ABU DHAB: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated His Excellency Ali Al Zaidi during a phone call on his designation to form a new government in the Republic of Iraq. His Highness wished him success in his new role and affirmed the UAE’s continued commitment to s»»»

Share: An Israeli strike on Choukîne, Lebanon, on Sunday April 26 . Photo: AFP via Getty President Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should only take “surgical” military action in Lebanon and avoid a full resumption of the war, Trump told Axios in a phone interview. Why it ma»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca. With Iran formalising its blockade and supposedly imposing a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, Southeast Asia finds itself right at the centr»»»

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero's welcome home on Wednesday, complete with a water cannon salute for the aircraft he was aboard. Sawe, the first person to break the fabled two-hour barrier in the marathon, was welcomed back to his country by his parents»»»

LONDON: The Nigerian Peace Summit concluded on Thursday at the British House of Lords in London. The high-level international initiative spanned three days to discuss pathways for enhancing civil peace in Nigeria as part of international efforts to promote stability across the African continent. Th»»»

LONDON: Two Jewish men were wounded in stabbings in north London on Wednesday, investigated by police in the British capital as a “terrorist incident,” after a series of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks. King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer led the condemnation of the “appalling” lat»»»

BENGHAZI: At least ‌17 migrants died and nine are missing after their boat broke down and drifted for eight days ​in the Mediterranean Sea, Libya’s Red Crescent and Libyan security sources said on Wednesday. The Red Crescent said in a statement that the volunteers in cooperation with naval forces a»»»

MADRID: Julian Alvarez’s penalty secured Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in a nervy Champions League semifinal first leg clash on Wednesday. Viktor Gyokeres sent the Premier League leaders ahead from the spot just before the interval after he was fouled, but Alvarez followed suit 10 minu»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s national rial currency hit a record low of 1.8 million to the US dollar on Wednesday as the Middle East war took its toll on an already crumbling economy. The fall in value in the past two days is likely to further fuel inflation in a country where imported goods from food and medici»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates will mark International Workers’ Day on Friday, observed annually on May 1, reaffirming its commitment to workers’ welfare, rights, and the provision of a dignified life for them and their families. Workers are regarded as a fundamental pillar of the nation’s dev»»»

Dubai: Gold demand is expected to remain firmly supported through 2026 as geopolitical risks, inflation concerns and high prices continue to push investors toward bars, coins and exchange-traded funds, even while jewellery buyers cut back on the amount of gold they purchase. (Check latest UAE gold »»»

Dubai: Airfares are shifting within hours. Search once, then search again later. The difference can be significant. What used to change over days is now happening almost instantly as airlines respond to a combination of fuel volatility, disrupted flight schedules and unstable demand. Get updated fa»»»

'I did not expect it': Kenya's Sabastian Sawe welcomed home with jubilant celebrations Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBarbara Plett Usher,Africa correspondentandToby Mann EPAKenyan World Marathon Record holder Sabastian Sawe (C) speaks during a press conference after arriving at Jomo Ke»»»

Share: Image: From control to consequence: a war that created the crisis it now struggles to contain Washington entered the conflict to stop Iran’s nuclear threat and weaken its regime. It achieved neither—and instead destabilized the world’s most critical energy corridor while ignoring the priorit»»»

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has mocked the Trump administration's naval blockade. In his taunting English message on X, Ghalibaf mocked the Trump administration's oil blockade strategy, noting that after three days, no Iranian oil wells had "exploded" from the predicted press»»»

A tornado flattened homes and warehouses in Mineral Wells, Texas, Tuesday during rush hour, the National Weather Service confirmed. The storm was given a preliminary rating of EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale during the NWS survey on Wednesday. Tuesday's damage in Mineral Wells, 80 miles west of Da»»»

Tunis, April 30 (TAP) - The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) held a workshop on Wednesday, in partnership with the Council of Europe, dedicated to presenting a toolkit designed to support the drafting of a code of conduct for...»»»

April 29 (UPI) -- The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it indicted 10 current and former Mexican officials, including Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, on drug-trafficking charges. A release from the U.S. government said all 10 suspects had "partnered with the Sinaloa Cart»»»

A woman sells food next to a pile of rubbel and rubbish in a street of Port au Prince, Haiti, in 2012. Oone of the world's poorest countries, Haiti was hit by hurricane Sandy in October 2012 and still works on the recovery from the 2010 earthquake. File Photo by Orlando Barria/EPA WASHINGTON. April»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Career Development Centre (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation, participated in the 2026 APCDA Conference, organised by the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA), which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27 to 30 April 2026 under the theme “Inclusi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) held its annual Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) at its headquarters, with the required quorum present in person and by delegation, in accordance with the relevant laws regulating charitable activities and private associations. The meeti»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Visit Qatar, in partnership with Qatar Challenge Racing Club (Samla), has announced the return of the Samla International Race, set to take place on January 23, 2027. The upcoming edition will once again welcome male and female participants from around the world to compete»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Sidra Medicine is developing a new sensory integration gym as part of its continued expansion of specialized paediatric rehabilitation services. The gym will provide an advanced therapeutic environment for children with neurodevelopmental, behavioural, and sensory processi»»»

Hanane Djoua Doha In education, few ideas have proven as persistent and as limiting as the belief that special education is a slower, separate track. It is a system often defined not by possibility, but by presumed constraint. At Qatar Foundation, that assumption is being challenged by something ha»»»

At least 41 crude oil tankers laden with 69 million barrels of crude oil from Iran — estimated at $6 billion in market value — had been redirected after the vessels attempted to breach the naval blockade near the Hormuz Strait, according to the US military. Some 10,000 members under the US Central »»»

Almost daily, there are updates on brutal attacks by armed Israeli settlers – really, colonists – against Palestinians. They shoot or ferociously beat – sometimes to the point of murder – Palestinian civilians, male and female, young and old, including entire families. These attacks have been occur»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA Egypt’s QNB, a subsidiary of QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, announces its participation as a lender in the landmark financing of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in Egypt, supporting one of the region’s most sig»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar claimed two golds and a silver to conclude its participation in the Asian Beach Games 2026 in Sanya, China, with a strong showing on Wednesday. Qatar’s 3x3 men’s basketball and men’s beach volleyball teams clinched gold medals while the men’s beach handball team clai»»»

QNA Doha Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, won fifth place in the Kazan International Quran Contest in the Russian Federation. The achievement underscores the significant efforts dedicated to serving the Holy Quran and supporting its memorisers with excep»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Msheireb Properties has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MEEZA to introduce an AI Digital Companion across Msheireb Downtown Doha, marking a first-of-its-kind milestone for the city and a significant advancement in its smart city capabilities. The signing ce»»»

QNA Doha Qatar has continued a series of high-level consultative sessions aimed at shaping its National Human Rights Action Plan (2026–2030), with a strong emphasis on judicial reform and alignment with international standards. The sessions are being presided over by Minister of State for Internati»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Fashion is becoming the latest platform for closer cultural cooperation between Qatar and Canada, as three emerging Qatari and Qatar-based designers prepare to debut their work in Toronto this spring. Backed by and presented by the Qatar Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Cult»»»

NEW YORK CITY: More than 1 million people in Lebanon are at risk of acute food insecurity in the coming months as violence, mass displacement and economic hardship worsen an already fragile humanitarian situation, the UN warned on Wednesday. It came on the same day that Israeli authorities issued a»»»

RIYADH: The energy at Al-Awwal Park on Wednesday night was palpable. After all, an encounter between Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli rarely disappoints; four of their last six meetings have produced four goals or more. But with the stakes as high as they were for both clubs at this late stage of the season, i»»»