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  16 May 2018 - 16:57 (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 16, 2016, a football supporter covers his head with an England flag, the St George's Cross, as he walks in the rain in Lens, northern France, on the day England played against Wales in their Euro 2016 group B football match. AFP / LEON NEAL AFP London: Trent Alexander-Arnold...

  15 May 2018 - 11:38 File photo of a North Korean flag used for representation. Reuters By Kim Tong-Hyung | AP Seoul, South Korea: North Korea will invite eight South Korean journalists as part of an international media group to witness the closure of its nuclear test site next week, the South's government said Tuesday. The site's closure would set up next month's historic summit between North Korean leader...

  16 May 2018 - 11:45 People walk past a television news screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) at a railway station in Seoul on May 16, 2018. AFP / Jung Yeon-je By Christine Kim and Josh Smith | Reuters Seoul: North Korea threw next month's unprecedented summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S....

  16 May 2018 - 14:16 Indonesian policemen examine a car used by attackers outside the police headquarter in Pekanbaru, Riau following attacks on May 16, 2018. AFP / DEDY SUTISNA AP JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead four sword-wielding men who attacked a police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest in a spate of militant attacks across the Muslim-majority country. National...

ancel...   16 May 2018 - 14:37 (FILES) In this photograph taken on March 28, 2018, Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa spins prayer wheels at Boudhanath Stupa, where he has a rented room, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. XGTY / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA / XGTY By Binaj Gurubacharya | AP Kathmandu, Nepal: A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for the 22nd...

n...   16 May 2018 - 17:02 This combination of pictures created on March 9, 2018 comprising of an undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 17, 2018 showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting the newly-renovated Pyongyang Teachers' University in Pyongyang and US President Donald Trump applauding as he stands in front of the...

  16 May 2018 - 8:42 H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani (right), QCB Governor, with Ajay Sharma, British Ambassador to Qatar, during the signing ceremony, yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula By Mohammad Shoeb / The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar and the United Kingdom signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of cyber security. The MoU was...

  16 May 2018 - 8:45 The Peninsula DOHA: New technology makes doing business across international borders faster, simpler and more secure, with real-time tracking of trade finance transactions helping improve corporate cash management, HSBC told customers at a digital workshop in Qatar. Demonstrating its digital platform and capabilities to nearly 200 customers at a Global Trade and Receivable Finance Academy, customers were able...

  16 May 2018 - 8:53 The Peninsula DOHA: Investcorp, a leading global provider and manager of alternative investments, yesterday announces that it has established a platform to enter the highly fragmented German dental sector. As its initial investment, Investcorp has acquired Privatzahnarztklinik Schloss Schellenstein GmbH (PSS), one of the leading centres forimplantology and dental surgery, which attracts both domestic and international patients and...

er to deliver IoT...   16 May 2018 - 9:02 The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced that 16 of its branches will have extended working hours during the blessed month of Ramadan. Regular QIB branches will open Sunday through Thursday from 9 am to 2pm. In addition, Al-Fanar, Salwa Road, Al Rayyan, Airport Road, Al Sadd, Al Wakra, Al Khor branches and C-Ring...

  16 May 2018 - 9:33 By Satish Kanady I The Peninsula DOHA: Eight top QSE-listed companies have met with a number of international fund managers and investment decision makers in London, as part of an ‘investor relations’ event. The two-day event, jointly organised by Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Deutsche Bank and QNB Financial Services (QNBFS), covered a combination of one-to-one and group meetings...

  16 May 2018 - 11:03 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, with other guests during the graduation ceremony. The Peninsula Doha: In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, graduates from Qatar Foundation’s (QF’s) Academic Bridge...

  16 May 2018 - 10:42 The Peninsula Doha: The Commander of the Joint Special Forces Major General, H E Hamad bin Abdullah Al Fetais Al Marri, participated in the opening ceremony of the Special Operations Commanders Conference (SOFEX 2018) in its 12th edition. The event was held in Jordan from May 7 to 8. Major General Al Marri participated in the event...

  16 May 2018 - 10:42 Maryam Al Subaiey. The Peninsula DOHA: Maryam Al Subaiey from Qatar has won the Professional Achievement Award in Middle East and North Africa under Study UK Alumni Awards. The British Council announced the names of 21 regional winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards. All are alumni of UK universities, representing 17 countries and 18 UK higher education institutions. They...