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Scolari’s Evergrande Squash Historic ‘Beef Ball’ Bid

Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande crushed Hong Kong's Eastern 6-0 on Tuesday as they ruthlessly ousted the...

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Iraq Holding Qatar Hunting Party’s Ransom Money

Iraq is holding hundreds of millions of dollars Qatari negotiators had brought to Baghdad as ransom money for the...

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Qatar World Cup Workers Get Nutrition Health Checks

As many as 1,000 Qatar World Cup construction workers are receiving health checks as part of a pilot programme agreed...

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Al Hilal and Al Ain Progress, Al-Rayyan Must Wait

Saudi giants Al Hilal progressed to the knockout phase of the AFC Champions League but Qatar's Al Rayyan must wait...

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Qatar Airways Chief Accuses US Carriers of ‘bullying’

The chief of Qatar Airways on Monday accused American carriers complaining over alleged subsidies to Gulf airlines of...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties

The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...

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Qatari Hunting Party Kidnapped In Iraq Freed

A Qatari hunting party kidnapped in southern Iraq in 2015 has been freed and was being handed over to a Qatari...

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Syria Evacuees On Move Again After 48-Hour Delay

Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees were on the move again Friday after being blocked for 48 hours at a transit...

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Philippine President Tells Unemployed To Kill Drug Addicts

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has some career advice for the almost 40 million Filipinos currently...

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Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi

US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...

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Former Ghana Coach Milovan Interviewed For Thailand National Team Job

Ex-Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has been interviewed for the vacant Thailand national team job. The Serbian is seeking a...

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Ex-Ghana Coach Milovan Interviewed For Thailand National Team Job

Ex-Ghana Coach, Milovan Rajevac, has been interviewed for the vacant Thailand national team job. The Serbian is seeking...

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Scared Syrian Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing

Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point...

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Scared Syria Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing

Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees from two besieged government-held towns were stuck at a rebel-held transit point...

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Thousands Evacuated After Deadly Syria Bombing

Thousands of Syrians were evacuated from besieged towns on Wednesday with tight security in place after a weekend...

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US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...

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Syria Evacuations Resume After Deadly Bombing

The evacuation of civilians and fighters from besieged Syrian towns resumed on Wednesday after a weekend bombing at a...

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Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...