DAMASCUS: Syria will restore ​normal passenger and commercial traffic through the Nassib ‌border ‌crossing ​with Jordan ‌from ⁠Wednesday ​morning, the ⁠state news agency SANA reported, after ⁠the crossing ‌was ‌briefly ​closed ‌following Jordanian ‌airstrikes in southern Syria. The Nassib ‌crossing»»»

ISLAMABAD: Afghan Taliban forces fired mortars into a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing a civilian and wounding five others, a Pakistani government official said early Wednesday. The shelling damaged shops in a bazaar in South Waziristan, a district in Kh»»»

Tribune News Network doha Qatar Insurance (QIC) recorded a 14% year-on-year increase in insurance revenue to QR7.4bn for the first nine months of 2026, supported by growth across its domestic, regional and international portfolios, while gross written premium rose 9% to QR8.5bn. The insurer reporte»»»

United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, unveiled the masterplan for Perlita Gardens at Cityscape Qatar 2026 marking the launch of a new residential community and opening registration of interest for one of The Pearl Island’s upcoming major residential »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Tourism has revealed a distinguished ten-member jury panel of local and international experts for the fourth edition of the Qatar Tourism Awards, developed in collaboration with the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism). The awards honour organisations and individu»»»

“The Qatar Tourism Awards provide an important platform to inspire industry partners to continuously innovate and raise the quality of services and experiences offered across the destination. Initiatives such as these go beyond recognition; they foster a culture of continuous improvement, encourage»»»

QNA Cairo Qatar’s Shura Council has participated in the opening plenary of the Arab Parliament’s third session of fourth legislative term held at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo. The Shura Council was represented at the session by Amina bint Youssef Al Jaidah, Nasse»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Art Basel Qatar has unveiled the exhibitors participating in its second edition and announced a new year-round market development platform. The initiatives reaffirm the fair’s role as a leading art show for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region and d»»»

Tribune News Network Doha A woman may say, “I have always been an overthinker,” while another may say, “I feel like I worry about everything.” Between normal thinking and anxiety that begins to take a toll on a person lies a grey area whose boundaries can sometimes be difficult to define. So, when »»»

QNA Doha Qatar took part in two water-related events in Cairo focusing on regional water security, sustainable water resource management and cooperation among Arab states. President of the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) Abdullah Al Theyab led Qatar’s delegation to the 17»»»

Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani met with Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Cao Xiaolin. The meeting discussed ways to strengthen media cooperation between the two sides, as well as exchanging views on a number of issues o»»»

Director of the Government Communications Office (GCO) HE Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al Thani met with Director-General of the Government Communication Centre of Libya (LGCC) Mohamed Juma Abu Helga on Tuesday. The meeting addressed ways to develop the field of media communication, as well »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar University (QU), through its Interprofessional Education (IPE) team in collaboration with the Tamayuz Simulation team, organised a simulation-based learning activity at the Tamayuz Simulation Centre bringing together 395 students from Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Ph»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Represented by the Ministry of Transport, the State of Qatar participated in the 31st Meeting of the Committee of the Undersecretaries of Transport of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC). MoT Undersecretary Mohammed Abdullah Al-Maadeed represented»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has launched a public consultation on the final two phases of its Market Definition and Dominance Designation (MDDD) review, within the current 2024–2026 cycle of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competition F»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Transport (MoT) Undersecretary HE Mohammed Abdullah Al Maadeed on Tuesday inaugurated the 4th Qatar Conference on Supply Chain Management (SCMC), organised by Dar Al Sharq Media Group and sponsored by the MoT. Attended by several senior officials and decisi»»»

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Reem Alabali via videoconference on Tuesday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the relations between the two countries and ways»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani honoured Visit Qatar with the “»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Labour held the inaugural Qatarisation Award in the Private Sector ceremony on Tuesday, under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affa»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Qatar has called on Iran to demonstrate goodwill towards Gulf states by ending its threats and ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open to international shipping, stressing that concrete confidence-building measures are essential for the success of mediation efforts aimed a»»»

The turnout tells the tale. Israelis casting ballots in their largest numbers in decades in the first general election since the October Seventh attacks of 2023. A referendum on the bloodiest day in the nation’s history? Definitely that. And more: What kind of Israel do citizens want?  While t»»»

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Alain Greilsammer, Professor of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. In the wake of the October 7 attacks, regional tensions with Iran, and deepening domestic divisions, Greilsammer argues that the election will be fundamentally shaped by concern»»»

LONDON: Israel has committed a raft of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Occupied Territories, according to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. In a report published on Monday focusing predominantly on t»»»

Tunis, Oct. 27 (TAP) - The Criminal Chamber specialising in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced Mondher Ounissi to nine years in prison and Zied El Heni to four years, with immediate effect, on Tuesday evening, a judicial...»»»

LONDON — Tech firms rose Tuesday for a second day as AI titan Anthropic's IPO filing revived optimism over the sector.But gains were tempered as traders awaited key earnings reports and central bank meetings.In New York, the tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way, up more than one per cent in midday trading»»»

Tunis, Oct. 27 (TAP corrrespondent Meriem Khadraoui) - Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) Chief Executive Officer Najeh Missaoui outlined the agency’s plans to develop news production, digitise content and introduce new visual formats during his...»»»

