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North Korean leader and US president arrive in Singapore for highly-anticipated talks aimed at averting nuclear crisis. 38 minutes ago MORE ON NORTH KOREA Kim Jong-un, Trump arrive in Singapore before landmark summittoday Kim-Trump meeting: More theatrics than substance?today Kim Jong-un arrives in Singapore ahead of landmark summittoday How 11 US presidents failed to make peace with North Koreayesterday North Korean...

The rising cost of living, economic policies and tax reforms have sparked the biggest protests in years in Jordan. 09 Jun 2018 14:31 GMT Business & Economy, Jordan, Middle East, Poverty & Development JORDAN ECONOMY FAST FACTS The Economist ranks Amman as the most expensive Arab city to live in Jordanian citizens make on average $5,000 a year Jordan's official unemployment rate is 18.5 percent ...

Today is the 364th day of the blockade imposed against Qatar by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt. MORE ON QATAR Qatar-Gulf crisis: All the latest updatesyesterday Gulf crisis one year: Qatar steps up self-sustainability3 days ago Qatar FM: 'Impulsive behaviour' is a threat to GCC stability5 days ago The Siege of Qatar5 days ago One year ago, an air,...

  10 Jun 2018 - 11:58 The Peninsula Doha: The Qatar Rail has announced that it will reinstate the road near Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) station to its original alignment in phases starting June 11. The roads between Al Edd Al Sharqi and Al Edd Al Jibli streets will be completed within a month on July 12. The roads are now being...

  11 Jun 2018 - 8:25 Eng. Ahmed Ali Al Kuwari (third left); Ahmad Al Kuwari, Head of the Projects Section at Kahramaa; with other officials during the inauguration of Kahramaa Al Waab station yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has opened third power substation at a cost of...

  11 Jun 2018 - 8:27 The Peninsula The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ecuador, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, and Deputy Foreign Minister, Rolando Suarez, have met with Qatar’s Ambassador to Ecuador, Hassan bin Ibrahim Al Malki, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. During the meeting they discussed bilateral relations and ways of supporting and...

  11 Jun 2018 - 8:37 QNA DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin...

  11 Jun 2018 - 8:39 The Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation, Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, and the Chairman of the Iraqi Media Network, Mujahid Abu Hail, with a memento during the signing of MoU. The Peninsula DOHA: The Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani met yesterday with Chairman of the Iraqi Media Network Mujahid Abu...

The High-Speed Rail project - End of the line? 1 of 2 An artist's impression of Batu Pahat station on the KL-Singapore HSR line. Malaysia has cancelled the project as its price tag is said to be prohibitive.PHOTO: EDELMAN PUBLISHED JUN 3, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT UPDATED JUN 4, 2018, 7:56 AM FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL It was hailed as a marquee project that would transform the way Singapore and Malaysia...

VIDEO: REUTERS PUBLISHED JUN 9, 2018, 1:33 AM SGT FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL TOKYO (REUTERS) - Apple expects to ship 80 million new model iPhones this year, down 20 per cent from what it had planned at the same time last year, Japanese financial daily the Nikkei reported on Friday (June 8), citing industry sources. The California-based firm has asked suppliers to make about 20 per cent...

Coca-Cola has launched a clear Coke in Japan. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM NEWS.MYNAVI.JP PUBLISHED JUN 6, 2018, 10:45 AM SGT FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL First there was clear milk tea. Then came clear coffee. Now the inevitable has happened. Coca-Cola has launched a clear Coke in Japan. Cashing in on the craze for all drinks transparent and low calorie in the country, Coca-Cola Clear is colourless, calorie free, and flavoured lightly...

1 of 2 Saudi Arabia issued driving licences to women for the first time in decades, but a wave of arrests against female activists sours the image of a progressive country. PUBLISHED JUN 5, 2018, 12:54 AM SGT FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Monday (June 4) began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, authorities said, just weeks before the historic...

A photo posted to social media after the bombing.PHOTO: TWITTER PUBLISHED JUN 9, 2018, 5:17 AM SGT FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL KIRKUK, Iraq (REUTERS) - At least one woman was killed and 14 people including women and children were wounded late on Friday (June 8) when a bomb exploded in the ethnically-mixed Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, the military said. The improvised explosive device went off near...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left), US President Donald Trump (second, left), and French President Emmanuel Macron participate in a working session of the G7 Summit, on June 8, 2018. PHOTO: AFP PUBLISHED 6 HOURS AGO FACEBOOKTWITTEREMAIL LA MALBAIE, Quebec (REUTERS) - The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said on Friday...