QNA Munich Doha Forum participated in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026, convening a high-level panel discussion titled ‘Conversation on Sustainable Peace in Gaza’, addressing pathways toward durable peace amid a fragile ceasefire, an ongoing humanitarian emergency, and the risk of renewed »»»

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said it has released all of the files required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but lawmakers have argued the release is insufficient. The letter sent to Congress members on Saturday said all records, documents, communications and investigative materials»»»

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said. Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony »»»

Ukraine's former energy minister has been detained while attempting to leave the country, after being among officials named in a corruption scandal, authorities have said. German Galushchenko, who was forced out of his government role last year, was arrested on a train leaving Ukraine, one of the c»»»

Paris: Michel Portal, a French pioneer of European modern jazz and a prolific writer of film music, has died aged 90, his agent said Sunday. A multi-instrumentalist at home with the clarinet, saxophone and the Argentine bandoneon or the Hungarian taragot, Portal died on Thursday, said Marion Piras,»»»

Colombo: India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan opposite number Salman Agha did not shake hands at the coin toss for their T20 World Cup showdown in Colombo on Sunday. Agha won the toss and elected to bowl in the Group A match, which was only confirmed as going ahead six days ago when the »»»

The UK wants action taken following evidence Russia killed political prisoner Alexei Navalny with frog poison, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said. Two years ago, Russian opposition leader Navalny, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, died suddenly in the the Siberian prison where he was be»»»

European leaders, worried about threats from a nuclear-armed Russia and doubts about the future of US security commitments, are increasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the continent. While the United States and Russia have thousands of nuclear warheads each, in Europe only Fran»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of its ongoing efforts to align the national tax system with international best practices, the General Tax Authority announces the commencement of the implementation of Chapter Seven (Repealed and Re-enacted) of the Income Tax Law issued under Law No. (24) of 2018 and its amend»»»

Hanoi, Vietnam: Vietnam has granted a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the communist country, a government agency said. The radio frequency regulator said local unit Starlink Services Vietnam Co. can initially deploy four gateway stations and a maximum o»»»

Doha, Qatar: Wathnan Racing’s Lippo De Carrere produced the unexpected. With much of the spotlight fixed on Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Ghadeer, the five-year-old bay rose to the occasion in a gripping finish to capture the prestigious H H The Amir Sword at Al Rayyan Racecourse yesterday. Ridden by Maxim»»»

Washington and Tehran may be closer to military confrontation than at any point in memory, but they are not on the brink of war in any conventional sense. The most plausible outcome of the current standoff is not a US invasion of Iran or a full-scale regional war. It is a limited, carefully calibra»»»

A 22-year-old Indian student has been found dead in California, six days after going missing, authorities confirmed. The Indian Consulate in San Francisco confirmed the recovery of Saketh Sreenivasaiah’s body and assured full assistance with repatriation. In a statement, the consulate said: "We ext»»»

Earth’s cloud cover is diminishing in key regions, reducing the planet’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space and adding to the accelerating Climate Crisis, research reported by Science found. As bne IntelliNews rep»»»

Earth’s cloud cover is diminishing in key regions, reducing the planet’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space and adding to the accelerating Climate Crisis, research reported by Science found. As bne IntelliNews rep»»»

Earth’s cloud cover is diminishing in key regions, reducing the planet’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space and adding to the accelerating Climate Crisis, research reported by Science found. As bne IntelliNews rep»»»

Earth’s cloud cover is diminishing in key regions, reducing the planet’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space and adding to the accelerating Climate Crisis, research reported by Science found. As bne IntelliNews rep»»»

Earth’s cloud cover is diminishing in key regions, reducing the planet’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space and adding to the accelerating Climate Crisis, research reported by Science found. As bne IntelliNews rep»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has welcomed imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, as newest member of its community. The milestone marks a defining step in building Qatar’s semi»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Commander-in-Chief of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi at the Munich Security Conference, the State Department announced on Saturday. Rubio “emphasized the importance of implementing the permanent ce»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani graciously patronized the closing ceremony of HH the Amir Sword Equestrian Festival on the Al Rayyan turf track at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club on Saturday. Attending the closing ceremony were HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HH Shei»»»

Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said the planned expansion of Dubai’s air taxi service will depend on strict operational benchmarks, including safety, reliability and customer satisfaction, as the city prepares to launch commercial flights before the end of 2026. Under a phased r»»»

Local manufacturing of health products is no longer a developmental option but a “strategic necessity” to ensure African health sovereignty and security, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said on Saturday. Speaking at a presidential roundtable on health manufacturing»»»

The owner of a cookie factory in central Greece where five workers were killed following an explosion on January 26 was rearrested on Saturday, after the prosecutor investigating the case upgraded the main charge against him from homicide due to negligence to homicide with possible intent. The same»»»

MP Ali Hassan Khalil, member of the Development and Liberation Bloc, emphasized that the upcoming parliamentary elections are “the main turning point in shaping the country’s politics and determining the direction it will take in the coming period”. Khalil stated that “President Nabih Berri has mad»»»

Cocoa prices have fallen nearly 70% since last Valentine's Day, but that won’t make heart-shaped boxes of chocolate or even chocolate Easter bunnies more affordable this year. Chocolate prices at US retail stores rose 14% between Jan. 1 and the first week of February compared to the same period las»»»

