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NBK delegation participates in IMF and World Bank Group meetings
KUWAIT: The official delegation representing National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) concluded its participation in the annual events and meetings organized by the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group. These gatherings are taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, from October 9 -15. NBK delegation was headed by Isam Al-Sager, Vice Chairman and Group CEO, Salah Al-Fulaij, CEO of National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait,...
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Blinken asks China to use its ‘influence’ for Mideast calm
ABU DHABI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday on China, a partner of Iran, to use its influence to push for calm in the Middle East. The top US diplomat, who was visiting Saudi Arabia, had a “productive” one-hour telephone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. “Our message was that he thinks it’s in our shared interest to stop the conflict from spreading.” Miller...
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Conservative parties sweep to power in New Zealand election
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders resoundingly elected a new conservative government Saturday, with incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins conceding his centre-left Labour party’s six years in power were over. Hipkins, who replaced charismatic two-term leader Jacinda Ardern in January, said he was “not in a position to form a government” and had already congratulated premier-in-waiting Christopher Luxon. “The result tonight is not one that any...
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Thousands rally across Mideast in solidarity with Palestinians
BAGHDAD: Thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of several Middle East capitals Friday in support of Palestinians amid Zionist air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a surprise Hamas attack.“No to the occupation!” chanted demonstrators gathered in central Baghdad after leader Moqtada Sadr called for a protest “in support of Gaza” and against Zionist entity, an AFP journalist reported. “This rally is aimed at condemning what is...
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Rohit hits 86 as India hand Pakistan 7-wicket WCup rout
AHMEDABAD:  Skipper Rohit Sharma’s 86 and an inspired bowling display helped India hammer Pakistan by seven wickets in their high-profile World Cup clash at the 132,000-capacity Ahmedabad stadium on Saturday. India bowled out Pakistan for 191 after their rivals collapsed from 155-2. They overhauled the total with 117 balls to spare to extend their unbeaten streak against their neighbours to eight in the 50-over showpiece tournament.Rohit stood...
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Where am I? Gaming whizzes put geography on the map
The world’s best gamers who can identify a location anywhere in the world after seeing an image in less than a second face off Saturday in a world championship in Stockholm. A picture of a sunny paved road appears on a computer screen, bordered by trees and bushes. A red dirt road crosses the paved road, in what appears to be a tropical landscape. “We’re going to be in Indonesia because of the sticker on this pole,” Trevor Rainbolt of the...
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‘Swifties’ flock to movie theaters for record-breaking ‘Eras’ film
Taylor Swift fans sporting friendship bracelets and glittery cowboy boots packed into early screenings of the pop megastar’s concert film at movie theaters across the United States on Thursday. Thanks to the hysteria surrounding the singer’s ongoing and record-setting world tour, a filmed version of her concert — “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” — is already tipped to be one of the year’s biggest movies.Usual cinema etiquette has been...
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Gulf Bank Participates in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Meetings
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank participated in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Meeting 2023, held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 9 to 15 October 2023, in the presence of a large number of monetary and financial policymakers from around the world. The delegation from Gulf Bank comprised Acting CEO Waleed Khalid Mandani, Acting Deputy CEO Sami Mahfouz and Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communications Ahmad Al-Amir.The annual International Monetary Fund...
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Nayacalevu says Fiji aim to ‘make history’ in World Cup
MARSEILLE: Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu says his country will be carrying the hopes of an entire region when they look to make history against England at the World Cup in Marseille on Sunday. The Flying Fijians are playing in the quarter-finals for just the third time. They are one of only three Tier II teams to have reached this stage of the competition—Samoa in 1991 and 1995, and Japan in 2019 -- but none of them have ever been beyond that....
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World Bowling Championship finals today
KUWAIT: Today will mark the end of the World Bowling Championship that was held in Kuwait from October 4th to the 15th with 400 players of both genders representing 36 national teams. The final event today will be the group competition which promises to be the strongest and most competitive between all participating teams as all are competing for the title due to the moral and material returns.Al-Ali, member of the Oman Bowling Federation, Head...
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Kuwait grabs 2 gold medals in Arab Cup
HURGHADA: Kuwait Triathlon National Team (Hamad Al-Khaldi and Ali Dashti) made yet another achievement by winning two gold medals at the Arab Cup Championship that took place in Hurghada, Egypt. The Triathlon Club players won several medals at the Bahrain League Championship. Meanwhile, chairman of the Board of the Triathlon Federation and Club Rashid Al-Kandary lauded these major achievements at the Arab Cup and Bahrain, adding that such feats...
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World Athletics president Coe says IOC made ‘only decision’ in banning Russia
MUMBAI: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Saturday the International Olympic Committee had made the “only decision left open to them” in suspending Russia’s national Olympic body for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine’s membership. The IOC’s move, made Thursday during an ongoing executive board meeting in Mumbai, came after the Russian Olympic Committee recognized regional organizations from four Ukrainian...
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CITRA, Google ink land lease deal
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BASRA: Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah inaugurates the Kuwait Surgical Government Hospital on Dec 18, 2024. - KUNA
First Deputy PM opens Kuwaiti hospital in Basra
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk past old Lada cars parked and ready to carry goods in the vicinity of a busy market in Addis Ababa. – AFP photos
The last of Ethiopia’s Soviet-era Lada cars
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SARMADA: Ghazi Mohammed Al-Mohammed, a former detainee in a Damascus prison, poses for a picture with his mother at their home in Idlib province on Dec 14, 2024. - AFP
Assad’s prisoner no 3006 tells his harrowing story
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received visiting Bosnian Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, His Highness the Crown Prince's Office Chief retired Lieutenant General Jamal Al-Theyab, Undersecretary of His Highness the Crown Prince's Diwan Mazen Al-Essa and Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Mohammad Hayati were present at the reception. – KUNA
Kuwait and Bosnia explore investment opportunities