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  06 Jun 2018 - 10:27 File photo of Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Reuters AFP Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday slammed the Argentina national football team over the cancellation of a planned friendly against Israel in Jerusalem, calling it a surrender to hate. "It's a shame that Argentina's footballing nobility did not withstand the pressure from Israeli-hating inciters," he wrote on Twitter in...

  06 Jun 2018 - 15:37 Vehicles from the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group patrol the town of Rmelane in Syria's Hasakeh province on June 5, 2018. AFP / Delil souleiman AFP BEIRUT: A senior Syrian Kurdish official says his party is prepared to hold talks with the government in Damascus over the future of northeastern Syria and territories the Kurds...

  06 Jun 2018 - 19:55 Workers of the Centrale Danone company protest against the boycott of the brand, in front the parliament in Rabat, Morocco, June 5, 2018. Picture taken June 5, 2018, REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal By Amira El Masaiti / AP RABAT, Morocco: Buying yogurt in a small grocery store in Rabat, Morocco, 24-year-old Chaima Lahsini has a request: "Nothing from Central...

  06 Jun 2018 - 20:59 Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev speaks during a press conference on June 6, 2018, in Tel Aviv following the cancellation of the game between the Israeli and Argentina. AFP / Jack Guez By Aron Heller I Associated Press JERUSALEM:  The sports-crazed nation of Israel was in uproar Wednesday over Argentina's abrupt cancellation of a World...

  07 Jun 2018 - 16:11 The newly appointed Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz (C) meets with member of Union leaders in Amman, on June 7, 2018. AFP / Ahmad GHARABLI By Leith al-Juneidi | Anadolu AMMAN: Jordan’s acting Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz said Thursday that his incoming government would withdraw an unpopular income tax bill once it is officially sworn-in next week. He made...

  07 Jun 2018 - 19:55 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim mattis attends a press conference within the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on June 8, 2018. ( Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency ) AFP Brussels: US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis warned Friday it would be a "strategic blunder" to pull out of Syria before UN-led peace efforts...

  09 Jun 2018 - 1:30 A Palestinian protestor waves his national flag during a demonstration along the border with Israel east of Jabalia in the central Gaza Strip on June 8, 2018. AFP / Mohammed Abed By Nidal al-Mughrabi I Reuters Gaza:  Israeli troops killed four Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others on Friday with live fire and tear gas used against...

  07 Jun 2018 - 11:04 The Peninsula Doha: Qatar’s achievements during the past period are the best proof of the failure of the unjust siege which only further consolidated people rallying behind leadership and deepened faith in the capabilities of Qatar and its citizens, said Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Thani (pictured). The Minister...

  07 Jun 2018 - 14:28 File Photo by Kammutty VP © The Peninsula The Peninsula Online The Pharmacy and Drug Control Department in the Ministry of Public Health issued a notice asking all pharmacies in Qatar to remove products imported from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt and to return them to the dealer. The notice said that the inspectors of the Pharmacy...

  07 Jun 2018 - 11:46 The Peninsula Online Quite a few fun activities are happening this weekend in Qatar. We have shortlisted a few of the interesting ones for you. Breath and Life Exhibition The ancient traditional Chinese medicine is featured at “Breath and Life” exhibition. The exhibition features paintings that dates back to 3,000 years, showcasing some of the most famous experts in...

  07 Jun 2018 - 20:14 A file photo of Doha Corniche, August 2, 2015. (Abdul Basit / The Peninsula) The Peninsula Doha:  Weather inshore until 6 a.m. on Friday will be slightly dusty to blowing dust at places at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be cloudy becoming slightly dusty later, the report added, warning...

  08 Jun 2018 - 4:58 Ooredoo Group Chief Technolgy Officer Ahmad Abdulaziz Al Neama with the new 5G devices. The Peninsula DOHA: Ooredoo announced yesterday that the company has reached another world-first milestone, with the delivery of the first live 5G home broadband devices. The devices, which are currently being tested on Ooredoo’s 5G network before distribution, will work on both the Ooredoo...

  08 Jun 2018 - 5:12 QNA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Qatar, Ewa Polano; the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bahia Tahzib-Lie; the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, Metin Kazak; and senior advisor to the EU, Alexis...

  08 Jun 2018 - 5:11 A Ministry official conducting the inspection. The Peninsula DOHA: The surprise inspection campaign carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, which covered 216 businesses in the shopping tent in the Mehairja area, has resulted in registering violations against four cafes that operated without a license outside the tent. These intensive campaigns come within the framework of...