the party occupied a large section of Beirut . and tried but failed to occupy Mount Lebanon. The majority of the Lebanese now consider the heavily armed and Iran backed militia as the biggest threat »»»

In an era where workplaces are more volatile, uncertain, and emotionally demanding than ever, effective leadership is often described as elusive. But according to clinical and coaching psychologist Kate Pearlman-Shaw, the answer isn’t another corporate fad — it’s neuroscience, transactional analysi»»»

ALKHOBAR: At Hajj, millions of people move through the same spaces within a limited number of days. From the outside, the operation can appear seamless. On the ground, order is often maintained through small, fast decisions that most pilgrims never notice, whether it is redirecting a delayed group,»»»

DOHA: Veteran Sebastian Soria and experienced defender Tarek Salman were among the notable omissions as Qatar head coach Julen Lopetegui trimmed his preliminary squad to 28 players, who will travel to Dublin for a pre-World Cup friendly against Ireland. Lopetegui’s initial 35-man squad had undergon»»»

TEHRAN: An Iranian Health Ministry official said on Monday the injuries suffered by supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes in late February were only “superficial,” offering a rare account of the day he was wounded. The 56-year-old has not appeared publicly since he was named as Iran»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday said Israel’s withdrawal from the country’s south was a “non-negotiable” demand that authorities would pursue through negotiations, days ahead of a new round of talks in Washington. In a statement commemorating Israel’s previous withdrawal from south»»»

RAQQA: Syrian Civil Defense warned residents in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces on Monday of possible flooding as water levels in the Euphrates River continued to rise following increased water discharge from the Euphrates Dam. The Syrian Civil Defense said, citing the Early Warning and Preparedness»»»

GENEVA: The countries neighboring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at high risk from Ebola and should act immediately to counter the virus, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday. “Countries bordering DRC are at especially high risk and should take immediate action,” said WHO »»»

Two teenagers were in police custody in northwestern France on Monday, a day after a 11-year-old boy was found dead with a wet towel tied around his neck, prosecutors said. The boy was found on the banks of the Vilaine river in the northwestern city of Rennes with a wet bath towel tied tightly arou»»»

Tunis, May 25 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, participated, on instructions from President of the Republic, in the fourth meeting of the Presidential Committee responsible for monitoring...»»»

Doha: The Embassy of Malaysia in the State of Qatar recently organised the “Malaysian Community’s Blood Donation Drive” at the Qatar National Blood Donation Centre, Doha. Held under the theme “Your Blood, Their Hope”, the initiative was organised in collaboration with the Malaysian Association of Q»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United States to evacuate diplomats from its embassy in Kyiv during a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, Russia's foreign ministry said. "On May 25, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with U»»»

The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, as two far-right Israeli ministers called for escalation including attacks on Lebanese capital Beirut. The airstrikes come as the United States and Iran seek to finalise the terms of an agreement to end the Middle East conflict, wh»»»

Capital Cities, May.25 (SANA) The ongoing repercussions of the US-Israeli–Iranian war and heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have evolved from a temporary energy disruption into a significant driver influencing major central banks, from Washington and Tokyo to Europe and the United Kin»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which he informed the US side of the commencement of systematic strikes by the Russian armed forces against Ukraine's military facilities in Kiev, the Russian Foreign Ministry »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minaretein Center announced that Education City Stadium will host Eid Al Adha prayers and post-prayer community activities on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. According to the announcement, stadium gates will open at 2:30am, while the Eid prayer will begin promptly at 5:00am. General entry»»»

Johannesburg: South Africa is stepping up action against illegal migrants, and citizens must not take the law into their own hands, the government said Monday as protests against undocumented foreign nationals escalate. Several ministers held an urgent meeting to address weeks of nationwide protest»»»

Brejoin is in the air in the UK, where Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham, the two Labour politicians most likely to succeed the desperately beleaguered prime minister Keir Starmer, say that they want the UK to rejoin the EU, with Streeting describing Brexit as a “catastrophic mistake”. Starmer’s gover»»»

Fire and law enforcement officials in Garden Grove, Calif., on Saturday look at a map of a chemical plant after a leak from a large storage tank at the GKN Aerospace facility. On Monday they announced the possibility of a catastrophic explosion of the malfunctioning tank had been eliminated. Photo »»»

Oman's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has banned food delivery motorcycles from using main roads in a move aimed at improving road safety and reducing traffic accidents, according to a ministerial circular. The ministry said the decision was introduced following co»»»

The UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Canda have rejected a proposal for NATO member states to spend 0.25% of their GDP on military assistance to Ukraine, The Telegraph has reported. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was hoping that mandatory funding for Kiev would be approved at the bloc’s summit in A»»»

Australian activists who were detained by Israel as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla that intended to deliver aid to Gaza have said they were raped and tortured while being held by Israeli security forces. Israel intercepted some 50 yachts in international waters off Cyprus in mid-May, detaining 4»»»