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Hot, Hazy Weather Expected Today Across the Region

Doha: Inshore weather until 6:00 pm on Tuesday will be hazy to misty at places at first, becoming hot to very hot with slight dust at places daytime and some clouds at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it…

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea

Doha: A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the United States Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 93 kilometers east of Kimbe, at a depth of 98.2 kilome…

United States Announces Withdrawal from UNESCO

Washington: The United States announced on Tuesday its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the organization of bias against the Israeli entity and promoting what it called “…