All 267 passengers and crew of the Queen Jenuvia II were safely rescued after their ferry ran aground off South Korea's southwestern coast, the Coast Guard said Thursday. Photo by Yonhap All 267 passengers and crew were safely rescued hours after their ferry ran aground off South Korea's southweste»»»

The UAE is set for several days of varied and potentially unstable weather beginning Thursday, November 20, through Sunday, November 23. The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has warned of early morning dense fog—especially in Abu Dhabi and Dubai—along with periods of blowing dust and a noticeab»»»

WASHINGTON: Larry Summers was once so powerful that he was dubbed a member of the Committee to Save the World. Now, he's increasingly a man in exile. Summers took leave from his teaching post at Harvard University on Wednesday following the release of emails last week that showed he maintained a fr»»»

President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would happen in Washington later this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political polar opposites who for months have antagonised each other from afar. The sit-down, »»»

America's Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a slew of deals with broadcast and streaming giants to show select games for the next three seasons. Netflix, the world's largest streaming service, will air special baseball events that draw millions of viewers each year. These include the league's »»»

One of the world's first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled, France, after a Paris court provisionally blocked the historic item from being export. Auction house Christie's has confirmed it will not proceed with a bid for the machine La Pascaline, developed by the French mathe»»»

Authorities urged drivers across UAE to be cautious while driving this morning as dense fog covers parts of the country. The UAE’s National Center of Meteorology, on its social media channels, explained that there is a blanket of fog over Al Qarayen, in Sharjah; Abu Dhabi’s Zayed international Airp»»»

Stocks jumped after a robust forecast from Nvidia Corp. eased worries about a potential bubble in the artificial intelligence industry that had recently roiled markets globally. Nvidia jumped 5% in post-market trading after reporting earnings, boosting other AI shares. Futures on the S&P 500 rose 1»»»

Dubai’s upcoming Joby Aviation air taxi service aims to become a cost-effective alternative to traditional transport, with long-term fares expected to be comparable to ride-hailing services such as Uber or Careem, a top Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official said.While pricing has not yet bee»»»

Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in the country's south killed at least 13 people on Tuesday in an updated toll, as Israel said it struck a Hamas compound. Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreed last November that sought to halt more than a year»»»

When I was a schoolboy in Allahabad, three of my teachers gave extra math tuition to a few of us who could not afford it, asking for nothing in return, simply because they cared. Years later, a priest lent me a small but crucial sum to pursue my teacher training — another quiet act of generosity th»»»

A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for more than 6,100 Syrians while the matter is challenged in federal court. Photo by Activedia/Pixabay Nov. 19 (UPI) -- More than 6,100 Syrians won't lose their temporary protected»»»

Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced that they are going to be "selling" Saudi Arabia some of the "greatest" military equipment "ever built", a day after officially designating the Kingdom as a "major non-NATO ally." "We officially designated the kingdom yes»»»

A passenger ferry ran aground on an uninhabited island off South Korea's southwestern coast and all 267 passengers and crew were safely brought to shore, the Ministry of Safety said Thursday. The passenger vessel was travelling from Jeju Island to the port city of Mokpo when it ran aground after 8:»»»

Dubai: UAE residents looking for better rental value have several neighbourhoods to consider across Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesThe following figures from Property Finder shows where one-bedroom homes are still within reach, which areas»»»

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill requires the justice department release all the information from its Epstein investigation "in a searchable and downloada»»»

London: Britain warned Russia on Wednesday that it was ready to deal with any incursion into its territory after the spy ship Yantar was detected on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland. Defence Secretary John Healey said the Russian vessel had directed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft »»»

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon widened in recent hours from calculated strikes on alleged military sites to heavy bombardment inside crowded civilian areas, signaling what appears to be Israel’s abandonment of the principle of shielding civilians from its operations. After an airstrike late on»»»

The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the annual event. Under the UN rules, the right to host the COP in 2026 falls to a group of countries made up of Western Europe, Australia and others. A consensus must be reached but neither count»»»

In July this year a 17-year-old travelled 500 miles from his home in eastern Ukraine to collect a bomb and a phone hidden in a park in the western city of Rivne. He says he was promised $2,000 (£1,520) to plant the bomb in a van used by Ukraine's military conscription service. "When I was connectin»»»

For India, few friendships have been as strategically valuable - and as politically costly - as its long embrace of Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina. During 15 years in power she delivered what Delhi prizes most in its periphery: stability, connectivity and a neighbour willing to align its »»»

Dubai: The UAE has removed the Dh5,000 minimum salary requirement that defined personal-loan approvals for years. Banks will now set their own eligibility criteria, supported by strict lending caps and repayments routed through the Wage Protection System (WPS). For consumers, this means broader acc»»»

Mount Semeru spews volcanic materials during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday, causing local officials to raise the volcano's alert status to the highest level. Photo by EPA/National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Indonesia's Mount Semeru sent volcani»»»

GENEVA, Nov 19 (KUNA) -- The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory has warned that the recent UN Security Council resolution on Gaza violates the UN Charter and the Palestinian right to self-determination.In a statement issued on W»»»

KUWAIT, Nov 19 (KUNA) -- Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi launched on Wednesday "Salem," the official application of health services in the State of Kuwait, as part of the digital transformation strategy of his Ministry.The new app facilitates patients' access to health services through easy »»»

