Microsoft on Thursday lobbied for other countries to follow Australia's lead in calling for news outlets to be paid for stories published online, a move opposed by Facebook and Google.

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.

More than 1.2 million people have died of coronavirus around the globe, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 0745 GMT on Monday.

A recent study by the Arab Monetary Fund "AMF" has revealed that The State of Qatar ranked first among the highest countries in the world in terms of deploying fixed fibre networks.

The World Health Organisation reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours. India leads the world in new cases reported each day and set a global record last week with 97,570 new cases in one day, according to a Reuters tall..

Global infections from the novel coronavirus passed five million on Thursday as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet ...

Qatar Charity (QC), with support from people in Qatar, has initiated its Ramadan campaign, 'Calm Your Heart by Giving', by implementing the 'Feed a Fasting Person' project in 30 countries worldwide ...

Tightened lockdowns across the planet saw nearly half of humanity told to stay at home in a bid to stem the spiralling coronavirus pandemic, as Spain recorded its deadliest day ...

More than 30,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, two-thirds of them in Europe, according to a tally at 1900 GMT Saturday.

The rapidly spreading novel coronavirus has claimed about 3,350 lives and infected over 95,000 people across 85 countries and territories by on Thursday evening.

There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus in China within families, and it is possible there could be a wider outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ...

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) which is responsible for organising the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, has set a date for the launch of the first World Cup's logo in the Arab region and the Middle East.