Arab News - 2018-03-14

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• Palestinia­n PM survives Gaza bomb attack
• Cabinet backs unified Arab approach to security
• Major plot twist for students at Kingdom’s first cinema school
• A panel of experts offered advice and encouragem­ent to budding filmmakers and discussed the challenges ahead
• Trump fires top diplomat Tillerson, names Pompeo successor
• Pompeo brings insider’s touch to his new role
• Ban on internatio­nal flights to Iraq’s Kurdish region lifted
• Attack on Al-Hamdallah aimed at derailing reconcilia­tion talks
• Turkish forces encircle Syria’s Afrin
• Turkish animosity toward Syrian refugees on the rise, survey warns
• Somali MPs scrap Dubai ports agreement
• Daesh kitchen bomb attack kills 7 in Yemen
• Mattis hints at talks with ‘war-weary’ Taliban on surprise visit to Kabul
• Shahbaz Sharif elected president of Pakistan’s ruling party
• Iran invites Pakistan to participat­e in Chabahar port
• US gives Philippine air force first drones
• Sanctions, cyberattac­k among possible UK moves on Russia
• The scientist who leaked Russia’s Novichok ‘conspiracy’
• London mosques given listed status to celebrate Muslim heritage
• Abbas ups the ante by going to the PNC
• Germany’s grand coalition by default
• Banking, insurance overhauled in party crackdown on unruly finance system
• GM president calls for ‘shared sacrifice’ to fix ailing South Korean operation
• Japan seeks G-20 help to monitor cryptocurr­ency use
• LNG is the new shale oil with the US as disruptor-in-chief
• There was plenty of time on the 16-hour return flight from Houston to Dubai to reflect on CERAWeek by IHS Markit. Here are my seven key takeaways from the 2018 ‘oil man’s Davos.’
• Fine highlights the close scrutiny paid to sports media rights in some countries
• New Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody completes Dodge’s strongest muscle car lineup ever
• LG OLED Video Wall recognized at AV Technology Europe Awards 2018
• KACST to receive applicatio­ns for training boot camp in Riyadh, Al-Qassim
• Ng potting her way to stardom
• Proteas need to prove they can win without Rabada
• Out-of-form Blues have what it takes to beat Barca
• Al-Hilal’s latest defeat lays bare problems at Riyadh giants
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