QNA New York FIFA World Cup embodies the values that make football a global means of uniting people and promoting human understanding, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani has said. Sheikha Alya said that Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup 2022, as the f»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) recently organised a workshop on the role of regulatory authorities in supporting coeliac disease patients, at the Itqan Clinical Simulation and Innovation Centre in Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City, in conjunction with World Coeliac Awar»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Shell has announced the successful conclusion of the NXplorers 2025-26 season, implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and High Education (MoEHE). The final was held at the MoEHE headquarters where students showcased their technical and critical t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Al Faisal Without Borders Foundation organised a ceremony to honour the winning school teams of the ‘Destination Imagination’ programme for the 2025-2026 academic season. The programme was implemented in public and private schools across Qatar in partnership with the Minis»»»

Four people were arrested at Spain’s Bilbao Airport after police clashed with supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla returning from detention in Israel on Saturday. The mission was the latest in a series of Gaza-bound maritime initiatives organized by pro-Palestinian aid workers seeking to challen»»»

People walk along the railway tracks next to wrecked carriages at the scene of a deadly train blast in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday. Photo by Fayyaz Ahmed/EPA May 24 (UPI) -- A suicide bombing near train tracks in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 14 people Sunday, local officials said. Official»»»

Doha: Qatar Leadership Center (QLC) celebrated the graduation of its thirteenth cohort, "Qiyadat 2026", which included 122 graduates from the National Leadership Program and 44 graduates from the Executive Master's in Leadership Program. Attending the ceremony were HE Chairperson of the Board of Di»»»

ANKARA: Police stormed the offices of Turkiye’s main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days. It was a violent end to a standoff between members of the Republican Peoples’ Party, or CHP, and a l»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Hezbollah in a statement Sunday of trying to plunge Lebanon "back into chaos." Rubio denounced what he called Hezbollah's "reckless call to overthrow Lebanon's democratically elected government" and said the pro-Iran armed group was "actively trying to dr»»»

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem expressed hope Sunday for an agreement between Iran and the United States and that Lebanon, where Israel and the Iran-backed group are at war, would be part of its terms. Hezbollah and Israel have clashed since the militants drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March»»»

Lebanon's health ministry said two people including a paramedic from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were killed Sunday in Israeli strikes on the south that also wounded six other rescuers. "Successive Israeli enemy strikes on the town of Arab Salim in the Nabatieh district killed»»»

Makkah Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and Head of the Qatari Hajj Mission HE Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim met on Sunday with operators of Qatari Hajj campaigns to check on the level of preparedness. The meeting sought to discuss the operational plans and on-site preparations to ensure t»»»

ROME: More than 220 Italian priests have declared their support for the rights of the Palestinian people and called for holding Israel accountable. The declaration came in a letter addressed to Cardinal Matteo Zuppi under the title “Enough Silence Now,” ahead of the Italian Bishops’ General Assembl»»»

Smoke rises over the Kyiv skyline on Sunday following Russian strikes on Ukraine. Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA May 24 (UPI) -- Russia launched a series of a drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight, hitting the capital and killing at least four people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky »»»

Lola in Jeddah’s Al-Khalidiyyah district serves French cuisine in a simple and elegant setting. I entered the restaurant and felt the warmth, while the vibe matched that of a classic luxury dining experience. For salads, I tried rocket parmesan with 25-year-old balsamic vinegar, which felt smooth w»»»

DAMASCUS: Predominantly Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria held a ballot on Sunday to choose representatives for the country’s transitional parliament, following an agreement this year on integration under central authorities. In a process that began last year and has been criticized as undemocrat»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Education Minister has called for an urgent overhaul of the country’s academic curricula and practical training methods to better prepare people for the workforce. Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko was speaking at a meeting in Damascus between his ministry and the German Agency for Inte»»»

Egypt has sanctioned many UN Human Rights Conventions signing international commitments to hold to the standards stated in universal human rights documents, yet little was adopted on legal and practical applications to offer these rights to people with disability until 2013 that is. In 2013 after t»»»

Up to 50,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate parts of Orange County, California, as authorities warned that a damaged chemical tank remains at risk of leaking or exploding. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Orange County as emergency crews work to contain»»»

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem expressed hope Sunday for an agreement between Iran and the United States and that Lebanon, where Israel and the Iran-backed group are at war, would be part of its terms. Hezbollah and Israel have clashed since the group drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2 b»»»

May 24 is about the future, not nostalgia, President Iliana Iotova said at a reception at the National Museum of History on Sunday. Letters hold special significance for Bulgarians, their culture and literature, Iotova told guests at the traditional reception marking the Day of the Holy Brothers Cy»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem Calls on Gov’t to Resign If It Fails to Defend Lebanon: Hezbollah Will Emerge Victorious from Existential War with ‘Israel’ 2»»»

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization said Sunday that its offices in Kyiv had been damaged by debris from Russian strikes, insisting that attacks on civilians must stop. Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital with a massive bombardment that killed four people, authorities said, with Mosc»»»

MADRID: Around two thousand protesters ‌took to the streets of the Spanish city of Bilbao on Sunday to condemn the Basque police’s treatment of activists from a ​Gaza aid flotilla on their return from detention in Israel. When a relative of one of the six returning activists tried to approach them »»»

