Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a 100-year-old chemical mystery, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday. Nobel Prize recipients receive a prize of 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).   France's Henri Kag»»»

NAIROBI/DAKAR: By the time Kenya’s first Ebola patient was whisked to a hospital by relatives straight after landing at Nairobi airport, he was already exhibiting some classic symptoms — fever, chills, muscle pain and bleeding beneath the skin. Two days later he was dead, leaving public health expe»»»

Stockholm: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel chemistry prize for solving the mystery of why only one version of some molecules' mirror-image forms appears in nature, a discovery decisive for the development of pharmaceuticals. The pair were honoured "for the dis»»»

French-Japanese duo honoured for solving a century-old mystery of molecular asymmetry Stockholm: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel chemistry prize for solving the mystery of why only one version of some molecules' mirror-image forms appears in nature, a discover»»»

LONDON: It is half a century since the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379, declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.” Passed on Nov. 10, 1975, with 72 states in favor — including all six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council — 35 against and 32 ab»»»

Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari met with Head of the British Office for Sudan and UK Special Representative to Sudan, Richard Crowder, on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation bet»»»

Community mourns loss of child as suspect faces murder charges in Chicago A woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing to death a 7-year-old girl who was walking along a sidewalk in a Chicago neighbourhood, police said. Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with one felony count of first-de»»»

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari met on Monday in Doha with HE Richard Crowder, Head of the British Office for Sudan and the UK Special Representative to Sudan. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperat»»»

Damascus, Oct 4 (SANA) Syria’s mushroom farming sector is expanding from small household operations into a potentially scalable agricultural activity, but high production costs, marketing challenges and the short shelf life of fresh mushrooms are constraining its growth, farmers and specialists say»»»

Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democratic favourite, is running for re-election in Georgia in the 2026 US midterms while Abdul El-Sayed is a Senate candidate in the battleground state of Michigan. The two Democrats have very different profiles and platforms, underscoring divergences within the party. They c»»»

Over 7,000km from UAE, former secretary’s lucky ticket brings fortune to group of 22 Dubai: "I honestly thought I was still dreaming." That was Bernadette Azucena's first reaction after learning she had won Big Ticket's Dh20 million grand prize on Saturday night—news she initially missed because sh»»»

LONDON: Anti-immigration Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage was ignored when he complained of threats to his safety, his deputy said Saturday after the man accused of killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe was charged with plotting a terror attack against Farage. Richard Tice said Farage»»»

Quneitra (SANA) Quneitra is preparing for this year’s pomegranate harvest, with production expected to reach 2,040 tonnes, despite challenges facing farmers, including water shortages, rising agricultural costs and repeated Israeli occupation attacks. Pomegranates support rural livelihoods Khitam a»»»

Damascus, October 3 (SANA) The price of the 21-karat gram fell by 100 Syrian pounds in the local market on Saturday, compared with Thursday’s price, according to the latest bulletin issued by the General Directorate for Precious Metals Management. The price of a gram of 21-karat gold stood at 16,15»»»

Oslo, Oct. 2 (SANA) Syrian and Norwegian officials discussed immigration procedures and the situation of Syrians living in Norway during talks in Oslo on Thursday aimed at strengthening bilateral coordination. Nahla Othman, director of the Expatriates and Refugees Department at Syria’s Ministry of »»»

LONDON: Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Burnham said his center-left Labour government could go “all the way” and propose membership of the bloc after weighing the “pros »»»

London: Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and leading French President Emmanuel Macron to declare in English "Welcome back". Burnham reopened the divisive Brexit debate by saying his centre-left Labour government c»»»

The route ran between the islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in heavy ice conditions, the Russian Defense Ministry notes. A Ka-29 helicopter was launched from aboard the ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the route.To pass through the strait, a training »»»

The US, Denmark, and Greenland have signed a new agreement to expand American military activity on the island. Washington calls Greenland vital to its security, but an expanded military presence also raises an older question: What risks does the Arctic island take on in return? The agreement builds»»»

Starship aims to take humans on long-duration, inter-planetary flights Starbase: A major moment in space exploration has been achieved on Monday after Space X Spacecraft successfully launched into orbit. There were some tense moments after the launch when one of the six Raptor Vacuum (RVac) engines»»»

Tether under fire for slow action on illicit Iranian wallets despite freezes The Iran has used digital dollars issued by Tether to circumvent US sanctions, move funds through the global financial system and provide “significant financial lifeline” for regime's shadow banking network., according to »»»

Beijing, Sept. 28 (SANA) China and the United States have agreed on reciprocal tariff reductions covering about $30 billion worth of imports from each side, China’s Commerce Ministry said Monday, following their latest economic and trade talks. Tariffs on around 90% of the products covered would re»»»

Washington, Sept. 28 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but said he expected U.S. negotiators to hold further talks with Tehran this week. Trump announced his rejection on Saturday, saying Iran wanted a deal because i»»»

