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Emir attends Iftar banquet ARABIA

Emir attends Iftar banquet

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday attended an Iftar banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hodgson mulls striker options against Slovakia CULTURE

Hodgson mulls striker options against Slovakia

England take on Slovakia today in the key battle for first place in Group B at Euro 2016 with Roy Hodgson mulling over which of his strikers to deploy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tens of thousands demonstrate against racism in Germany INTERNATIONAL

Tens of thousands demonstrate against racism in Germany

Tens of thousands of people joined weekend rallies in Germany to condemn racism and right-wing populist groups who have been railing against a record influx of migrants.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Unauthorised drone activity poses a clear and present danger TECHNOLOGY

Unauthorised drone activity poses a clear and present danger

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorised drone activity on Saturday. In January 2015, the same airport was closed for a similar period of time after a drone incident.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Refugee athletes see Rio as chance to call for peace CULTURE

Refugee athletes see Rio as chance to call for peace

Angeline Nadai Lohalith’s wish is to see peace in South Sudan so that she can represent her war-torn country of birth at the Olympic Games.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
London copper market faces challenges as price slumps ECONOMY

London copper market faces challenges as price slumps

It’s been a tough week for copper bulls. The price of benchmark three-month delivery copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) has slumped almost $250 to a current $4,498 per tonne, the lowest level since February.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Malaysia uncovers immigration racket at KL airport INTERNATIONAL

Malaysia uncovers immigration racket at KL airport

Authorities in Malaysia have uncovered an immigration racket involving the sabotage of a computerised passport-screening system at its main international airport, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan PM's open heart surgery successful: daughter INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan PM's open heart surgery successful: daughter

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif successfully underwent open heart surgery in London on Tuesday, his daughter said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
41 killed in IS-claimed twin bombings on Yemeni forces ASIA

41 killed in IS-claimed twin bombings on Yemeni forces

Twin bombings claimed by the Islamic State group hit Yemeni forces in Aden yesterday, killing at least 41 people in the latest of a spate of attacks in the southern city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Goldman Sachs manages Japan minus-rate bond as swaps lure global funds ECONOMY

Goldman Sachs manages Japan minus-rate bond as swaps lure global funds

Goldman Sachs Group Inc lead-managed a Japanese institution’s first sale of bonds with negative yields, amid rising demand from foreign investors who can profit from currency swaps.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gaza cement deliveries resume after Israel lifts ban ASIA

Gaza cement deliveries resume after Israel lifts ban

Private cement deliveries to the Gaza Strip resumed on Monday after Israel lifted a six-week ban it imposed over the alleged diversion of materials by an official in the Palestinian territory.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt regime ‘at war’ with the press: journalists’ union ASIA

Egypt regime ‘at war’ with the press: journalists’ union

Egypt’s journalists’ union yesterday denounced what it called a decline in press freedoms and accused the regime of being “at war” with the profession after two reporters were arrested.

4:45 AM November 25 2016