The EU has no plans to accelerate integration of Ukraine into the bloc, the chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has said. David McAllister told Izvestia on Wednesday that Ukrainian membership would only be possible after the conflict with Russia is resolved, stressing th»»»

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks to reporters in Washington after the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on October 29. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Federal Reserve officials disagreed over whether the central bank should lower i»»»

When Russian troops crossed into Ukraine in February 2022, the country’s main crude export blend, Urals, was still trading in line with its traditional discount to North Sea Brent. On the day before the war on February 21 2022, a barrel of Brent cost $97.26 and Urals was $93.44, a modest discount o»»»

Albania's prime minister accused Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood of "ethnic stereotyping" after she singled out Albanian families in a speech about abuses of the asylum system. Edi Rama criticised Mahmood for telling MPs around 700 Albanian families were "living in taxpayer-funded accommodation havi»»»

Italy's top appeals court has ruled that a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany should be extradited to Berlin. There, former Ukrainian military officer Serhiy Kuznetsov will face a charge of anti-constitutional sabotage. He i»»»

To Russia, the Yantar is a oceanic research vessel - to others, including the UK, it's a spy ship, and a worry for Britain's defence chiefs. The vessel has long been suspected of secretly mapping out Britain's undersea cables, where more than 90% of our data, including billions of dollars of financ»»»

DOHA: The sixth edition of the Qatar Luxury Classic Car Competition and Exhibition 2025 kicked off on Wednesday. The event is organized by the Gulf-Qatari Classic Cars Association and will continue until Nov 23 on The Pearl Island. It is held under the patronage of Chairperson of the Board of Trust»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speak during their visit to the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system at a military training area in Germany on June 11, 2024. File Photo by Jens Buettner/EPA/pool Nov. 19 (UP»»»

Chip giant Nvidia beat Wall Street's expectations for revenue and upcoming sales, easing fears about AI spending that have jolted the stock market in recent days. In its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, the company said revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to $57bn, driven by d»»»

1 of 2 | A Japanese shopper is pictured September 2023 at a fish store in Tokyo According to Japanese media, China's rationale to suspend the imports was to enable Chinese authorities to monitor wastewater via Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. File Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA Nov. 19 »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global education and development organisation, will lead seven high-level sessions at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE 12), held under the theme ‘Humanity.io: Human Values at the Heart of Education’ on November 24 »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council in collaboration with the British Council and support from the British Embassysuccessfully concluded the Qatar Research Excellence Workshop, a three-day training programme tailored for early to mid-career researche»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Vodafone Qatar is set to participate as a Strategic Operating Partner at the inaugural Mobile World Congress (MWC) Doha 2025, taking place 25–26 November at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. As a recognised leader in connecting people and businesses, Vodafone Qata»»»

Tribune News Network Doha beIN Media Group (beIN), one of the leading sports and entertainment media networks in the world, and the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), Qatar’s first national applied university, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marking the start of t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Eight Northwestern University in Qatar scholars lead a distinctive presence at the 2025 Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting, taking place November 22–25, 2025, in Washington, DC, presenting original research across panels, roundtables, and sessions on sub»»»

QNA Moscow The Shura Council participated in the 4th International Forum entitled Women of the Third Millennium, held in Moscow over two days, with broad participation from representatives of parliaments and women’s organisations. The Shura Council was represented at the forum by Deputy Speaker of »»»

QNA Geneva Qatar approaches social justice from a firm and longstanding conviction that it constitutes the cornerstone of stable and prosperous societies, said Minister of Labour HE Dr Ali bin Samikh Al Marri. The minister was speaking at the special session of the Global Coalition for Social Justi»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov has claimed that debates and comments triggered by a mass brawl between Kyrgyz and Chinese construction workers amount to a pre-election provocation. The November 15 clash in northern Kyrgyzstan has exposed growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the Central Asian cou»»»

QNA Doha Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany Katherina Reiche has emphasised that Qatar is a major and very important partner of Germany, with numerous German firms aspiring to collaborate with Qatari ones. She pointed out that 20 giant German firms, representing a variety of sector»»»

QNA Doha The Cabinet, chaired byDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, on Wednesday welcomed the Doha Framework Agreement for Peace between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Film Festival (DFF) 2025 opens today, ushering in a week that highlights the power of storytelling, cultural exchange, and artistic courage. This year’s festival begins with the deeply moving and urgent film ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’, a powerful testament to human res»»»

QNA Doha The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) participated in the ‘Mediation: The Future of Dispute Resolution’ conference in the Sultanate of Oman, joining experts in mediation and dispute-settlement mechanisms. The Council’s delegation included President of the Investment and Trade Court, Judge Kha»»»

QNA Johannesburg Minister of State for International Cooperation, HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, met with Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Dr. Naledi Pandor, in Johannesburg South Africa, on Wednesday. Discussions during the meeting focused on exploring»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The US Embassy in Doha will host American film expert Christopher Batty from November 22 to 24 as part of the American Film Showcase (AFS), the United States’ flagship film and TV diplomacy exchange programme. Batty is a leading figure in cinematic storytelling for animati»»»

NA Doha The Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) has signed a funding agreement with the Ministry of Social Development and Family to support the Social Development Center (NAMA), which operates under the Qatar Foundation for Social Work. Through the partnership, DAAM will contribute to the Na»»»