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Single Asean visa ‘in the pipeline’ ARABIA

Single Asean visa ‘in the pipeline’

The move to have a single Asean visa is now in the pipeline but it may take some time before it is materialised, Thai ambassador Soonthorn Chaiyindeepum has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mashreq Qatar announces new head of Retail Banking ECONOMY

Mashreq Qatar announces new head of Retail Banking

Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the GCC, has announced the appointment of Tooran Asif as the new head of Retail Banking in Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar-Kuwait ties reviewed ARABIA

Qatar-Kuwait ties reviewed

Director General of Public Security Staff, HE Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi, met Kuwait’s outgoing ambassador to Qatar Mutib Saleh al-Mutawtah yesterday in Doha.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Online chats spoil Singapore rocket attack plan INTERNATIONAL

Online chats spoil Singapore rocket attack plan

It was social media chatter that gave him away.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Youth gather in Ancient Olympia for ‘Peace Youth Camp’ CULTURE

Youth gather in Ancient Olympia for ‘Peace Youth Camp’

On the eve of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, around 40 young people from over 20 countries gathered last week at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia to engage in interactive workshops and sport activities to promote equality and peace, as well as learn about how sport pl

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emir meets Saudi king ARABIA

Emir meets Saudi king

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, in the Moroccan city of Tangier.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Anti-Zika virus spray INTERNATIONAL

Anti-Zika virus spray

A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighbourhood in the hope of controlling and reducing the number of mosquitoes, some of which may be capable of spreading the Zika virus yesterday in Miami, Florida.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Pele in a skirt’: Brazilian soccer’s brilliant nomad CULTURE

‘Pele in a skirt’: Brazilian soccer’s brilliant nomad

From the moment she burst on to the scene, Marta was hailed as something special.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Red shirts’ charged as Thai vote looms INTERNATIONAL

‘Red shirts’ charged as Thai vote looms

Nineteen leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy “Red Shirt” movement were charged yesterday with breaching a ban on political gatherings, as the junta clamps down before a referendum next weekend.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Trump lashes out at ‘devil’ Clinton, claims election could be rigged INTERNATIONAL

Trump lashes out at ‘devil’ Clinton, claims election could be rigged

After referring to her as ‘Crooked Hillary’ for months, Donald Trump labelled the Democratic presidential nominee ‘the devil’ and suggested the November elections could be rigged ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
GM sees 30mn car sales by 2020 in China ECONOMY

GM sees 30mn car sales by 2020 in China

General Motors is “quite bullish” about the recovering auto market in China and is responding to a shift in growth towards utilitarian models in smaller cities, a segment often ignored by foreign automakers, said GM China chief Matt Tsien.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indians land reliever Miller from Yankees CULTURE

Indians land reliever Miller from Yankees

The Cleveland Indians acquired left-handed All-Star reliever Andrew Miller from the New York Yankees on Sunday in a five-player trade to bolster their bullpen.

4:45 AM November 25 2016