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Barclays Africa tumbles as UK parent signals exit ECONOMY

Barclays Africa tumbles as UK parent signals exit

Speculation that Barclays could be withdrawing from Africa after almost a century there sent shares in its business Barclays Africa Group tumbling yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Green happy to see Cowboys rope in WClub Challenge CULTURE

Green happy to see Cowboys rope in WClub Challenge

North Queensland Cowboys coach Paul Green had urged his players to take advantage of appearing in the World Club Challenge and was delighted to see them keep their heads as they eventually cruised past Leeds Rhinos.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Wagner defends bouncer, but ‘shaky’ about Smith CULTURE

Wagner defends bouncer, but ‘shaky’ about Smith

New Zealand quick bowler Neil Wagner defended his use of the bouncer yesterday but admitted to feeling “shaky” when he felled Steve Smith with a blow to the head in the second Test in Christchurch.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QBA, Swedish business delegation hold talks on co-operation ECONOMY

QBA, Swedish business delegation hold talks on co-operation

The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) organised a meeting with a delegation representing Sweden’s biggest players in the fields of Information Technology, communications, automotive, logistics, and shipping services.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ex-staff of bank get 10-year jail for stealing cash ARABIA

Ex-staff of bank get 10-year jail for stealing cash

Two GCC men, former employees of a local bank, have been sentenced to 10 years in jail and a fine of QR10mn to be paid jointly for stealing QR10mn from the bank.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Commercial Bank, Mexico’s Bancomext sign MoU,’ for projects ECONOMY

Commercial Bank, Mexico’s Bancomext sign MoU,’ for projects

Qatar’s first private bank Commercial Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bancomext, a Mexican national development bank in Doha recently.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
A complex corruption trail that led to the very top CULTURE

A complex corruption trail that led to the very top

The biggest scandal in athletics history started to slowly unfurl over drinks at a crowded Japanese hotel bar in February 2014.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China FX reserves fall over $512bn in 2015 ECONOMY

China FX reserves fall over $512bn in 2015

China’s foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest, posted their biggest annual drop on record in 2015, adding to worries about growing capital outflows that are dragging its yuan currency to multi-year lows and mauling global financial markets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar says opposes creation of opposition lists before Syria peace talks ARABIA

Qatar says opposes creation of opposition lists before Syria peace talks

Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said on Friday he opposed the creation of lists of opposition before peace talks on Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The new era of cheap oil TECHNOLOGY

The new era of cheap oil

Now that oil prices have settled into a long-term range of $30-50 per barrel (as described here a year ago), energy users everywhere are enjoying an annual ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mourinho confident of Abramovich support CULTURE

Mourinho confident of Abramovich support

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is confident he retains the support of the club’s owner Roman Abramovich on the eve of the Champions League match against Porto...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Public support graft probe into Athletics Kenya CULTURE

Public support graft probe into Athletics Kenya

The lawyer probing alleged corruption and covering up of doping offences in Kenya’s national athletics federation has received “many” offers of people wanting to provide evidence..

4:45 AM November 25 2016