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Mel Gibson: 'It's time Hollywood forgave me' INTERNATIONAL

Mel Gibson: 'It's time Hollywood forgave me'

One of the most sought-after names in Hollywood at the height of his career, Oscar-winning Mel Gibson has been a pariah in the filmmaking community for a decade.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Boeing profit jumps in Q3; boosts delivery forecast ECONOMY

Boeing profit jumps in Q3; boosts delivery forecast

Boeing Co yesterday beat profit expectations in the third quarter despite declining revenue, a sign that cost-cutting is having an impact at the world’s biggest planemaker.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
France begins demolition of 'Jungle' migrant camp INTERNATIONAL

France begins demolition of 'Jungle' migrant camp

Workers escorted by scores of French police officers moved into the ‘Jungle’ in Calais on Tuesday, demolishing shacks and tents emptied of migrants being bussed to shelters around France.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QIIB 9-month net profit scales up to QR666.4mn ECONOMY

QIIB 9-month net profit scales up to QR666.4mn

Robust growth in financing income helped QIIB report net profit of QR666.4mn, translating into earnings-per-share of QR4.4 during January-September this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Scotland vote likely before ’20: Sturgeon INTERNATIONAL

Scotland vote likely before ’20: Sturgeon

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday said it was “highly likely” that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar lays stress on sustainable growth ARABIA

Qatar lays stress on sustainable growth

Qatar has said it seeks to achieve sustainable development with all its economic, social and environmental dimensions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Violence escalates in South African student protest INTERNATIONAL

Violence escalates in South African student protest

Protesters at South Africa's Wits University attacked police vehicles with rocks and overturned another on Tuesday, as violence in nationwide demonstrations over high tuition fees escalated.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lanka to bring in new anti-terror law: PM INTERNATIONAL

Lanka to bring in new anti-terror law: PM

Sri Lanka will soon bring in a new anti-terrorism law, Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Football: Saudi official banned over 'dirty tricks' claim CULTURE

Football: Saudi official banned over 'dirty tricks' claim

A Saudi football official who hinted at "dirty tricks" in the kingdom's top league has been banned for one year, state media reported late on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban driven back from southern Afghan capital INTERNATIONAL

Taliban driven back from southern Afghan capital

Taliban forces fought their way deep into the capital of Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan yesterday, threatening government offices and capturing a prison before being pushed back, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan’s half-Indian Miss World a challenge to its self-image INTERNATIONAL

Japan’s half-Indian Miss World a challenge to its self-image

Priyanka Yoshikawa says she hopes that being crowned Miss World Japan will spur greater acceptance in her homeland of people with parents from different ethnic backgrounds, such as herself.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi shares lead Gulf up as foreign investor restrictions eased ECONOMY

Saudi shares lead Gulf up as foreign investor restrictions eased

Saudi Arabia led Gulf stocks higher yesterday as Riyadh eased restrictions on foreign investment in its securities markets, while most other bourses in the region were buoyed by strength in oil prices and global equities at the end of last week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016