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Napoli crowned italian-super Cup Champions Doha: Goalkeeper Rafael Cabral came up with two superb saves in the penalty shootout to help Napoli defeat Juventus 6-5 and lift the Italian Super Cup at Al Sadd Stadium here yesterday. In a thrilling encounter, which went down to the wire, there were flashes of brilliance from ace strikers Carlos Tevez and Gonazalo Higuian, who...

QFA Vice president receives Korean football delegation DOHA: Saud Al Mohannadi, Vice President of Qatar Football Association (QFA), met his counterpart from Korea FA on Sunday. Al Mohannadi received Soonho Choi, Vice President at Korea FA, and his accompanying delegation at Al Bidda Tower, the home of football in Doha.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qfa.com.qa

Striker Ibrahim back as Qatar picks squad for 2015 Asian Cup DOHA: Inspirational striker Khalfan Ibrahim has been included in the Qatar squad for next month’s Asian Cup, according to the list named by coach Djamel Belmadi on Monday. But the 23-man squad does not include striker Sebastian Soria who was also not included for last month’s Gulf Cup. Ibrahim missed Qatar’s...

GCC States Spare No effort to Enhance Joint Arab Social Work: Minister of Labour Sharm El-Sheikh , Egypt ,December 22 (QNA) - HE the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al Khulaifi affirmed that GCC states as usual spare no effort in order to enhance and develop cooperation and Arab joint social work. As they attached...

Erdogan slams birth control use as ‘treason’ Students of Tevfik Ileri Imam Hatip School hold a scarf as they wait for the arrival of President Tayyip Erdogan for the opening ceremony in Ankara November 18, 2014. (Reuters) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described efforts to promote birth control as “treason,” saying contraception risked causing a whole generation to dry up, reports...

Syrian govt allows medicine delivery to Aleppo A man wounded by shelling sits on a chair outside a closed shop in the Al-Muasalat area of Aleppo, Syria. Damascus has agreed to allow deliveries of desperately needed medical supplies to opposition-held parts of Aleppo and two other hard-to-reach areas, the World Health Organization said Monday. “We have gotten all of the approval...

Several injured in Christmas market attack in France At least 10 people have been injured after a van drove into shoppers in Nantes, France. The driver is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" before carrying out the attack, the second such incident within days. According to officials, a man drove into a crowd walking through a Christmas market in the western...

North Korean Internet returns after disruptions North Korea has been experiencing trouble with Internet connectivity. The outages occurred amid an ongoing row over a cyber attack on Sony and President Barack Obama's vow for retaliation. By early Tuesday, Internet accessibility had returned in North Korea after the country experienced widespread outages. "I haven't seen such a steady beat of routing instability and...

Real Madrid win Club World Cup, fourth title of 2014 Real Madrid defeated San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 on Saturday to win the Club World Cup and secure their fourth trophy of 2014. The Spanish giants dominated the final with Sergio Ramos, who had been an injury doubt because of a hamstring strain, and Gareth Bale getting on the scoresheet.     Read the...

Prime Minister of Tanzania Arrives in Doha Doha, December 20 (QNA) - The Prime Minister of Tanzania Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda arrived in Doha Saturday evening for a visit to Qatar. The Tanzanian Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival at Hamad International Airport by HE the Minister of Environment Ahmed bin Amir Al-Humaidi. (QNA)     Read the full...

Two New York police officers killed in ambush shooting An ambulance carrying one of the two New York Police officers who were shot dead passes by a New York Fire Department honor guard along Broadway in the Brooklyn borough of New York, December 20, 2014. (Reuters) The two New York City police officers who were ambushed and shot to death in...

Arrests as hundreds protest at Mall of America BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — About 25 people were arrested during a police brutality protest at Mall of America Saturday afternoon, according to mall officials. Hundreds of people gathered to demonstrate at the mall despite warnings that the facility is private property. Official attendance figures weren't immediately available, but the group Black Lives Matter Minneapolis had...

Emir of Kuwait Meets Iraqi Premier Kuwait, December 21 (QNA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met at Bayan Palace Sunday visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and the accompanying delegation. last Sunday.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Jordan hangs 11 men after eight-year death penalty moratorium Jordan's last previous executions were in June 2006 and 122 people have since been sentenced to death. Jordan executed 11 men convicted of murder by hanging on Sunday, the interior ministry said, as it ended an informal eight-year moratorium on the death penalty. “Eleven criminals convicted in different cases of murder were executed...