Marking the anniversary of February 14, the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said confronting the legacy of grave human rights violations is indispensable to securing genuine and lasting stability, warning that sidestepping the past would only entrench the crisis and deepen mistrust between the state»»»

Washington: Indian national Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to participating in a plot to assassinate a New York City-based Sikh separatist leader, a case that has drawn significant diplomatic attention between India and the United States, the Department of Justice said. Also »»»

Dubai: Valentine’s Day in Dubai is never just dinner and a card. Every year, the UAE rolls out a fresh round of over-the-top romantic offers that make you do a double-take — and then quietly check your bank balance. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.This year is no diffe»»»

By Shahad Kamal KUWAIT, Feb 13 (KUNA) -- Some 45 Kuwaiti and Egyptian artists have made a shared mural titled "together for the love of Kuwait", drawing an act which embodies the spirit of love, brotherhood and deep-rooted humanitarian and historic bonds.The mural was offered on Friday at the Kuwai»»»

Prosecutors in Paris have opened investigations into five baby formula manufacturers after several issued mass recalls over concerns their product contained a toxin. Nestle, Lactalis, Danone, Babybio and La Marque en moins will be probed over whether there was any criminal wrongdoing in distributin»»»

Imagine this: you are a journalist in your country. You are invited to a workshop on ethics, resilience, and methods for countering “disinformation.” You find yourself in a room with peers from across the region, discussing story ideas, newsroom strategies, and how to navigate the challenges of rep»»»

Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his coverage of a protest last month at a church over federal immigration raids in Minnesota. Lemon, 59, was charged with conspiracy to deprive rights and interfering with religious freedoms by allegedly obstructing someone's»»»

Brazilian authorities have ordered that Elon Musk's platform, X, must implement measures to prevent its artificial intelligence tool, Grok, from generating sexualized content involving minors and involving adults without consent. File Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Brazilian authorities»»»

Russia arms exports rebounded to pre-war levels of more than $15bn in 2025, supplying military equipment to over 30 countries despite sweeping Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said. Speaking at a meeting of the »»»

The UK High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful. The ruling, delivered on Friday, found the proscription of the group “disproportionate” and in breach of rights to freedom of expression and assembly, and »»»

Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Amazon-owned Ring announced it is ending its partnership with Flock Safety, a company whose artificial intelligence-powered technology came into question after a Ring Super Bowl ad touting new surveillance features. In a blog post published Thursday, Ring said the two companies "ma»»»

1 of 6 | Supporters watch as local politicians and others raise a Pride flag on Thursday at the Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration had the National Park Service remove it earlier in the week. The monument recognizes The Stonewall Inn as a legendary Manhattan gay bar that was»»»

Peru's Guardianes de la Trocha gang has taken over La Pampa, a gold-rich area running alongside the Tambopata National Reserve, one of the most biodiverse regions on the continent. Forbidden Stories and its partner Mongabay Latam reveal how this criminal organisation spreads terror, silencing any o»»»

Major US studios have demanded that a powerful new AI video tool, launched by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance, must "immediately cease" infringing copyright with its clips based on existing films and shows. Many of the clips are based on real actors, TV shows and films, and the Motion Picture Asso»»»

Political parties and law enforcement Friday followed up on a high-profile criminal case in which five men and a 15-year-old boy met a violent death between February 1 and 8. Their bodies were found in two remote mountain locations in Northwestern Bulgaria: a lodge near the Petrohan Pass and a camp»»»

1 of 6 | Metropolitan Police arrest people who support Palestine Action, which has been classed as a terrorist group, in August. On Friday, the High Court in London ruled that the British ban against the organization is unlawful. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The »»»

The fifth meeting of the Belt and Road, Major Projects and Energy Subcommittee of the Saudi–Chinese High-Level Joint Committee convened via videoconference under the co-chairmanship of Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Chairman of the National Development and Reform C»»»

The Israeli army and Mossad prefer that Israeli forces withdraw from Lebanon, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting this move due to “his personal and electoral calculations,” a senior Lebanese official quoted a Western official as saying. In remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper,»»»

LONDON, Feb 13 (KUNA) -- The UK High Court issued a ruling on Friday deeming the ban on Palestine Action group under the terrorism legislation unlawful, though the ban will continue to be in place, while the government will take the case to the Court of Appeal.Huda Ammori, the co-founder of the gro»»»

London’s High Court ruled on Friday that the British government’s ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization is unlawful, after a legal challenge by the group’s co-founder. The organization’s co-founder Huda Ammori successfully challenged the British governme»»»

Dubai: Students at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) have received good news after being notified that basement parking at the campus would cost Dh20 per hour. UOWD has clarified to Gulf News that the fee will be paused for now as discussions continue. University responds to student conc»»»

The works on the structure of the building that will house the newest 110/20 kV substation in the Rețele Electrice România portfolio began in January, the substation being designed in a modern, interior construction, designed for safety and high energy efficiency. In parallel, work is being done on»»»

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced yesterday that the profits achieved from investment and speculation in the ‘‘Absolute Speculative’’ Mudaraba , first issue for 2025, for a three-month period, was 10.878%. It said this return exceeded the expected rate announced in the prospectus for the is»»»

It is a major milestone on our pathway to developing Europe’s first sovereign hypersonic strike capability, the Anglo-German defence and aerospace company says. "Made in Europe. For Europe," reads the trademark slogan of the company that on February 3 test launched its new missile prototype at the »»»