The United States’ friendship with Qatar is not built of boundaries, but one that’s based on shared optimism for the future, noted US ambassador Timmy T Davis in an exclusive interview with Gulf Times.
As the clean-up operation continues, rescuers comfort a dog found still alive after having been trapped under the rubble, a week after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. The disaster has left more than 35,000 dead and millions in dire need of aid. AFP
Excavators dig through rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, days after a devastating earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Syria. As excavators take over the majority of the recovery work, relatives wait huddled around fires for news of their loved ones. AFP
Dressed up in their favourite characters' costumes, thousands of comic fans take part in the annual Comic Con festival in India's financial capital Mumbai. It's the first time the event has been held in Mumbai since December 2019, after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. AFP
Aerial shots of destruction in the old city of Antakya, Turkey after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country and its southern neighbour, Syria, on Monday. According to the latest official reports, the earthquake killed more than 25,000 people, including 21,848 in Turkey, while the authorities in Syria counted 3,553 dead.
A quick tour of the third edition of the Katara International Amber Exhibition at Building 12 of Katara-Cultural Village, on Friday.Video: Shaji Kayamkulam
Moments from Friday, the third day of the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival (KIAHF-2023) Title Show, being held at the picturesque arena of Katara Beach.Video: Shaji Kayamkulam
Widowed and homeless, Duaa Ghadban lost everything in a quake that killed her children, forcing her to take shelter in a camp for people displaced by war in Syria's northwest. The dazed young mother who was pulled out of the wreckage, stares at a photo of her deceased 40-day-old baby on her phone, weeping as she kisses the screen. AFP
Algerian first responders use dogs as they take part in the search and rescue operations in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, along with Syrian and Russian soldiers. Emergency units from the Spanish military too use trained dog to search for survivors buried under the rubble in Islahiye, a town in southern Turkey.
Newborn Syrian, who was found alive still tied by her umbilical cord to her dead mother, lies in the incubator at Afrin hospital. The infant is the sole survivor of her immediate family, the rest of whom were all killed when the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Syria and neighbouring Turkey flattened the family home in the rebel-held town of Jandairis. AFP
Rescuers in the Turkish city of Adiyaman clear the rubble of a collapsed building as the search for survivors of Monday's deadly earthquake continue, moving into their second night. Workers use contruction tubing to move debris from the top of the mound as the daylight fades. The death toll of the 7.8-magnitude quake sits at 5,000 across Turkey and neighbouring Syria. AFP
Rescuers in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir carry down a victim found in the rubble of a building that was destroyed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. AFP
Rescuers dig through rubble in the town of Atareb in the western countryside of Syria's northern province of Aleppo, after a massive earthquake killed and injured thousands of people across Syria and neighbouring Turkey. AFP
Revellers dress in their finest masks and period costumes as a procession of boats float along the Grand Canal in Venice, with many of the rowers also donning traditional masks. The procession is led by the legendary 'Pantegana', or rat, one of the symbols of the carnival, which erupts and releases dozens of colourful balloons into the sky. AFP
US Pentagon Spokesman Patrick Ryder says a Chinese balloon, "continues to move eastward and is currently over the center of the continental United States." Ryder adds that the Pentagon does not believe that the balloon presents any "military or physical threat" to Americans. AFP
Members of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance perform a necropsy on the carcass of a humpback whale at Lido Beach in Long Island, New York. The male humpback washed up on the shore of Long Island early Monday. AFP
Participants take part in the virtual reality game installed at Doha Festival City as part of promotional activities to mark the launch of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2023 taking place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on February 20 to 25. Video: Shaji Kayamkulam
Palestinians gather during a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his visit on a Middle East tour aimed at curbing the worst outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence in years. AFP
Images of rescuers searching for victims Tuesday and of mourners on Monday at a funeral held for some of the children who died after a boat capsized in northwest Pakistan last Sunday. The boys, aged between seven and 14, were all students of a madrassa and had been taken for a day trip to the scenic Tanda Dam lake. Forty-nine boys and two adults died in the accident, according to the police. AFP
The co-ordination meeting held at Qatar University (QU) to empower media students and graduates. The meeting was organised by QU’s Media Department, in co-operation with Qatar Media Corporation, aiming at refining student skills, developing their capabilities, and opening training and employment opportunities with the participation of officials from a number of media institutions in the country.