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England prepare for trial by India’s spin master Ashwin CULTURE

England prepare for trial by India’s spin master Ashwin

How good is Ravichandran Ashwin? To some the question is rhetorical, to others interrogative. After another spectacular performance against New Zealand, he is No1 in the ICC Test bowling rankings,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
BMI sees GCC's aggregate fiscal deficit at $183bn in 2017 ECONOMY

BMI sees GCC's aggregate fiscal deficit at $183bn in 2017

An increase in the forecast Opec basket price to $54 a barrel in 2017 will give some respite to the GCC countries, BMI Research said, even as the Fitch Group company expects an aggregate fiscal deficit of $183bn for the region next year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FM calls for ‘safe havens’ to protect Syrian civilians ARABIA

FM calls for ‘safe havens’ to protect Syrian civilians

HE Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani called on Security Council members to set aside their geopolitical calculations and “honour” their commitment to protect the lives of the Syrian people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bomb plot suspect commits suicide INTERNATIONAL

Bomb plot suspect commits suicide

A Syrian bomb plot suspect found hanged in his cell had not been deemed an “acute” suicide risk, German officials said yesterday as outrage grew over the judicial “fiasco”.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Andurand sees $70 oil in ’17 as Opec cuts speed supply slide ECONOMY

Andurand sees $70 oil in ’17 as Opec cuts speed supply slide

Hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand said he expects crude oil prices to reach $60 a barrel over the next three months and $70 next year as Saudi Arabia agrees to cut production and helps rebalance the market.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Idemitsu delays full takeover of Showa Shell on founding family opposition ECONOMY

Idemitsu delays full takeover of Showa Shell on founding family opposition

Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd has put on hold its plan for a full takeover of smaller rival Showa Shell Sekiyu indefinitely after running into fierce opposition from the Idemitsu founding family.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA chief Infantino’s grand World Cup plan under scrutiny CULTURE

FIFA chief Infantino’s grand World Cup plan under scrutiny

The FIFA Council is meeting tomorrow and Friday in Zurich

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italian Olympic Committee officially abandons Rome bid CULTURE

Italian Olympic Committee officially abandons Rome bid

‘I’m forced to interrupt this process eleven months from its conclusion and after three years of work. It’s a pity because our project was a winning project. It’s irresponsible to have to give up the IOC money and the 177,000 jobs which would have been created’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IMF issues warning over China debt load ECONOMY

IMF issues warning over China debt load

China’s dependence on debt is growing at a “dangerous pace” and it must act to head off a brewing crisis, the IMF warned Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Consumer protection: MEC spots 137 violations ARABIA

Consumer protection: MEC spots 137 violations

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) issued 137 violations in September for non-compliance with consumer protection regulations.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Surgical strikes’ video given to PMO: minister INTERNATIONAL

‘Surgical strikes’ video given to PMO: minister

As the demand for sharing evidence of the army’s ‘surgical strikes’ across the Jammu and Kashmir border grew louder, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir yesterday said the footage has already been handed over to the Prime Minister’s Office by the army.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
We must act now to stop the massacre in Aleppo TECHNOLOGY

We must act now to stop the massacre in Aleppo

The world, with the democracies out front, cannot fail to respond to the horrifying images, relayed by the few witnesses still in Aleppo

4:45 AM November 25 2016