Doha: Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and Google DeepMind co-hosted the 2025 Middle East and North Africa Machine Learning (MenaML) Winter School, gathering 141 local and international university students as well as industry professionals for a six-day program designed to equip them with critical skills in artificial intelligence (AI). According to Qatar News Agency, the

Amman: The “Syria and Neighboring Countries” meeting, hosted by Jordan, commenced to discuss practical mechanisms for cooperation in combating terrorism, drug and arms smuggling, and addressing other shared challenges. According to Qatar News Agency, the meeting is attended by foreign and defense ministers, chiefs of staff, and intelligence directors from Jordan, Turkiye, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. The primary aim is

Hamburg: Almost all flights to and from Germany’s Hamburg Airport have been cancelled over a sudden strike. A spokeswoman for the airport said that out of 144 arrivals and 139 departures scheduled for Sunday, only 10 flights took place. According to Qatar News Agency, the union Verdi announced that the strike was part of warning strikes at around a dozen

Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced taking control of three new towns in Russia’s Kursk region. According to Qatar News Agency, units from the Russian “North” group successfully liberated the towns of Malaya Lokhnya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Kositsa. The ministry added that its forces also targeted Ukrainian military formations in the areas of Bogatyr, Fedorovka, Visiloy, Voskrisenka, Dniproenergiya, and

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health held the first national symposium on oral and dental health, titled “Towards Excellence in Oral and Dental Health.” This event aimed to support and enhance the National Plan for Oral and Dental Health as part of the Third National Health Strategy for 2024-2030. The symposium aimed to promote health policies related to oral and

Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that its forces have recaptured a couple of towns in Kursk Oblast, Russia, and in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry reported that Russian forces targeted Ukrainian Armed Forces units across multiple battlefronts and successfully repelled two counterattacks. It estimated Ukrainian losses from these operations at