Washington, United States: The United States military said on Tuesday that it carried out a strike targeting an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people. The strike targeted "a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes," US Southern Com»»»

A month before Sunday's vote, every major pollster had Iliana Yotova at least 17 points ahead of Andrey Gyurov and some had her within reach of 50 percent. When the Central Election Commission announced the official result, the incumbent president had 528,951 votes, or 34.76 percent, against Gyurov»»»

AMMAN: Jordan and Syria agreed on Wednesday to establish a joint security committee to investigate the details and repercussions of the Jordanian airstrikes against Daesh that killed seven civilians in southern Syria, the two countries foreign ministers said in a joint statement. During a phone cal»»»

LONDON: The world’s top consumer goods and food companies, from Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble to Nestle and Reckitt, ​have warned of further price hikes next year to cover rising costs even as shoppers remain reluctant to splurge on groceries. Higher energy, raw material and freight costs as a res»»»

A list of academics, engineers, artists and activists chosen by Serbia’s student assemblies defeated long-ruling president Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party Sunday. The shock victory comes after nearly two years of student-led anti-corruption protests – and may serve as a mode»»»

PARIS, France: The French parliament’s upper house on Tuesday debated a controversial bill that would make protesters financially liable for damage caused during street demonstrations, despite warnings from critics that it could curb the right to protest. The bill was drafted in response to riots t»»»

WASHINGTON: Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro left his country on Tuesday for the United States, US media said, after he refused to accept defeat in the runoff presidential election held over the weekend. Bolsonaro, who faces multiple legal woes, had his passports canceled but had not surrendered the docum»»»

A German court has rejected an attempt to end the trial of Nord Stream bombing suspect Sergey Kuznetsov, after the defendant’s lawyers claimed that he cannot be convicted without a confession. Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian military officer whom German prosecutors claim carried out the sabotage of the Nord»»»

JERUSALEM: Arab parties made significant gains in the Israeli elections, with pollsters projecting Raam and the Joint List to win 17 or 18 seats combined, driven by high turnout among their base. The first exit polls from Israel’s elections showed the opposition bloc with a slight edge over Prime M»»»

DOHA: Al Shamal produced a memorable performance to claim their first-ever AFC Champions League Elite victory, stunning Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal 3-1 at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor yesterday. Ahead of Al Shamal’s first meeting with the Saudi giants, coach David Prats had expressed confidence in »»»

JERUSALEM: The first exit polls from Israel’s elections showed the opposition bloc with a slight edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp as voting ended Tuesday, but still shy of an outright majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The country’s main pollsters — Channels 11, 12 and 13 — project»»»

JERUSALEM: The first exit polls from Israel’s elections showed the opposition bloc with a slight edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp as voting ended Tuesday, but still shy of an outright majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The country’s main pollsters — Channels 11, 12 and 13 — project»»»

NASSAU, Bahamas: King Charles III began a Caribbean tour in the Bahamas Tuesday where he is expected to “acknowledge the great suffering of the past” in the face of pressure to apologize for the slave trade. The 77-year-old king, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will al»»»

Temporary traffic restrictions will be in place around Budapest’s cemeteries from Friday until Sunday evening ahead of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) has announced on its official website. The measures will include road closures, one-way traffic systems,»»»

MOSCOW His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President of the Russian Federation HE Vladimir Putin discussed a host of regional and international issues, particularly developments in the Middle East and ways to enhance security and stability in the region a»»»

PARIS: French media groups on Tuesday called on the far-right National Rally (RN) party headed by Marine Le Pen to allow them to “work freely” after journalists were allegedly subjected to rough treatment at a congress last weekend. The two-day congress in Orleans was the first big party campaign r»»»

KINSHASA: Africa’s latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with almost 5,000 fatalities. According to the DRC’s figures, 10,060 people have been infected and 4,887 ha»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President of the Russian Federation HE Vladimir Putin discussed a number of regional and international issues, particularly developments in the Middle East and ways to enhance security and stability in the region and the world. During the»»»

Israel faces coalition talks as no clear winner emerges from election exit polls Israel’s election ended on Tuesday without a clear winner, exit polls suggest, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future uncertain and potentially setting the stage for weeks of coalition negotiation»»»

Borrowers await US Fed decision as analysts watch for a December interest rate hike Dubai: UAE residents hoping for an interest rate cut later today are likely to face a longer wait, with three market analysts expecting the US Federal Reserve to leave rates unchanged and keep the possibility of ano»»»

SHENDI, Sudan: Large parts of Sudan’s capital were without electricity for more than 12 hours Tuesday after a drone strike on a major power substation, according to an electric company official. The attack left hospitals and bakeries dependent on generators and limited water supplies across Khartou»»»

New road links and upgraded drainage aim to improve traffic flow across Ajman. Ajman: Two major road development projects in Ajman are progressing, with the City Centre Roads Development Project 75 per cent complete and the first phase of the Al Hamidiya Street Development Project reaching 25 per c»»»

DUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has awarded the First Class Order of Zayed II to a FlyDubai pilot and crew members who helped save passengers during an emergency aboard a flight bound for Israel last month. The award was given in recognition of their “courage and professiona»»»

WASHINGTON: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s broad assertions about Arab contributions to humanity’s scientific and literary discoveries at a Republican campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have drawn criticism just days before midterm elections. “There’s 500 million»»»