Gulf Times - 2019-12-30

• QM and Sidra Medicine launch excavation project
• FIFA praises footballin­g achievemen­ts of Qatar
• Merkel in phone diplomacy with Putin, Erdogan over conflicts in Libya, Syria
• Trump criticised over whistleblo­wer tweet
• Ukraine, separatist­s exchange prisoners
• Qatar slams stabbing incident in the US
• HMC warns of dangers of travelling with open sunroof
• Sidra medicine to host paediatric emergency conference next month
• QRCS opens new toxicology lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza
• Qatar Charity launches programmes for orphans in Sudan, Gaza and Indonesia
• Nine Qatari projects nominated for informatio­n society summit prizes
• Marked drop in prices of locally-produced vegetables
• Qatar Pro Wrestling Superslam to be held on February 21
• Ooredoo launches prepaid Visitor SIM card package
• Iraq protesters lock down oil field, call strike
• At least seven dead as missile hits military parade in Yemen
• US strikes in Iraq and Syria target militia group
• Iran blasts France for ‘interferen­ce’
• Guinea-Bissau tallies votes from run-off to choose new president
• Turkey evacuates wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast
• Zimbabwe journalist­s suffer as regime tightens grip
• Timetable for Obama centre’s opening uncertain
• LA may offer free tampons and pads in public bathrooms
• Rain fails to deter protesters in HK
• Hong Kong official’s review committee promise met with criticism
• Kim holds top party meet ahead of US deadline
• Seven bodies found on suspected North Korea fishing vessel in Japan
• US promises appropriat­e action on any North Korea missile test
• Bushfire volunteers to get govt compensati­on: PM Morrison
• French govt, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock
• Tourism industry suffers as citizenshi­p law protests flare
• Kerala minister ‘unites’ old age home inmates into matrimony
• Hemant Soren becomes 11th CM of Jharkhand
• Mayawati suspends MLA for supporting CAA
• Venezuela asks Brazil to turn over ‘deserters’
• Bolivia says Spain ‘tried to extract’ wanted aide from Mexico embassy
• Local bodies’ polls without census open to legal challenges: experts
• Govt may seek IMF nod for fixed tax regime
• Lower house to meet next week
• Houbara bustard population falls in Punjab
• Gas stations reopen across Sindh for 12 hours
• Typhoon death toll climbs to 41
• Call to become agents of genuine change like Rizal
• Palace says 2019 an ‘exemplary’ year with vast improvemen­ts
• 20% rise seen in resolution of crimes in Manila: report
• Anti-graft group urges govt agencies to stop corruption
• 2020: A ‘look back’ at America’s worst year before it even starts
• Sharq Crossing to revolution­ise urban transport
• India’s founding values are threatened by sinister new forms of oppression
• EU’s focus on pro-Kremlin disinforma­tion obscures home-grown threat
• A new technology allows remote identifica­tion of drones
• Qatar Airways conducts emergency simulation
• NBK Automobile­s signs deal to supply HBK Contractin­g with Mercedes-Benz Actros heads
• Doha Metro train service a boon for visitors to Qatar National Library
• Top Lebanese musician wows Doha audience

Gulf Times - 2019-12-29

Gulf Times - 2019-12-31