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  13 Apr 2018 - 18:30 People shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in Mumbai, India April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas AFP New Delhi, India: India's women's minister on Friday called for the death penalty for child rapists as nationwide outrage mounted...

  11 Apr 2018 - 16:15 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Reuters/Jason Cairnduff By Simon Evans | Reuters MANCHESTER, England: Even before Tuesday's Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team were not ready to win Europe's elite club trophy. Now the Spaniard's task, once the Premier League title is formally secured, will be to identify...

  12 Apr 2018 - 23:27 Players of AS Roma celebrate after the UEFA Champions League quarters soccer match between AS Roma and FC Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy on April 10, 2018.Claudio Pasquazi/ Anadolu Agency Reuters MILAN:  AS Roma's inconsistent Serie A form has been made to look all the more exasperating by their rousing win over Barcelona as...

  13 Apr 2018 - 1:48 Minister of Economy and Commerce, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, during the meeting with International Monetary Fund officials in Washington, DC, yesterday. The Peninsula Doha: Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tao Zhang praised the economic policies of Qatar and its success in overcoming  economic crises affecting the global...

  09 Apr 2018 - 8:14 File picture used for representation. The Peninsula DOHA: The General Directorate of Traffic has asked motorists to remove stickers from rear windshields or side windows of vehicles which “block or hinder” the visibility. “Pasting of these stickers is the violation of traffic law and we have passed directions to people for their removal. Also we have dispatched directions...

  12 Apr 2018 - 11:54 Salisbury District Hospital is seen after Yulia Skripal was discharged, in Salisbury, Britain, April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Reuters LONDON: Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy, has said she did not wish to take up the offer of assistance from the Russian embassy in London. In a statement...

  12 Apr 2018 - 12:20 Bloomberg JetSuite, a small charter airline that offers scheduled service up and down the West Coast, plans to expand its public face with a fleet of regional jets that will eventually grow to 100. The expansion of its public charter, JetSuiteX, will be funded in part by investor Qatar Airways and an expanded stake sold to JetBlue...

  11 Apr 2018 - 9:46 The Peninsula DOHA: The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hamad International Airport (HIA), Eng Badr Mohammed Al Meer (pictured), has been appointed as a Regional Board Director of the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific. The ACI Asia Pacific Board is considered the “voice of Asia-Pacific airports”, the largest region of ACI, representing the interests of around 603 airports...

  11 Apr 2018 - 10:07 The Peninsula Rawabi Hypermarket opened its 7th branch inside Al Noor petrol station, Al Murra, which was inaugurated by Sheikh Khalid Hassan A Al Thani and Abdulla Nayef M N Al Dosari along with Muhammed Abdulla MP, Managing Director of Al Rawabi Group of companies, and other officials.

  11 Apr 2018 - 10:11 The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Airways announced that it has been named ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘Best Business Class: Middle East’ and ‘World’s Top 10 Airline’ by the highly-respected 2018 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards, complementing a growing number of accolades that the airline has received in 2018. Qatar Airways garnered additional praise from TripAdvisor as it was recognised...

  11 Apr 2018 - 10:24 Pakistan’s Ambassador to Qatar, Shahzad Ahmad and Katara’s General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, with embassy officials. By Amna Pervaiz Rao / The Peninsula DOHA: The Katara Cultural Village in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan in Qatar will host “Sachal Jazz Concert” on April 16. The event will take place at Katara Drama Theatre (Building...

  11 Apr 2018 - 10:30 The picture shows Girls Summit for the Malala Fund, organised by the Girls Center for Education held in Zaria, northern Nigeria in November 2016. The Peninsula Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced 12 finalists for its 2018 WISE Awards. Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote innovative...

  11 Apr 2018 - 10:43 From second left: Frederic Sallet, Thales CEO; Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador to Qatar; Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser Al Thani, INJAZ Chairperson; Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie, Qatar Rail CEO and Emad El Khaja, INJAZ CEO, with the contestants during the awarding ceremony of the Job Champions Competition held at Four Seasons Hotel, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin...

  11 Apr 2018 - 10:51 The delegates at the meeting. The Peninsula DOHA: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) yesterday hosted a meeting for the New Technologies and Logistics Committee of the International Association of Gendarmeries and Police Forces with Military Status (FIEP), to discuss mechanism for responding to terrorist attacks in open spaces with the participation of 15 countries from the association’s member...