Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting an official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, opening a packed day of talks and events aimed at further deepening ties between the two countries. Putin arrived in the Chinese capital on Tuesday night for a two-da»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, seeking to underline their unshakeable alliance in the wake of Donald Trump's visit to the Asian superpower economy. Trump had been received with pomp last week but left without major breakthroughs includin»»»

The passports see everything. Mohammad Zahid Khan’s family has preserved two of them like heirlooms. There’s an unsaid reverence that exists around the two hardbound books sitting on a well-polished table. The pages are turned gingerly, and you see names written in ink and the stamps of visas from »»»

Global banking giant Standard Chartered is preparing a major workforce overhaul, announcing plans to cut more than 15% of its back-office roles — roughly 7,800 jobs — by 2030, as it accelerates its shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, the BBC reported. The London-headquartered »»»

The UAE is expected to experience generally fair but dusty weather today, with temperatures rising slightly and active winds of up to 40 km/h stirring up dust and creating rough sea conditions, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said the country remains under the influen»»»

Police in Ecuador rescued six foreign minors who were victims of a human trafficking network allegedly linked to the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor, the interior ministry reported Tuesday. The Lev Tahor sect, which practices a form of Judaism in which women wear black tunics covering them fro»»»

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia had a basic problem: having ignored investing into anything except military technology, the newly independent country found that nothing worked properly. All its technology and machinery was vastly inferior to their Western analogues. And it made no sense »»»

WASHINGTON: An Iranian citizen who holds permanent US residency has been released from prison in Iran and has returned to the United States, the State Department confirmed Tuesday. “The State Department happily welcomes the safe return of Shahab Dalili from his detention in Iran,” a department spok»»»

HEBRON, Kentucky: Kentucky US Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he handpicked challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein to oust the incumbent. The result showed the president’s persisting influence ov»»»

Share: Iran announced a new body to oversee the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, signalling tighter control over the strategic waterway after months of disruption linked to its war with the United States and Israel. Here is the lates on the Middle East war President Trump says he was “an hour away” from»»»

The US Internal Revenue Service will not pursue President Donald Trump, his family or the Trump Organisation for back taxes under an agreement announced by the Justice Department on Tuesday. Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr., and the Trump Organisation sued the IRS in January over leaked tax retu»»»

A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy Midtown Manhattan street, New York police and utility officials said on Tuesday, as authorities investigated how the incident occurred. The woman fell into the hole after parking her SUV near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd S»»»

RIYADH: The Unified Security Operations Center in Makkah and Madinah has enhanced its services for pilgrims during this year’s Hajj. The center, which can be reached by calling 911, receives emergency security and humanitarian calls, deploys the latest technologies, and responds to calls in less th»»»

Dubai: Travellers in the UAE trying to secure Schengen visa appointments for Europe this summer are increasingly facing a new problem: bots and unofficial agents snapping up free appointment slots and reselling them at inflated prices. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A»»»

Waving Union Jacks, tens of thousands of supporters of far-right activist Tommy Robinson descended on London’s streets last Saturday for a rally known as “Unite The Kingdom.” Addressing the crowd, Robinson said “we are here in our millions”, and his supporters followed suit online, sharing ima»»»

The government of Greenland has condemned an unofficial visit by a US doctor to assess the island’s healthcare system during an American diplomatic trip to Nuuk. The controversy comes amid US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory. The four-day visit »»»

Washington DC: The Senate advanced a measure seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to launch future military action against Iran without congressional approval, passing the procedural vote 50–47. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party to oppose the measure, while four Rep»»»

SINGAPORE: Two Chinese supertankers carrying 4 million barrels of ​Middle East crude oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed. Chinese-flagged ‌Very Large ‌Crude Carrier (VLCC) ​Yuan ‌Gui Yang ⁠loaded ​2 »»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The United States and Cuba held talks this week on a US offer of $100 million in assistance, which Washington has dangled as an incentive for reforms, a US official said Tuesday. Mike Hammer, the acting US ambassador to Havana, met Monday with foreign ministry officials, »»»

BEIJING: China and Russia’s leaders are set to meet for a summit in Beijing on ​Wednesday featuring discussions on bilateral and international issues, capped by an intimate tete-a-tete between “old friends” over tea. Coming on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Chinese capital, t»»»

For patients with needle phobia, the arrival of oral GLP-1 weight-loss medicines is not a shortcut. It is an opening. The UAE’s approval of Foundayo, alongside the availability of oral semaglutide under Rybelsus, changes the way we can speak to patients about obesity, diabetes, and metabolic health»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN body which President Donald Trump stopped funding, was "late" in identifying a deadly outbreak of Ebola. Asked by reporters how the United States would respond to the virus outbreak, Rubio said: "The lea»»»

