Sharjah: Just a few seconds of inattention behind the wheel can turn a routine drive into tragedy, Sharjah Police have warned. Negligence and distracted driving from mobile phone use to other in-car distractions remain leading causes of serious traffic accidents, police added. Traffic reports show »»»

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference on January 6. They will meet with Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday. File Photo by Ukrainian President Office/UPI | License Photo Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A nuclear deal will be the subject of negotiat»»»

Dubai: Former investment banking consultant turned entrepreneur, Neil Sheth, did not set out to build a content technology company. His journey into entrepreneurship began after years spent helping founders and leaders build their personal brands through a storytelling agency, where he repeatedly e»»»

Uzbekistan signed a series of bilateral agreements with companies in the US after the country’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, travelled to Washington for the inaugural meeting of American President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. »»»

A strong 7.1-magnitude quake struck early Monday off Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island, US seismologists said. The epicentre of the quake was located less than 100 kilometres (62 miles) northeast of the coastal state capital Kota Kinabalu at a depth of 619.8 kilometres, the US Geological Surv»»»

The powerful drug cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera died Sunday of wounds suffered in a raid by security forces, the army said. The head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel was wounded during the raid in the town of Tapalpa in Jalisco state and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in »»»

People have noticed something strange about the US Olympic figure skating team this year. It includes Ilia Malinin, Andrew Torgashev, and Maxim Naumov – the children of Russians who emigrated to the US after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the comments section of the video presentation, many p»»»

Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard speak during a press conference in September. Poulsen said there was no need for Trump's hospital boat. File Photo by Emil Helms/EPA Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Danish defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen does not want P»»»

Dubai: The US Supreme Court struck down a major part of President Donald Trump’s global tariff programme, ruling that he exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping duties without congressional approval. The conservative-majority decision blocks one of the central tools Trump used to pursue his eco»»»

Share: People gather near a building damaged in an Israeli strike in the village of Bednayel in eastern Lebanon, 21 February 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH Lebanese officials say the country has yet to obtain firm or decisive Western guarantees that it will be spared from a larger confrontation in the regio»»»

Tribune News Network Doha When Waad Al-Maadeed graduated from university last year, she wasn’t just top of her class at Georgetown University in Qatar, her academic career earned her the top honour for all of Qatar. At last week’s Educational Excellence Award ceremony, the Amir His Highness Tamim b»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) recently organised the opening ceremony of the Third Public Health Sector Football Tournament at Aspire Athletics Track Stadium, with the attendance of a large number of health sector leaders and employees. The tournament comes as part »»»

WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 per cent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal.Shortly after the court's 6-3 ruling that rejecte»»»

QNA Doha The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has reaffirmed its continued support for Al Tamakon Comprehensive School - also known as Al Tamakon for Comprehensive Education - to strengthen the stability of the educational journey for students with»»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted an iftar banquet for Their Excellencies members of the ruling family and dignitaries on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan at Lusail Palace on Sunday. The banquet was attended by Personal Representative of HH the Amir HH Sheikh Jas»»»

Tribune News Network Doha ACS Doha International School, an Artemis Education School, has been recognised for its excellent standards in both academic and pastoral benchmarks, following the latest inspection by NEASC New England Association of Schools and Colleges that took place in Semester 1 of t»»»

QNA Doha An outreach initiative organised by the Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center has attracted thousands of non-Arabic-speaking Muslims as part of programmes for the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs said on Sunday. The programme featu»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Barzan University College (BUC), in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology, hosted a senior delegation from the State of Victoria, Australia, on February 8, reinforcing the growing strategic partnership between Qatar and Australia in higher education, innovati»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to send out a firm message of defiance. When we met this weekend in the government headquarters in Kyiv, he said that far from losing, Ukraine would end the war victorious. He was firmly against paying the price for a ceasefire deal demanded by Presi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Amid a large public turnout and vibrant Ramadan atmosphere, the competitions of the Ramadan Sports Festival 2026, organised by Aspire Zone Foundation, officially kicked off yesterday. The festival continues to cement its position as one of the most prominent sporting event»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Silent Volunteers Qatar, a Sri Lankan-led community volunteer group, launched its annual iftar distribution campaign yesterday at the Al Sadd Signal, marking its 11th consecutive year of service during the holy month of Ramadan. The initiative, which has become a familiar »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with Center for Indian Community (CIC) – Qatar, organised a large iftar gathering for members of the Indian community at Shantiniketan Indian School in Barwa Village. The event was attended by around 3,000 men, women and children from the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Dreama Orphan Care Center, an entity operating under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, organised Scientific Research and Community Innovation Excellence ceremony under the theme “A Thought that Explores… Creativity that Inspires.” The event combined the»»»

1 of 3 | New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill issued a state of emergency for her state ahead of the massive winter storm, in addition to banning commercial vehicles from all roads in the state aside from the New Jersey Turnpike. File Photo by Jonathan Fernandes/UPI | License Photo Feb. 22 (UPI) -- N»»»

