The Qatar Stock Exchange on Thursday snapped six consecutive days of bearish spell to settle higher on strong buying support from Gulf and foreign institutions.

Inspectors from Doha Municipality’s Health Department yesterday destroyed five tonnes of watermelons at the Abu Hamour Central Market as the fruits were found “unfit for human consumption”.

Philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi’s son, Faisal, fears that the Edhi Foundation may see a decline in donations because some people have been maligning his late father and spreading rumours about him.

Marcel Koller’s Austria have one “uncomfortable” last chance to salvage their Euro 2016 campaign in their final group game against Iceland at the Stade de France today.

Although Olympic champions can make great role models, sports officials can’t expect all athletes to be angels in their pursuit of results, according to Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe.

President Barack Obama met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that this would damage diplomatic relations.

Bangladeshi shoppers visit a market one week into the month of Ramadan and ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Dhaka yesterday

Ethiopia and Eritrea both suffered casualties during weekend skirmishes along their border but Addis Ababa will not escalate the dispute on its own, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday.

Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said yesterday he did more for France than President Francois Hollande simply by paying the top rate of tax on his earnings.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Jeddah yesterday.