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Syria rebels capture IS stronghold Dabiq ASIA

Syria rebels capture IS stronghold Dabiq

Syrian rebels dealt a major symbolic blow to the Islamic State group yesterday by capturing the town of Dabiq where the militants had promised a fierce battle.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four killed when balcony collapses in France INTERNATIONAL

Four killed when balcony collapses in France

Four people were killed and 14 injured when a balcony collapsed in western France as young people were attending a housewarming party, local authorities and media said Sunday.

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
Global elites step up defence of openness amid rise of populism ECONOMY

Global elites step up defence of openness amid rise of populism

Global policy makers are stepping up their resolve to combat an isolationist backlash that threatens to undermine years of opening borders to trade and investment.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Minister meets US envoy ARABIA

Minister meets US envoy

HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti yesterday met US ambassador Dana Shell Smith.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Mosul operation ASIA

Iraq-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Mosul operation

Iraq and Turkey on Wednesday summoned their respective ambassadors in a bitter war of words between the two neighbours ahead of a planned operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from jihadists.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief ASIA

Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief

Bahrain's top court rejected on Monday a request to release Shia opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, who is serving a nine-year jail term on charges of inciting hatred and forceful regime change.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Chinese tour guide jailed for swindling Singapore widow INTERNATIONAL

Chinese tour guide jailed for swindling Singapore widow

A Chinese tour guide who swindled an elderly Singaporean widow out of millions has been handed an eight-year prison term in a highly-charged case that has fanned anti-immigrant sentiment in Singapore.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HK marks second anniversary of ‘Umbrella Revolution’ INTERNATIONAL

HK marks second anniversary of ‘Umbrella Revolution’

Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters holding yellow umbrellas held three minutes’ silence outside the city’s government offices yesterday to mark the second anniversary of mass protests challenging Beijing.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duterte slams EU criticism of war on crime INTERNATIONAL

Duterte slams EU criticism of war on crime

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a profanity-filled tirade against the European Union, in his latest riposte to international criticism of the rising death toll in his brutal crackdown on crime.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Nepal embassy celebrates country’s first National Day SPORT

Nepal embassy celebrates country’s first National Day

Nepali expats in Qatar celebrated their country’s first National Day on Tuesday, September 20. A programme was organised by the Embassy of Nepal on the occasion from 6pm to 8pm.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gun battles on LoC as India claims to foil infiltration bid INTERNATIONAL

Gun battles on LoC as India claims to foil infiltration bid

Gun battles raged on the border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir yesterday, two days after a deadly raid on an Indian army base that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militants.

4:45 AM November 25 2016