The National - News - 2017-10-06

• SAUDI AND RUSSIA LOOK BEYOND ENERGY TO JOBS AND SYRIA PEACE
• Al Jazira club’s anger as Qatar holds footballer for 24 hours
• Ambassador Al Otaiba gets first look at new Boeing 787-10s
• Pakistan struck by suicide attack on Sufi shrine in Baluchista­n
• Former Afghan refugee is youngest woman to fly solo around the world
• DEATH SENTENCE MARKS THE END OF LEBANESE CLERIC’S DRAMATIC RISE AND FALL
• Abadi declares victory as Iraq wrests control of Hawija from ISIL
• New evidence of sarin attack found in Syria says watchdog
• Russian strike destroys Al Qaeda group’s arsenal
• PADDOCK ‘BOOKED ROOMS’ AT CHICAGO HOTEL OVERLOOKIN­G POP FESTIVAL SITE
• Father claims American son convicted for terrorist plots is innocent
• Oman’s dhow builders can feel the wind at their backs
• Budget of billions will be spent to put 25,000 Omanis back to work
• Frightenin­g increase in potentiall­y fatal allergies
• Severe reaction is a terrifying ordeal for parents, and it happens so easily
• PAINTER CREATES BUZZ BY TURNING COFFEE INTO ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
• Dinky settles in UK after two-month search
• Court told that maid sat on Quran during row with her employer
• ‘YOU CANNOT BE A CENTRE OF CULTURE WITHOUT A UNIVERSITY’
• ‘It helped me become who I am today’: students past and present on life at American University of Sharjah
• COOLING VEST SAVES FIVE LIVES DURING THE UAE’S LONG HOT SUMMER
• Uber says talks with Dubai on plan for affordable transport ‘positive’
• UAE is invited to ‘Discover America’
• KAZUO ISHIGURO’S NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE IS A SIGN OF GOOD IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
• Spanish court orders Catalonian independen­ce session suspended
• US ‘is still trading with North Korea’ despite sanctions
• Security forces attacked near Niger-Mali border
• Why hasn’t the EU taken Madrid to task for its behaviour over Catalonia?
• Teachers shape the future of the country
• Drug courts will contain and reduce the rate of addiction
• In Syria, Assad might be winning the war, but he is incapable of putting the country back together
• How I turned to the world of art to understand the unsettled planet on which we now live
• FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MAY DOUBLE KSA QUOTA
• IMF forecasts Saudi Arabia will return to growth pattern next year
• Riyadh studying three new bank licence applicatio­ns
• IRAN AND EGYPT WEIGH ON MENA RENEWABLES OUTLOOK
• Freight and capacity volumes increase for Middle East airlines during August AVIATION
• Lebanese business conditions plummet to 11-month low
• Infamous scandals provide chastening lessons in what not to do with your company
• Fraud trial hears former HSBC forex banker engaged in fix
• GENEROUS GESTURES FROM A SMART INVESTOR WITH HUMBLE ORIGINS
• Zain bucks trend as Gulf stocks slip
• Europe’s ability to take action on failing banks is called seriously into question
• HOW TO BANISH FEARS OF DIGITISATI­ON
• Singapore and Thailand discuss regional digital payments partnershi­p
• SYRIA KEEP A GRIP ON THEIR 2018 WORLD CUP DESTINY FOOTBALL
• Hassan full of pride as Iraq prepare for Arab Sevens
• POTENTIAL FOR BIG SHAKE-UP THANKS TO CATALONIA
• WORLD OF SPORT
• ‘A’ equals anxiety for France, Sweden and Netherland­s
• O’Neill wants to keep his role with Irish
• HERATH A THREAT AS SRI LANKA PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST DAY-NIGHT CRICKET TEST
• Godolphin mount challenges across different continents
• Nadal is wary of Isner at China Open
• Dubai set to host Asian Youth Para Games
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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