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Research at Northwestern University in...

HBJ Foundation carries out projects worth QR150mn

Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation (HBJ Foundation)...

Kuwait’s National Assembly speaker hails Qatar ties

Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali al-Ghanim hailed the...

Prime Minister meets US ambassador

HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin...

UNIDO

Qatar wins praise from UNIDO, UNEP for ozone protection

Experts from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation...

WEATER

3-degree drop in maximum temperature forecast for today

The maximum temperature in Qatar is forecast to drop to 42C in Doha...


Region
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Hardline Israel defence minister pushes ‘carrot and stick’ West Bank plan

Israel’s hardline defence minister Avigdor Lieberman has a new...

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Buffalo ‘Bill’!

A man herds water buffalos in the village of Um Khashm, on the banks...

Desert labour camps

Abandoned in Saudi desert camps, migrant workers won't leave without pay

Migrant construction workers, abandoned in their thousands by Saudi...

A resident of the Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, inspects the damage

Russia says ready for Aleppo 'humanitarian pause'

Russia said on Thursday it was ready to halt fire for 48-hour periods...


International
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After years of delay, London's 'night tube' trains start running

The world's oldest underground rail network takes a big step forward this weekend when the "tube" starts all-night Friday and Saturday services after years of obstruction and delay.

Lahore Metro

Pakistani court halts Lahore metro work near monuments

A Pakistani court on Friday banned construction of the country's first rapid mass transit system within 200 feet (61 metres) of historic buildings in the city of Lahore, in a victory for heritage campaigners.

Bangladesh

100 Bangladesh villagers injured after TV show dispute

A brawl broke out between villagers in eastern Bangladesh arguing over the plot of an Indian fantasy television serial, leaving 100 people injured, police said on Friday.


Business
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Opec cuts unlikely, Algeria meeting could help price: Nigerian minister

Nigerian oil minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said yesterday that while a cut in Opec production is unlikely, there is hope a meeting of producers in Algeria next month could help shore up crude prices.

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Qatar’s oil products demand at record high on planes, World Cup

Qatar’s demand for oil products, boosted by an expanding airline and a pre-World Cup spending spree, is bucking a trend of slower consumption growth and even contraction in the region as economies slowed on lower oil prices.

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Deutsche Bank must weigh scrapping bonus: Official

Deutsche Bank’s supervisory board should discuss scrapping bonuses for top executives for a second year after Germany’s largest bank put dividend payments on hold, consumer banking chief Christian Sewing said.

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Norway’s PM softens stance on Britain joining EFTA

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said she saw some advantages if Britain joined the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after quitting the EU, qualifying past doubts about British membership.

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JPMorgan, Citigroup among banks sued in Aussie rate-fix case

JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley are among 16 banks being sued by funds in the US for allegedly manipulating a key Australian interest rate benchmark to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit profits.

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Emerging market equities gain

Emerging market equities rose yesterday after US Federal Reserve minutes suggested a rate hike was unlikely in September, nearing one-year highs reached earlier this week, while EM currencies benefited from a weaker dollar.

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