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UN chief calls on Lanka to reduce army’s presence INTERNATIONAL

UN chief calls on Lanka to reduce army’s presence

UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday toured Sri Lanka’s former killing fields and met with war-battered minority Tamils after urging Colombo to reduce the army’s presence to ease tensions following decades of ethnic bloodshed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dakar: Al-Attiyah to drive Toyota pick up CULTURE

Dakar: Al-Attiyah to drive Toyota pick up

Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser al-Attiyah of Qatar will race for Toyota in the 2017 edition in the brand new two-wheel drive Hi Lux Evo pick up, the Japanese carmaker said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Meeting on security preparations for international cycling meet ARABIA

Meeting on security preparations for international cycling meet

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, in co-ordination with Interpol’s Project Stadia, has held a meeting to review safety and security preparations for the upcoming 2016 UCI Road World Championships.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Brics nations need to engage on own arbitration centres’ ECONOMY

‘Brics nations need to engage on own arbitration centres’

The Brics group of emerging economies need to soon set up a task force of officials to explore a mechanism for setting up arbitration centres for use by the grouping as well as by non-Brics countries, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey opens third Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul with much fanfare ASIA

Turkey opens third Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul with much fanfare

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister and a host of other Turkish leaders took part on Friday in an opening ceremony of a new bridge which connects the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British man admits 'confrontation' with Bali policeman, but says did not kill him INTERNATIONAL

British man admits 'confrontation' with Bali policeman, but says did not kill him

A British man arrested over the killing of a policeman on Indonesia's holiday island Bali says he was involved in a ‘confrontation’ with the officer over his girlfriend's missing purse ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Faster, higher, stronger... and cleaner TECHNOLOGY

Faster, higher, stronger... and cleaner

It is against the spirit of the Games to stand by and reap huge profits while the city that opens its doors to the world bears crushing, generational costs

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libyan forces claim capture of district in Sirte from Islamic State ASIA

Libyan forces claim capture of district in Sirte from Islamic State

Libyan forces backed by US air strikes said on Tuesday that they had taken control of one of the last districts in central Sirte occupied by Islamic State fighters.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ooredoo reaches out to SME sector ARABIA

Ooredoo reaches out to SME sector

Ooredoo has extended its “Ignite customer conversation campaign” across the country, as the company strives to provide the fullest range of services for Qatar’s small and medium business sector.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Colombia’s Ibarguen wins triple jump gold CULTURE

Colombia’s Ibarguen wins triple jump gold

Triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen won Colombia’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics on Sunday, building on several years of dominance by sweeping to victory with a season’s best leap of 15.17 metres.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Senate set to indict Dilma Rousseff INTERNATIONAL

Senate set to indict Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s Senate met yesterday to vote on whether to indict President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws, in the long-awaited start of the trial phase of impeachment proceedings against her.

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

Minister meets Moroccan envoy

HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi met the ambassador of Morocco to Qatar Al Makki Kawan in Doha yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016