By Wade SheridanPerformers take the stage to conclude the 2026 Winter Olympics with the closing ceremony in Verona, Italy, on Sunday. Norway won the most medals with a total of 41, with the United States following at 33. Athletes from all participating countries arrive during the closing ceremony o»»»

A historic winter storm has placed 54 million people under blizzard warnings and prompted travel restrictions in multiple areas, including a travel ban New York City. States of emergency have been declared in states including Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Rhode Island, with restrictions on »»»

Doha: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs H E Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al-Thani conducted an inspection visit to the Rehabilitation Center for Boys, one of the centers affiliated with the Society. The visit aimed to review»»»

Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif speaks on the fourth day of the 80th session of the General Debate in the UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in 2025. On Sunday, Pakistan confirmed attacks in Afghanistan. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo Feb. 2»»»

At least 1,557 people - including opposition members, activists, human rights defenders and journalists who were held in Venezuela for political reasons, are expected to be released from prison after submitting their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law th»»»

An armed man was shot and killed by the US Secret Service on Sunday after driving into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The North Carolina man, who was in his early 20s, had a gas can and a shotgun and had been reported »»»

An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, early Sunday as another vehicle was exiting, and was shot and killed, according to a US Secret Service spokesman. David Smith, Washington bureau chief at the Guardian, noted that the »»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered a travel ban and shutdown of the city's traffic network ahead of a massive snowstorm expected to hit the northeast United States. The ban will not affect essential workers or New Yorkers needing to travel due to emergencies. New York Mayor Z»»»

A Hezbollah official on Saturday said that "resistance" was the only option after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed eight of its operatives. On Friday, the Israeli military said it had hit Hezbollah command centres in eastern Lebanon and targets linked to the Palestinian group Hamas in th»»»

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The gatherings at universities, which were reported »»»

A march to honor Quentin Deranque was held in Lyon on Saturday. The far-right student activist was beaten to death on February 12th, following a fight between two groups from opposite political extremes. His killing has shocked the country and put France on edge. President Emmanuel Macron has denou»»»

France will summon the US ambassador ​to ‌France, Charles ⁠Kushner, over comments on ‌the killing of a French far-right ⁠activist Quentin Deranque last week, French Foreign ​Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said ​on Sunday French Foreign ​Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said ​on Sunday that he would summon»»»

Pakistan launched multiple cross-border strikes targeting "terrorist training camps and hideouts" in eastern Afghanistan, the information ministry said Sunday. Afghanistan's defence ministry said "dozens" of civilians, including women and children, were killed and wounded as tensions between the tw»»»

When her kids aren’t watching, Olga devours every piece of news she can find about the war in Ukraine. The Russian mother forces herself to look at photographs of the Ukrainians who have been killed, trying to remember the face of every child lost in her country’s four-year aggression. Speaking out»»»

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure and killing at least one person, the Ukrainian military and local officials said on Sunday. Reporting from Kramatorsk, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said the strikes on the city ap»»»

The 2026 Winter Olympics is drawing to a close, with the closing ceremony scheduled in Verona on Sunday. Reflecting on the Games over the past weeks, FRANCE 24 spoke with James Reade, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Reading, to explore the event’s impact on the region’s eco»»»

Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Moscow's all-out invasion. The capital Kyiv, regularly targeted by Russian missile and drone attacks»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has reaffirmed its continued support for Al Tamakon Comprehensive School (also known as Al Tamakon for Comprehensive Education) to strengthen the stability of the educational journey for students wi»»»

The Mexican military on Sunday killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, a Mexican national also known as "El Mencho," the alleged co-founder and current leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, which is a noted violent Mexican drug cartel responsible for the trafficking of fentanyl and other »»»

The US "totally" rejects global governance of AI, White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios said Friday, noting that "risk-focused obsessions" inhibit a "competitive ecosystem". Kratsios addressed an AI summit in New Delhi a day after French President Emmanuel Macron told the gather»»»

Albania has transferred €167 million into a special pension fund account aimed at strengthening the country’s long-term retirement system, Prime Minister Edi Rama said during an appearance on the podcast “Flasim” on Sunday. Speaking on the program, Rama confirmed that the funds have been deposited »»»

Pakistan’s armed forces have carried out strikes on seven alleged militant camps and hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in what officials described as a retaliatory response to a series of recent suicide bombings, local media Dawn reports. »»»

Syria's notorious al-Hol ISIS camp, which once held tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group, has been fully cleared after the final convoy departed on February 22, officials said. Fadi al-»»»

Israel's Olympic Committee has withdrawn its four-man bobsleigh team from the 2026 Winter Games after an athlete falsely claimed to be ill in order to allow a substitute to race in his place, the Times of Israel reported on February 22. »»»

Iran has concluded a clandestine €500mn (approximately $541mn) weapons agreement with Moscow to procure thousands of advanced portable air defence systems, as Tehran moves to replenish military capabilities lost during its conflict with Israel last year, the Financial Times reported on February 22.»»»

Students at at least eight universities across Iran held anti-government protests for a second consecutive day on February 22, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei while calling for the return of the Pahlavi monarchy, according to footage and reports circula»»»