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Qatar condemns attack in Samarra...

QM shares latest success of landmark Qatar-Sudan archaeological project

The Qatar-Sudan archaeological project, now on its fifth year, has...

Spreading the Eid cheer at Hamad International Airport

A family which has landed at HIA being offered Arabic coffee....

2002 FIFA team behind Thumama stadium design

Twenty years after the first 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea and Japan, the...

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Central Market sees huge turnout for sacrificial animals

The Central Market area in Doha saw a huge turnout of customers early...

WISE

WISE announces new Learners’ Voice batch

The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an initiative of...


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Iraq

Suicide bombers kill 7 in attack on Iraq power plant

Wearing military uniforms and armed with grenades, three attackers...

Iraq

Suicide bombers kill 7 in attack on Iraq power plant

Suicide bombers killed seven people and wounded 12 in an attack on a...

Egyptian cattle traders gather at the Ashmun market in the Menufia Governorate, as they try to sell

In inflation-hit Egypt, festive sacrifices are a luxury

The cattle traders in the Ashmun market, north of the capital Cairo,...

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad attends prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha, inside a mosque i

Assad in rare appearance for prayers near Damascus

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance...


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Princess Mako

Japan princess to wed commoner, forcing her to quit royal family

Princess Mako is one of only four royal grandchildren. The other three are her younger sister, Kako, her brother, Hisahito, and Crown Prince Naruhito's daughter, Aiko.

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Los Angeles battles ‘largest fire in its history’

A massive fire described as the biggest in the history of Los Angeles was raging yesterday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.

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Frankfurt evacuates 60,000 ahead of attempt to defuse WWII bomb

Frankfurt emergency service staff have started to evacuate patients from two hospitals in Germany’s financial capital ahead of the planned defusing of a massive World War II bomb.


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GCC

GCC urged to invest in R&D to reduce carbon footprint

An energy expert has called for policies and actions that promote more use of gas for power in the GCC countries and more investment in R&D for cleaner technologies to lower the carbon footprint in the region.

RUSSIA

Russia likely to back extension of Opec deal

Russia is likely to back a further extension of the Opec agreement cutting oil output, judging that it has helped to stabilise the market, the country’s deputy prime minister said. “The most likely outcome is that the deal will be extended,”

RETAIL

Retail US gasoline prices surge after Harvey; global impact felt

n Nearly a quarter of US refining capacity out n National prices top $2.50/gallon for first time in 2 years n Europe, Asia traders rush to reroute cargoes to Americas n Motiva down for two weeks; Corpus Christi starts to reopen n Energy Dept approves release of 4.5mn barrels of crude

LATTICE

Lattice to seek Trump nod for China-backed takeover

Lattice Semiconductor Corp will seek US President Donald Trump’s approval for its proposed $1.3bn sale to China-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, Lattice said, gambling that the former real estate deal maker will approve the tie-up against the advice of US national security officials.

TECH

Technical analysis of the QSE index

Definitions of key terms used in technical analysis

WEEKLY

Weekly Market Report

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Index decreased by 154.37 points, or 1.70% during the trading week to close at 8,951.82.

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