The emir of gas-rich Qatar, a major player on the world's diplomatic scene, is poised to announce his abdication in favor of his son or name him prime minister, officials and diplomats said on

By Harriet Sherwood and Hazem Balousha For once, Palestinians had something to celebrate. When the golden boy from Gaza was announced as winner of Arab Idol, the West Bank and Gaza erupted in fireworks,

Tourists look at the rising ‘super moon’ from the elevated skywalk of the Supertrees Grove at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, yesterday. The largest full moon of the year, called the

The Advisory Council held this morning its ordinary weekly meeting of its 41st regular session under its Speaker HE Mohammed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi. At the outset of the meeting, HE the Advisory Council Secretary-General Fahd