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Egypt seeks new Suez Canal toll deal with global shipping lines ECONOMY

Egypt seeks new Suez Canal toll deal with global shipping lines

Egypt is in talks with global shipping firms to change the way it charges vessels to pass through the Suez Canal, offering discounts for advance payments as it seeks to raise much-needed hard currency from a struggling industry.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italian navy officers probed over 2013 migrant shipwreck INTERNATIONAL

Italian navy officers probed over 2013 migrant shipwreck

An Italian naval commander and several other officers are under investigation for manslaughter over a migrant boat shipwreck in 2013.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FM calls for collective action to protect civilians in Syria ARABIA

FM calls for collective action to protect civilians in Syria

HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has called for collective international action to protect civilians in Syria, who are under constant bombardment from regime forces.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Court hearing GCC citizen’s rental dispute case ARABIA

Court hearing GCC citizen’s rental dispute case

A court is hearing a case wherein a young GCC citizen is involved in a dispute with a house owner over termination of a rent contract.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sagan retains world road race title after perfect ride CULTURE

Sagan retains world road race title after perfect ride

Peter Sagan became the first rider since 2007 to retain his world championship road race title when he perfectly timed his sprint in Doha on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘National push’ needed to deport migrants with no right to stay INTERNATIONAL

‘National push’ needed to deport migrants with no right to stay

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday that Germany needed to make a national effort to deport migrants who do not have the right to stay in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Colleagues mark decade since murder of journalist INTERNATIONAL

Colleagues mark decade since murder of journalist

Colleagues of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya gathered yesterday at the office of her paper Novaya Gazeta exactly 10 years after the crusading reporter was shot dead.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatari young leaders set to visit Japan ARABIA

Qatari young leaders set to visit Japan

A group of Qatari young leaders is set to visit Japan this month under the Rising Leaders Programme of Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Inter suffer more Europa woe, Totti shines for Roma CULTURE

Inter suffer more Europa woe, Totti shines for Roma

Inter Milan’s aversion to Europa League football continued with a 3-1 defeat at Sparta Prague, while AS Roma ended a continental hoodoo stretching back seven games with a 4-0 home win over Romanian side FC Astra on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mourinho bemoans ‘poisoned’ Man United schedule CULTURE

Mourinho bemoans ‘poisoned’ Man United schedule

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho rued the “poisoned gift” of his side’s fixture schedule as he contemplated a potentially seismic run of matches in October.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fried chicken — a taste of America SPORT

Fried chicken — a taste of America

What makes American cuisine American and so special? Well, the answer is that American cuisine is simple yet technique- and process-oriented, which makes it so special and allows it to be present in every corner of the world.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Slain Jordanian writer buried amid tight security ASIA

Slain Jordanian writer buried amid tight security

Thousands of people attended the funeral of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Wednesday amid tight security, three days after he was shot dead on the steps of an Amman court.

4:45 AM November 25 2016