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Ministry achieves breakthrough in pesticide residue detection ARABIA

Ministry achieves breakthrough in pesticide residue detection

The Central Food Laboratories at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has achieved a significant breakthrough by improving the efficiency of an analytical method to estimate the residues of 120 pesticides in vegetables and fruits by using Liquid Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Jungle’ camp in Calais to be closed ‘in stages’ INTERNATIONAL

‘Jungle’ camp in Calais to be closed ‘in stages’

France will gradually dismantle the sprawling “Jungle” migrant camp in the northern port of Calais, the interior minister said ahead of a visit to the site yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brexit accelerates pound’s 100 years of debasement ECONOMY

Brexit accelerates pound’s 100 years of debasement

In 1967, UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared devaluation wouldn’t diminish the “pound in your pocket.” Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont admitted he was heard “singing in the bath”.....

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lee is No. 1 again as Olympics near CULTURE

Lee is No. 1 again as Olympics near

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei yesterday reclaimed the world number one ranking he lost 18 months ago following a positive doping test, establishing himself as the man to beat as he takes a possibly final crack at an elusive Olympic gold medal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece to intensify evacuation of squalid migrant border camp INTERNATIONAL

Greece to intensify evacuation of squalid migrant border camp

Greece said yesterday it will step up efforts to clear the squalid camp of Idomeni where over 8,400 migrants

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama at Hiroshima TECHNOLOGY

Obama at Hiroshima

At a time when Donald Trump’s indecency and vulgarity are distorting the world’s view of America, Barack Obama’s decision to become the first US president to visit Hiroshima demonstrates anew his own great personal dignity.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Flood-hit Sri Lanka pulls more bodies from landslides INTERNATIONAL

Flood-hit Sri Lanka pulls more bodies from landslides

Sri Lankan soldiers pulled more bodies from landslides and distributed food and water on Sunday to hundreds of thousands forced into shelters after major floods hit the island.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ezdan Holding Group receives three global ISO certifications ECONOMY

Ezdan Holding Group receives three global ISO certifications

Ezdan Holding Group, along with its subsidiaries Ezdan Real Estate and Ezdan Mall, have been awarded three global ISO certifications.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The true cost of adapting to climate change TECHNOLOGY

The true cost of adapting to climate change

The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between $280 and $500bn per year by 2050, four to five times greater than previous estimates, according to a new United Nations Environment (UNEP) report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egyptian police raid press syndicate, arrest two journalists INTERNATIONAL

Egyptian police raid press syndicate, arrest two journalists

Egyptian police raided the press syndicate in Cairo late on Sunday and arrested two journalists critical of the government, a syndicate official and reporters said in what the labour union called ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Palestinian workers protest ASIA

Palestinian workers protest

Palestinian workers demonstrate against the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip during a rally marking May Day yesterday in Gaza City.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Obama out': president gets in final laughs with US media INTERNATIONAL

'Obama out': president gets in final laughs with US media

President Barack Obama cracked jokes and poked fun at rivals in his last appearance as US leader at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

4:45 AM November 25 2016