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Report: Centcom leader set to brief Trump on new Iran strategy on Thursday

Report: Centcom leader set to brief Trump on new Iran strategy on Thursday US President Donald Trump is expected to receive a briefing on new plans slated for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from Centcom…

Libya: 17 Migrants Perish at Sea, 9 Missing Feared Dead

Iran condemns Bahrain for stripping dozens of citizenship

Iran condemns Bahrain for stripping dozens of citizenship Iran condemned Bahrain for revoking the citizenships of 69 people who were accused of expressing "sympathy" for Tehran during the US-Israeli war on the country.…

Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

BENGHAZI, April 30 (Reuters) - 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…

Trump says US may cut troops in Germany as Iran row rages

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is considering reducing the number of its troops in Germany, amid a row with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war. "The United States is…

Trump says US reviewing possible reduction of its troops in Germany

April 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration was reviewing the possible reduction of U.S. troops in Germany, adding that a decision would be made shortly. "The United States is…

Virginia jury convicts Afghan man linked to 2021 Kabul airport attack

April 29 (Reuters) - A federal jury in Virginia on Wednesday convicted an Afghan man of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization in connection with the 2021 suicide bombing at Kabul airport…

استحواذ على "BMCI" يعيد تشكيل التوازنات في القطاع البنكي المغربي

وقعت شركة “Holmarcom Finance Company” والمجموعة البنكية “BNP Paribas” اتفاقا يهدف إلى استحواذ الشركة على كامل الحصة التي تمتلكها “BNP Paribas” في رأسمال فرعها المغربي، البنك المغربي للتجارة والصناعة (BMCI). وأوضح…

Interior Minister crowns winners of camel races at the Amir's festival

His Excellency Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani crowned the winners of the concluding Al Hail and Al Zamoul open rounds of the…

QPO player wins Bravo Award

The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) announced that oboe player Mohammed Saleh has won the prestigious Bravo International Award. This achievement adds to his artistic repertoire and reflects the presence of Qatari…

Italy recovers looted antiquities from US

The US has handed back 337 antiquities looted from Italy in one of the largest recent ​returns of stolen cultural ‌property, officials said Wednesday, highlighting deepened co-operation between Rome ‌and Washington. The…

Families of Canadian mass shooting victims sue OpenAI, CEO Altman in US court

Family members of victims of one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in US court Wednesday, alleging the ‌company identified the shooter as a credible threat eight months before the…

US Supreme Court leans towards Trump’s move targeting immigrants

The US Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Wednesday towards moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to strip humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, part of his…

QF students reflect on Education City’s resilience, support, continuity

When regional tensions escalated, students across Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Education City found themselves navigating uncertainty, disruption, and concern. For many students, the greatest difficulty came in the early…

Qatar’s Islamic banking expertise a valuable pathway for Uzbekistan

The Islamic financial system began its development in the early 1970s, and by 2026 the value of global Islamic financial market assets reached $6tn. According to the Annual State of the Global Islamic Economy (SGIE)…

Fed holds rates steady amid sharp divide over policy easing bias

The Federal Reserve held interest rates ‌steady on Wednesday, but in its most divided decision since 1992 noted rising concerns about ​inflation in a policy statement that ‌drew three dissents from officials who no…

Dibsy brings AI-powered payment intelligence to Qatar merchants

Qatar’s digital payments landscape is seeing a new shift as merchants increasingly struggle to make sense of failed transactions, unclear decline codes, and fragmented customer communication — challenges that cost…

QSE sees domestic funds and Arab retail investors extend buying support

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Wednesday saw the domestic funds and the Arab individuals turn bullish even as it overall settled 11 points lower. The market saw a rollercoaster drive throughout the entire trading…

Boeing out-delivers Airbus in first quarter

The first quarter of 2026 produced a striking inversion at the top of commercial aviation. Airbus, the world’s largest planemaker by backlog and the industry’s dominant force for the better part of a decade, delivered…

TotalEnergies Q1 profits surge amid Middle East war

French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday net profit rose 51% in the first quarter to $5.8bn, boosted by higher oil prices linked to the war in the Middle East, drawing criticism from climate groups. Growth…