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NBK staff complete trade finance training program
KUWAIT: In line with its strategy to develop human capital by supporting their career advancement and ensuring their career growth, NBK concluded a specialized training program on trade finance held in cooperation with Euromoney, with the aim of developing and enhancing the skills of Trade Finance Department staff and providing them with adequate expertise in this domain.NBK is keen to continuously support, empower and develop its employees by...
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Indian School of Excellence marks Grandparents' Day
KUWAIT: To instill the knowledge of this inseparable and unique bond in their students and to shout out the worth of the real foundations of our families, Indian School of Excellence revered and celebrated grandparents across the globe. The evening of October 14, 2021 was made distinctive and memorable with the adorable gestures of unsurpassable love between grandparents and their grandchildren.Students from all the classes and sections...
LONDON: Edinson Cavani celebrates with Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring Manchester United's second goal during the English Premier League football match against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. - AFPn
Solskjaer's tactical tweaks pay off as Man Utd return to winning ways
LONDON: Edinson Cavani celebrates with Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring Manchester United's second goal during the English Premier League football match against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. - AFPLONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took Manchester United south to play Tottenham with his job on the line but lives to fight another day after his decisions paid off handsomely in a 3-0 win. The pressure on the...
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Kuwait's Awadhi wins bronze in Asian tennis tourney
Mohammad Al-AwadhiBy Abdullatif SharaaKUWAIT: A new achievement for Kuwait tennis was made recently when national player Mohammad Jassem Al-Awadhi won the bronze medal for juniors under-14 in the International Asian Championship. The tournament is taking place in Qatar until November 6, with participation of athletes from 20 countries across the continent.President of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber...
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Shooters from Kuwait, GCC to participate in Crown Prince tournament
Obaid Al-OsaimiBy Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Preparations are underway at the Kuwait Shooting Sport Club (KSSC) for the new season, as HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah tournament will be held from November 4-6 at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex. Shooters from the club, National Guard, military and police are set to participate, as well as shooters from GCC countries in the skeet, trap, air pistol and...
KUWAIT: An aerial view of the artificial Um Al-Ghaz island off Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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KUWAIT: An aerial view of the artificial Um Al-Ghaz island off Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Netflix and Kuwait-based NCIG launch first scriptwriting program in MENA
Sheikha Al-Zain Al-SabahKUWAIT: For the first time in the MENA region, Netflix has partnered up with a regional production studio to train and develop TV writers. Kuwait-based NCIG (National Creative Industries Group KSCC) and Netflix have partnered to deliver the NCIG TV Writers' Lab 6x6, a program designed to incubate six writers from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and turn their ideas into market-ready pitch decks in six weeks with the ultimate goal...
KHARTOUM: Sudanese anti-coup protesters wave the national flag as they gather in a street in the capital Khartoum to express their support for the country's democratic transition which a military takeover and deadly crackdown derailed. - AFP n
Sudan protesters barricade streets
KHARTOUM: Sudanese anti-coup protesters wave the national flag as they gather in a street in the capital Khartoum to express their support for the country's democratic transition which a military takeover and deadly crackdown derailed. - AFPKHARTOUM: Sudanese anti-coup protesters yesterday manned barricades in Khartoum a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover entered...
ROME: This image grabbed from a video handout shows police officers monitoring on screens the arrival of US President Joe Biden's motorcade arriving yesterday at the convention center 'La Nuvola' in the EUR district of Rome for the second day of the G20 world leaders summit. - AFP  n
Global democracy under attack despite Biden push
ROME: This image grabbed from a video handout shows police officers monitoring on screens the arrival of US President Joe Biden's motorcade yesterday at the convention center 'La Nuvola' in the EUR district of Rome for the second day of the G20 world leaders summit. - AFPROME: US President Joe Biden has vowed a major push to promote democracy worldwide. But since he took office, democracy has faced repeated setbacks. Among three nations whose...
BEIJING: A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Beijing yesterday. - AFPn
China rejects 'political, false' US report on COVID origins
BEIJING: A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Beijing yesterday. - AFPBEIJING: Beijing lashed out against a US intelligence review into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, calling it "political and false" while urging Washington to "stop attacking" China. The Chinese foreign ministry's retort came days after the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a...
HONG KONG: Pedestrians cross a street in Hong Kong yesterday. - AFP n
As rivals reopen, Hong Kong doubles down on isolation
HONG KONG: Pedestrians cross a street in Hong Kong yesterday. - AFPHONG KONG: Hong Kong's decision to descend deeper into international coronavirus isolation as rivals reopen is causing consternation among managers at multinationals who see no end to a zero-COVID strategy imposed by a leadership beholden to Beijing. The southern Chinese business hub has kept the coronavirus at bay thanks to some of the world's strictest quarantine rules with...
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris receives a booster of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC. - AFP n
US vice president still searching for her role
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris receives a booster of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC. - AFPWASHINGTON: The first woman and first person of color to become US vice president, Kamala Harris made history on November 3, 2020. But a year later, she is still trying to figure out what part to play in a role that is by definition thankless. President Joe Biden, by teaming up...