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Mass coral bleaching casts shadow over future of Great Barrier Reef INTERNATIONAL

Mass coral bleaching casts shadow over future of Great Barrier Reef

Mass coral bleaching has destroyed at least 35% of the northern and central Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists said on Monday, a major blow to the World Heritage Site.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey keen on trade deal with Qatar, GCC: Davutoglu ARABIA

Turkey keen on trade deal with Qatar, GCC: Davutoglu

One of the economic priorities of Turkey is to sign free trade agreements with Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, including Qatar, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dutch bulb garden depicts Golden Age in flowers INTERNATIONAL

Dutch bulb garden depicts Golden Age in flowers

Millions of bulbs have blossomed in a riot of colour from Delft blues to reds and porcelain whites, drawing huge crowds to an annual Dutch springtime rite at the renowned Keukenhof gardens.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Alaska Air Group says to merge with Virgin America in $4bn deal ECONOMY

Alaska Air Group says to merge with Virgin America in $4bn deal

Alaska Airlines parent company Alaska Air Group said on Monday it was acquiring Virgin America in a friendly takeover worth around $4 billion.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Tourism is the best industry to diversify from oil’ ARABIA

‘Tourism is the best industry to diversify from oil’

Tourism is the best industry to diversify from oil, a veteran hotelier has told a discussion at Qatar Projects. The session, on Tuesday, focused on plans for growth and development of the hospitality industry in Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Coffee festival at Katara promotes cultural exchange ARABIA

Coffee festival at Katara promotes cultural exchange

Cultural aspects related to coffee-making and drinking, with emphasis on various distinctive tastes, are among the highlights of 'My Coffee My Identity' festival at Katara, the Cultural Village Foundation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways celebrates inaugural flight from Doha to Sydney ARABIA

Qatar Airways celebrates inaugural flight from Doha to Sydney

Qatar Airways celebrated the arrival of its first flight from Doha to Sydney, making it the airline’s third gateway into Australia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar's tourism industry to reach $7.2bn by 2025 ARABIA

Qatar's tourism industry to reach $7.2bn by 2025

Qatar’s tourism and hospitality industry is expected to reach $7.2bn in 2025, a new report has shown.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dubai visitors up 7.5% to more than 14 million INTERNATIONAL

Dubai visitors up 7.5% to more than 14 million

More than 14.2 million people visited Dubai in 2015, up 7.5 percent from the previous year, with Indians, Saudis and Britons topping the list.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'India's cleanest village' clings on to its serenity INTERNATIONAL

'India's cleanest village' clings on to its serenity

In the tiny hamlet of Mawlynnong in India's far north east, plastic is banned and spotless paths are lined with flowers -- but its reputation as Asia's cleanest village has proved a mixed blessing.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt hotel attack victims stable, witness recounts ordeal ASIA

Egypt hotel attack victims stable, witness recounts ordeal

Three European holidaymakers wounded in an attack in an Egyptian resort were in stable condition on Saturday, as a witness recounted how the assailants burst into the hotel and stabbed guests.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai junta chief defends verdict in murder of Britons INTERNATIONAL

Thai junta chief defends verdict in murder of Britons

Thailand's junta chief hit out Monday at critics of a controversial court verdict which sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death for murdering a pair of British tourists last year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016