Scientists from the University of Tokyo were able in a recent study to provide a detailed description of the first stellar explosion (Supernova 1181 or SN 1181) by creating a computer model of its evolution after it had been a mystery to astronomers f…

Doha: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held a phone call Thursday with HE Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani.

The call dealt with discussing co…

Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone caused the government to issue its first-ever megaquake advisory.

Citizens can now return …

A joint statement from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United States, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, the African Union, and the United Nations was issued on Thursday regarding support for Sudan.

The text of the statement, as reported …

Doha: August 14 – The Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, on Wednesday, inaugurated an Arabic calligraphy exhibition for the late Sudanese painter and artist Othman Waqi’allah, in the presence of General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation (Kat…

Colombo, Sri Lanka’s election panel gave approval on Thursday for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest a presidential poll set for September 21 in the Indian Ocean nation, grappling with the fallout of its worst financial crisis in decades.

Wick…

Manama, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy; Yousif bin Abdulhussain Khalaf, Minister of Legal Affairs; Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al Asfoor, Minister of Social Development; and Dr. Ramzan bin Abdullah Al Noaimi,…

Ramallah – Ma’an – The Israeli occupation forces have arrested at least 30 citizens from the West Bank, including a female student and former prisoners, since yesterday evening until Thursday morning.

The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs and the Pris…