Abidjan: Eight people died when a building under construction in Ivory Coast's economic hub of Abidjan collapsed, emergency services said on Sunday. The deadly incident struck on Saturday, as work was underway on the building, the lower storeys of which were already occupied by residents. Such coll»»»

London: Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes set a new outright record of 21 assists in a single Premier League season when he set up Patrick Dorgu's goal against Brighton on Sunday. The match, on the final day of the Premier League campaign, was still goalless when Dorgu powered in a 33rd-min»»»

Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo show how authorities are faced with a number of serious complications — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stop an outbreak of an infectious disease that has been declared a global health emergency. The burning of the»»»

Russia pounded Kyiv with a massive bombardment that killed four people, authorities said Sunday, with Moscow unleashing its nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile in one of the largest barrages in the more-than-four-year war. Multiple rounds of loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capit»»»

Madrid: Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday, chanting and waving banners to protest soaring rents and a housing shortage, and calling for urgent government action. Housing has consistently ranked among the top concerns for voters in Spain, where demand has risen due to tour»»»

Share: HERE IS THE LATEST Click here to share on soc President Donald Trump says he has instructed the negotiators “not to rush into a deal” with Iran since “time is on our side”, adding that the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz “will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached»»»

Albania’s ambassador to Kyiv, Ernal Filo, has spoken publicly after a Russian missile and drone attack struck near the residential complex where he lives in the Ukrainian capital. Filo described the situation as extremely difficult, saying the assault lasted for several hours and involved the use o»»»

The situation in flood-hit Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo and Lovech is gradually normalizing after torrential rain on Friday and Saturday, local officials said on Sunday. Crews are clearing settlements and restoring damaged infrastructure, while river levels and water supplies remain under watch. Stara R»»»

Around two thousand protesters ‌took to the streets of the Spanish city of Bilbao on Sunday to condemn the Basque police's treatment of activists from a Gaza aid flotilla on their return from detention in Israel. When a relative of one of the six returning activists tried to approach them at Bilbao»»»

On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack. He never heard his shipmates firing antiaircraft»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector remained resilient in the first quarter of 2026 despite regional tensions, supported by structural demand drivers, regulatory reforms and continued investor confidence, according to CBRE. In its latest market review, the real estate consultancy said the Kin»»»

Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, deepening a crisis at the heart of Türkiye's democracy. Clouds of tear gas billowed within the Republican People's Party (CHP) building while those inside »»»

Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Sunday, state media reported, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Saturday's strike in Sir al-Gharbiyeh "resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child an»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing to dampen hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised by both sides a day earlier. The US blockade on Iranian ships on the Strait of Hormuz w»»»

epa12987162 Health workers wearing full personal protective equipment prepare to transport the body of an Ebola victim for a safe burial at Sofepadi Hospital in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday. Photo by Stringer/EPA May 24 (UPI) -- The International Federation R»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's densely populated capital, infamous for grinding gridlock, has launched its first AI-powered traffic enforcement system in a bid to bring order to one of the world's most congested cities. Across Dhaka, buses, cars, motorcycles and pedal rickshaws jostle for space -- seeming to »»»

Lebanon's health ministry said Sunday that an Israeli strike the previous day in the country's south killed 11 people including six women and a child, despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. "The Israeli enemy strike on the town of Sir al-Gharbiyeh in the Nabatieh district resulted in a ma»»»

1 of 2 | Secret Service officers respond following reports of gunfire near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 24 (UPI) -- The gunman who opened fire at the White House this weekend before being fatally shot by Secret Service officers ha»»»

Taez, Yemen: With no food aid, 65-year-old Saeedah Mohammed heads out with a plastic bag to pick tree leaves near her displacement camp in southern Yemen, before serving them to her grandchildren to stave off hunger. Behind the camp wooded hills stretch under a clear sky, while on the ground, yello»»»

Japanese weekly Shukan Shincho says hallyu is expanding beyond K-dramas and K-pop into dating and marriage choices among Japanese women. A couple to be married pose for a photobook in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by KIMIMASA MAYAMA / EPA May 21 (Asia Today) -- A growing number of Japanese women are choosing»»»

Qinyuan: A man nervously smoked a cigarette as he sat by a checkpoint, waiting for news of his older brother caught up in China's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades. His 47-year-old sibling, a father of three, was working in the Liushenyu shaft in northern China's Shanxi province on Friday»»»

We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives caused by the terrorist attack targeting a passenger train today (24 May) in Balochistan province of Pakistan. We strongly condemn this heinous attack, wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, and extend our condolences to their families and to»»»

Angeles City: Rescuers were racing on Sunday to free two workers pinned under a building that collapsed in the northern Philippines, killing a Malaysian man and leaving 20 people missing. The search for survivors continued as night fell, with firemen shining small lights into the rubble for signs o»»»

NEW DELHI: A new cockroach-themed youth movement has gone viral in India, attracting nearly 23 million followers, after the chief justice’s remarks were widely interpreted as comparing unemployed young people to pests. The Cockroach Janata Party identifies as a “satirical political party,” and its »»»

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior said security forces have arrested 8,943 illegal residents during nationwide inspection campaigns carried out from May 14 to 20 in coordination with other government agencies. The ministry said those arrested included 4,638 violators of residency regulations, 2,8»»»