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The ConocoPhillips Global Water...

QRCS health awareness drive to cover 4,000 Galfar workers

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and Galfar Al-Misnad Engineering &...

WISH to hold Accountable Care Forum in November

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has announced that an...

MAX&Co. showcases womenswear collection at Lagoona Mall

Fashion brand MAX&Co. presented its womenswear collection during the...

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Spectacular growth in bookings through call centre: Karwa

There has been a spectacular rise in the number of calls from...

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QC signs pact with Jordanian charity

Qatar Charity and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO)...


Region
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Kerry calls for ending wars in Syria, Yemen

US Secretary of State John Kerry called yesterday for all efforts to...

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Israel extending West Bank wall

Israel yesterday began construction on a controversial part of its...

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Kerry presses Bahrain on rights, praises security ties

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday gently pressed Bahrain on...

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Defence of the realm

Members of Saudi security forces demonstrate their skills during a...


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Investigation into flydubai crash points to pilot error

A flydubai passenger plane crashed in Russia last month after being flown in a contradictory manner minutes before it smashed into the ground, a statement from investigators said, suggesting pilot error was to blame.

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US actress Anne Hathaway gives birth to baby boy

US actress Anne Hathaway has become a first-time mother after giving birth to a baby boy, her spokesman said.

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Public’s help sought in hunt for airport bomber

Belgian prosecutors have launched a fresh appeal for help to find the suspected surviving attacker in last month’s Brussels airport bombings, the so-called “man in the hat”, releasing a video of his escape route.


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Oil prices rise on optimism over end of punishing glut

Oil prices rose on Friday, lifted by fresh hopes over a proposed freeze in oil production and firm economic indicators from the US and Germany that cast a positive light on growth in fuel demand.

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Swiss banks told to fight money laundering; Geneva opens Panama probe

Swiss banks must clamp down on money laundering, the country’s financial watchdog said yesterday as the Geneva prosecutor opened a criminal probe after a massive document leak showed how offshore companies are used to stash clients’ wealth.

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US job market firming up despite anaemic growth

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting the labour market continued to strengthen despite tepid economic growth.

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ECB willing to act as Draghi warns on global uncertainty

The European Central Bank is willing to ease monetary policy further, according to three top officials including its president, who echoed his US peers’ concerns about an uncertain outlook for the global economy.

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Gulf bond market thaws as panic over oil fades

Two issues in the Gulf’s international bond market this week show a panic over low oil prices has faded and foreign investors are once again willing to buy into the region’s debt, but they remain sensitive to pricing.

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Europe shares end lower after choppy session; lenders slip

European equities ended lower yesterday, with financial shares losing ground and stocks like Skanska and Daimler slumping after trading without the attraction of their latest dividend payouts.

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