London /Damascus, Sept. 28 (SANA) Gold fell 3 percent to a more than seven-week low on global markets Monday as higher oil prices fueled inflation concerns and expectations of higher U.S. interest rates, while the price of 21-carat gold in Syria fell by 400 Syrian pounds per gram.Spot gold dropped »»»

Singapore, Sept. 28 (SANA) Qatar-linked liquefied natural gas tankers are increasingly moving through the Strait of Hormuz after traffic largely disappeared in August amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, according to shipping data cited by Reuters. Both laden and empty LNG carriers linked to QatarEnergy ha»»»

The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade. The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Donald Trump in Washington in his first state vis»»»

Tartous, Sept. 27 (SANA) Syria has begun transporting imported gasoline to Iraq through its Baniyas oil terminal under a renewable three-month agreement, with plans to increase traffic to about 200 tanker trucks a day, the Syrian Petroleum Company said Sunday. The first batch of 57 trucks began mov»»»

New panda pair revives decades-long China–US wildlife cooperation Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing's state media said, after a leaders' summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs. The pandas' transfer had already been agreed but»»»

Great Britain is going through a war scare. Or to be precise, its combined political and media establishment is subjecting its people to a relentless propaganda (in up-to-date NATO-speak “cognitive warfare”) campaign to create a sense of impending war against Russia. As you would expect, that war i»»»

Singapore, Sept. 25 (SANA) Preliminary vessel-tracking data showed on Friday that the number of ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to nine on Thursday, down from 14 a day earlier and below the 10-day average of about 18 vessels. According to data cited by Reuters, eight vessels sailed out t»»»

When we analyze the performance of the economy and its impact on society and people’s lives, wherever we work, we work a lot with data and indicators: inflation, GDP, credit, exchange rates, reserves, growth, wages, and many others. But our most important assessments are not made exclusively from s»»»

Damascus, Sept. 25 (SANA) Syria is moving to deepen trade and investment ties with Azerbaijan as Economy and Industry Minister Nidal al-Shaar leads a ministerial delegation to Baku for talks on expanding economic cooperation and opening new markets for Syrian products. Al-Shaar is also taking part »»»

China has obtained potentially sensitive components from the F-35, the US military’s most advanced stealth fighter jet, after the parts were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the US, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people briefed on the incident. The in»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar described his audience with Pope Leo XIV as open and friendly in remarks to journalists on Thursday in Vatican City, following a private meeting with the head of the Catholic Church. The Prime Minister invited the Pope to visit Hungary and presented the Roman Catholic po»»»

The Vatican’s recent excommunication of followers of a Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X, has revived a longstanding feud within the Roman Catholic Church ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s state visit to France. The ultra-conservative group has established an extensive network of schools an»»»

An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent “infiltrated” an Australian government health portal in what is believed to be the world’s first publicly reported AI-led hack of a state website. The IT giant kept the breach quiet for nearly three months after its agent accessed restricted files, Prime Mini»»»

The menu and red-themed decor will draw on traditions from both countries US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at a White House state dinner on Thursday, bringing together American ingredients, Chinese flavours and »»»

Sydney: A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an "obviously unacceptable" breach. The AI tool sought access to a health statistics portal in June and "didn'»»»

Worries about the power of AI tools are mounting after a string of hacking incidents Sydney: A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an "obviously unacceptabl»»»

Worries about the power of AI tools are mounting after a string of hacking incidents Sydney: A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an "obviously unacceptabl»»»

During his visit to Beijing last May, US President Donald Trump could not resist asking Xi Jinping whether he had received other presidents there, as the Chinese leader escorted him through Zhongnanhai, a former imperial garden adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing. “We very rarely receive pres»»»

Doha: CNN has announced the first speakers for the inaugural Middle East chapter of its Global Perspectives events franchise, taking place in Doha, Qatar on October 29, 2026. Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Investment Authority Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi; Chief Executive Officer, Higgsfield Alex Mashr»»»

More than 2,250 companies to deliver 11 programmes across 380 sessions Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, ADIPEC 2026 will take place from November 2 to 5, 2026, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), bringing together energy »»»

New SRI principal Richard Jones vows to listen first, then lead change When Richard Jones takes over as principal of GEMS School of Research and Innovation (SRI) in January 2027, he will be stepping into a school that has just completed its first year, but he does not plan to arrive with a long lis»»»

Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met with Ambassador of Haiti to Qatar HE Pierre-Richard Cajuste on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the two countries inmutual interest. (QNA)»»»

In this edition we're looking at how to eat healthier. We speak to Cynthia Ka, the author of "Mes assiettes naturo". Cynthia says cooking is your pharmacy and doing your weekly shopping is a powerful act. We find out what her go-to recipe is and how we can all make the change to healthier eating.&n»»»