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Kremlin-funded RT TV says UK bank closing its accounts INTERNATIONAL

Kremlin-funded RT TV says UK bank closing its accounts

Kremlin-funded television network RT said yesterday that Britain’s NatWest bank is closing all its accounts in a unilateral decision that Moscow decried as politically motivated.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Laudrup’s Rayyan held to a 1-1 draw by ten-man Sailiya CULTURE

Laudrup’s Rayyan held to a 1-1 draw by ten-man Sailiya

Ten-man Al Sailiya held on for their first points of the season against QSL champions Al Rayyan, in what was the Lions’ first match under new coach Michael Laudrup.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sultan Qaboos ‘in good health’ ASIA

Sultan Qaboos ‘in good health’

Sultan Qaboos of Oman is in “good health”, the country’s foreign minister said yesterday, as rumours circulated that the 75-year-old monarch had been hospitalised.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
White Helmets should’ve gotten peace prize TECHNOLOGY

White Helmets should’ve gotten peace prize

The Nobel Peace Prize for the White Helmets would have signalled that the world does not passively accept the ethos of the barrel bombers

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ashwin wrecks NZ again with 7 wkts as India sweep series CULTURE

Ashwin wrecks NZ again with 7 wkts as India sweep series

Offie’s career-best match figures of 13-140 help India skittle out New Zealand, chasing a daunting 475-run target, for 153 in their second innings and complete 3-0 whitewash

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emir meets UAE minister ARABIA

Emir meets UAE minister

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met, in his office at Al Bahr Palace yesterday, Dr Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, Minister of State, Cabinet Member and Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and its group of companies in the UAE, along with his accompanying delegation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Morocco to elect parliament tomorrow ASIA

Morocco to elect parliament tomorrow

Morocco will elect a parliament tomorrow for the first time since an Islamist-led government took office following Arab Spring uprisings that toppled leaders across the region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
PEC lauds toppers in grand ceremony SPORT

PEC lauds toppers in grand ceremony

Meritorious students from Grade 9-12 were felicitated with commendation certificates at an event attended by board members, teachers and parents.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia sends more warplanes to Syria ASIA

Russia sends more warplanes to Syria

Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to further ramp up its campaign of air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as Moscow defied global censure over an escalation that Western countries say has torpedoed diplomacy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Punishing Moroccan desert test awaits Qatar's Abdulla CULTURE

Punishing Moroccan desert test awaits Qatar's Abdulla

Nissan’s Adel Hussein Abdulla has arrived in Morocco to make his final preparations for the OiLibya Rally of Morocco, the eighth and one of the most difficult rounds of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, which takes place between Agadir and Erfoud from October 1-7.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Policy shift in Paris leaves Bongo out in the cold INTERNATIONAL

Policy shift in Paris leaves Bongo out in the cold

In the heyday of former president Omar Bongo, Gabon and its oil wealth were a central pillar of “La Francafrique”, a shadowy network that enabled France’s troops to defend African autocrats in exchange for juicy contracts for French companies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Toshiba more than doubles profit outlook for H1 as yen drives sales ECONOMY

Toshiba more than doubles profit outlook for H1 as yen drives sales

Toshiba Corp raised its forecast for first-half operating profit to ¥70bn ($696mn) from ¥30bn, crediting growth in storage and electronic devices for a more than doubling of its earnings outlook.

4:45 AM November 25 2016