The Department of Defense said Tuesday it was reducing the number of US troop brigades in Europe from four to three, taking the deployment back to 2021 levels, as Washington pressures the continent to do more for its own defense. The Pentagon "has reduced the total number of Brigade Combat Teams (B»»»

CALIFORNIA: More than 17,000 people were ordered to evacuate in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes. As of Tuesday evening, evacuation orders and warnings were still in place for several neighbourhoods in Simi Valley, a city of more than 125,000 people. The wind-d»»»

1 of 3 | U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a press briefing Tuesday in the James S. Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo May 19 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters Tuesday at a White House press briefi»»»

DUBAI: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, part of Digital Dubai, announced the results of the Commercial and Residential Real Estate Price Index for the fourth quarter of 2025, highlighting continued strong growth across Dubai’s property market. Data showed strong performance in the residenti»»»

The US Senate has advanced a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval or a debate on the rationale, cost, strategy, and clear end goal. The chamber voted 50-47 on Tuesday to take up the war powers reso»»»

NEW YORK: A senior UN official has expressed deep shock at a horrific attack targeting the largest mosque in San Diego, California, which resulted in the loss of three lives, including a security guard. The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations and UN Special Envoy to»»»

1 of 2 | Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bryan Bedford speaks in a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing evaluating the changes the FAA made to safety measures prior to the DCA crash in the Russe»»»

Concerns grow after Trump-Xi summit that a Taiwan conflict could disrupt global semiconductor supplies and severely damage the U.S. economy President Donald J. Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Great »»»

The UN Security Council members strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, and emphasised the grave risks associated with targeting nuclear facilities. The UAE also joined the Council members in calling for ensuring full accountability. Ambassador Mohame»»»

Architecture and Urban Development Client : Cooperative Society of Building & Housing Address : Manshia Square – Alexandria Tender : Construction of (10) housing buildings and infrastructure works of area no. (8) at 8 district at Borg El Arab city Tender documents : EGP5,000 from: Lotus Consulting »»»

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Blink and you might miss the few stone walls that are all that’s left of the village that Yusuf Abu Hamam’s family was forced to flee when he was an infant in 1948. The village, Al-Joura, was demolished by the Israeli military at the time. It has since vanished under neig»»»

WASHINGTON: The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the president’s wishes. Since Trump ordered the attack on Iran at the end of February, Democrats have forced repeated votes on war »»»

A senior official from the administration of US President Donald Trump personally intervened to help former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted by Warsaw on criminal charges, flee to the US, Reuters has reported. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau instructed senior US State»»»

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate political allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden administration. Blanche, testifying before a Senate committee, came under repeate»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, H. A. Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London, says that "there is a very huge mismatch not just between the expectations of the Iranians and the Americans, but also among Gulf Arab »»»

BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, US-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war»»»

With the Qatar national football team going through a rigorous training camp at home ahead of the forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico and which begins June 11, coach Julen Lopetegui has stressed that the aim now is that the players stay injury-free and»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar’s Import Unit Value Index (IMUVI) reached 112.16 points in the first quarter of 2026, registering a 1.28 percent increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 and a year-on-year growth of 3.03 percent against the corresponding quarter of 2025, according to data rel»»»

Pakistani professionals and community leaders in Qatar reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the country’s development journey and the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 during a community gathering held on May 14 at Sarhad Premium Restaurant, Golden Tulip Doha Hotel. The event brought togethe»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Msheireb Museums celebrated this year’s International Museum Day with a special seminar led by Dr Ech Cherki Dahmali, a member of the Executive Board of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and director of the Cultural Advisor’s Office at Qatar Foundation, highlight»»»

After spending more than four decades in Qatar, Pakistani entrepreneur Shaheen Shah Hakeem has turned his passion for food into a mission to introduce authentic Pakistani cuisine to a wider audience across the country. Hakeem’s culinary journey began in 2019 with the launch of Khan Baba Restaurant »»»

The EU will turn to a long-term strategy involving cow dung to stave off a looming fertilizer shortage, rather than supporting farmers with immediate measures like suspending tariffs on Russian and Belarusian imports, Politico wrote on Monday. The US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping through t»»»

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, on Tuesday visited the Doha International Book Fair, which is in 35th edition, held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). Sheikha Moza toured the fair’s pavilions and review»»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim AlThani met with State Minister for Political and Economic Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Hadera Abera Admassu in Doha on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed relations betw»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) has revealed a marked improvement in vegetation density across Qatar’s rangeland areas, along with a significant increase in green cover during the period from 2014 to 2026. In a statement Tuesday, the Ministry explained that the improv»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has launched an expanded version of the pioneering LifeHub project at a new location in Msheireb Downton, providing a uniquely immersive educational experience that promotes Qatar’s vision for a healthier, more sustainable future built »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future (Earthna), a member of Qatar Foundation, has announced the launch of the second cycle of the Earthna Prize. Established under the leadership of Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, vice chairperson of Qatar Foundation, th»»»