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Suspected bomber’s father had ‘called FBI’ INTERNATIONAL

Suspected bomber’s father had ‘called FBI’

The father of the Afghan-born man arrested after weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey reported concerns about his son to the FBI in 2014, but officials took no action after reviewing the complaint, the father and law enforcement officials said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Re emerges top reinsurance player in Mena ECONOMY

Qatar Re emerges top reinsurance player in Mena

Qatar Re has emerged as the top reinsurance player in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region with its gross premiums doubling in 2015 to $1.16bn, according to global insurance rating agency A M Best.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Construction workers seek labour officials' intervention ARABIA

Construction workers seek labour officials' intervention

Scores of workers of a construction firm, having its office in Al Hilal area, have sought the intervention of the Labour authorities after their employer has failed to pay their salaries for the last 3-4 months.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Exploding phone battery: Samsung begins S.Korea exchange INTERNATIONAL

Exploding phone battery: Samsung begins S.Korea exchange

Samsung rolled out replacements for Galaxy Note 7s plagued by exploding batteries in South Korea on Monday, but only a handful of customers appeared to have taken the opportunity to swap their handsets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Peruvian president’s approval rating rises INTERNATIONAL

Peruvian president’s approval rating rises

The approval rating of Peru’s recently elected president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has risen slightly in September, as Peruvians have supported his plans to spark economic growth, a survey by pollster Ipsos Peru showed yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Al-Tayer and al-Qamzi set to represent Team CULTURE

Al-Tayer and al-Qamzi set to represent Team

The UIM H2O Nations Cup returns to the international powerboat racing calendar after an absence of just over 18 months, when Team UAE joins seven other teams for two days of racing in Shanghai on September 21-22.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emir holds telephone talks with Rouhani ARABIA

Emir holds telephone talks with Rouhani

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Dr Hassan Rouhani, during which they exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China to be first trillion-dollar air market: Boeing ECONOMY

China to be first trillion-dollar air market: Boeing

China will become the world’s first trillion-dollar aviation market as its expanding middle class takes to the skies in ever greater numbers, US manufacturer Boeing predicted yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dubai group said to work with Citigroup on sale of Bank Muscat stake ECONOMY

Dubai group said to work with Citigroup on sale of Bank Muscat stake

Dubai Financial Group is working with Citigroup to find a buyer for its stake in Omani lender Bank Muscat after the sale was triggered by an agreement with creditors,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Wawrinka wins US Open, tops Djokovic in four sets CULTURE

Wawrinka wins US Open, tops Djokovic in four sets

Third seed Stan Wawrinka rose to the occasion once again to beat top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 6-3 and win the US Open on Sunday for the third grand slam title of his career.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Haj reaches its high point as pilgrims converge on Arafat ASIA

Haj reaches its high point as pilgrims converge on Arafat

The Haj reached its high point yesterday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stony hill in Saudi Arabia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
No stimulus as US stocks end 2-month snooze with plunge ECONOMY

No stimulus as US stocks end 2-month snooze with plunge

After two months in which even a 50-point move in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was reason for excitement

4:45 AM November 25 2016