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Qatar could move Summer Olympics date, says Coe CULTURE

Qatar could move Summer Olympics date, says Coe

Sebastian Coe said on Friday that Qatar could move the Summer Olympics to later in the calendar year if the Gulf country ever successfully bids to host the Games.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tamuq PREP course hones maths skills of freshmen ARABIA

Tamuq PREP course hones maths skills of freshmen

Pathways for Retention in Engineering Programmes (PREP), conducted by Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) has resulted in marked improvement in incoming students’ maths skills...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt bids farewell to Nobel prize-winning chemist ASIA

Egypt bids farewell to Nobel prize-winning chemist

Nobel prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail was given a state funeral with military honours yesterday...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Youth gather in Ancient Olympia for ‘Peace Youth Camp’ CULTURE

Youth gather in Ancient Olympia for ‘Peace Youth Camp’

On the eve of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, around 40 young people from over 20 countries gathered last week at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia to engage in interactive workshops and sport activities to promote equality and peace, as well as learn about how sport pl

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Sharif offers treatment to injured Kashmiris INTERNATIONAL

Sharif offers treatment to injured Kashmiris

Pakistan has offered to arrange for the treatment of Kashmiris who were injured in the ongoing violence in the Kashmir Valley.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Recording studio becomes surprise showcase for refugee integration SPORT

Recording studio becomes surprise showcase for refugee integration

The new words don’t exactly trip off his tongue. “I meet my girl, she dumps me. I start to cry, my love broken,” raps 12-year-old Sali.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kyrgios topples Nishioka to reach Atlanta final CULTURE

Kyrgios topples Nishioka to reach Atlanta final

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios punched his ticket to the Atlanta Open final Saturday by ending the remarkable run of young upstart Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tendulkar enjoys rugby as cricket stays outside the pale CULTURE

Tendulkar enjoys rugby as cricket stays outside the pale

The sight of cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar sitting in the stands on the first morning of the Rio Games rugby competition on Saturday was a reminder that at least one major international sport remains outside the Olympic embrace.

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Technical analysis of the QSE index ECONOMY

Technical analysis of the QSE index

The QSE Index closed up another week, marginally, by 0.27% at 10,681.08 vs the week before.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Swaraj assuages Tharoor over minister’s diplomatic passport INTERNATIONAL

Swaraj assuages Tharoor over minister’s diplomatic passport

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday telephoned Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and explained the reason why a minister from his home state of Kerala did not get a diplomatic passport to Saudi Arabia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Schalke 04 sign Chelsea’s Baba on loan CULTURE

Schalke 04 sign Chelsea’s Baba on loan

Schalke 04 has signed Ghana international left-back Abdul Rahman Baba on loan from Chelsea for the coming season, both clubs confirmed yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Asian bourses extend rally ECONOMY

Asian bourses extend rally

Fading expectations of a US interest rate rise this year hit the dollar and boosted stocks in Asia yesterday, although Shanghai equities took a hammering from weak Chinese manufacturing data.

4:45 AM November 25 2016