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Gulf Bank empowers youth at INJAZ Kuwait's competition
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank sponsored INJAZ Kuwait's annual "Company Program" competition for the 16th year in a row, as part of the Bank's long-standing partnership with the non-profit organization. As is customary with the annual competition, participants pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of winning prizes at both the high school and university levels.In light of ongoing circumstances, this year's competition was held virtually...
KUWAIT: Salem Al-Ozainah with Osama Al-Armeli and Samar Dizmen in the presence of his family.nn
Dasman Bilingual School graduates its 16th Class for 2020-2021
KUWAIT: Salem Al-Ozainah with Osama Al-Armeli and Samar Dizmen in the presence of his family.KUWAIT: Dasman Bilingual School (DBS) Vice Chairman Osama Rashid Al-Armeli and Superintendent Samar Dizmen graced DBS' graduates of its sixteenth group of students with the American high school diploma, in a ceremony held recently under the patronage of Salem Muthib Al-Ozainah - Chairman and CEO of the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory...
KUWAIT: The boat is seen after the rescue operation.
Eleven women rescued from sinking boat
KUWAIT: The boat is seen after the rescue operation.KUWAIT: Firemen rescued 11 female citizens after their rented boat started sinking near Kubbar Island. Teams from the Shuaiba and sea rescue fire stations headed to the scene in response to an emergency call, and managed to rescue the women and take them safely to the Fahaheel slipway, Kuwait Fire Force said.Meanwhile, Qurain and Mubarak Al-Kabeer firemen put out a blaze that started in a...
KUWAIT: MPs gather in the National Assembly hall after Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem cancelled the special session due to a no-show by government ministers yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatnnn
MPs criticize decision to deport resident for expressing opinion
KUWAIT: MPs gather in the National Assembly hall after Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem cancelled the special session due to a no-show by government ministers yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Opposition lawmakers and local activists yesterday strongly criticized a decision by the interior ministry to deport a 25-year-old Jordanian resident for taking part in a gathering to protest against banning unvaccinated people from entering...
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Algeria finance minister named new premier
Aimene BenabderrahmaneALGIERS: Algerian Finance Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane was named prime minister yesterday, the presidency said, following legislative elections earlier this month and as the country seeks to curb a deep socio-economic crisis. "Aimene Benabderrahmane has been appointed prime minister and charged with carrying on consultations with political parties and civil society to form a government as soon as possible," the...
BAGHDAD: Members of Iraq's Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitary forces ride in vehicles driving in a symbolic funerary parade in the capital Baghdad Tuesday in remembrance of those killed in a US raid against one of the Hashed's brigades. - AFPnn
Will US-Iran tensions flare again in Iraq?
BAGHDAD: Members of Iraq's Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitary forces ride in vehicles driving in a symbolic funerary parade in the capital Baghdad Tuesday in remembrance of those killed in a US raid against one of the Hashed's brigades. - AFPBAGHDAD: This week's deadly US air strikes on pro-Iranian armed groups in Iraq and Syria sparked fears of a new escalation between the rivals. Even as they hope to revive a 2015 deal over...
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Swiss to buy F-35A fighter jets from US
Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jetGENEVA: Switzerland's government yesterday backed the purchase of 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets to replace its fleet and five Patriot air defense units from fellow US manufacturer Raytheon. Switzerland's current air defense set-up will reach the end of its service life in 2030 and the search for a replacement fleet has been long and hotly contested."The Federal Council is confident that these two systems...
BARCELONA: People visit the Mobile World Congress (MWC) fair in Barcelona yesterday. - AFP nn
Pandemic lifts sales of wearable gadgets
BARCELONA: People visit the Mobile World Congress (MWC) fair in Barcelona yesterday. - AFPBARCELONA: Earphones embedded in pearl earrings, a smartwatch that measures body temperature, a diamond ring that monitors sleep patterns: The wearable gadgets market has boomed as the pandemic boosts interest in health monitoring and working from home. While worldwide sales of smartphones slumped last year, a record 527 million wearables were sold in...
QINGZHOU: A worker produces truck parts at a factory in Qingzhou, in China's eastern Shandong province yesterday. - AFPnnn n
China factory activity edges down in June on tight supplies
QINGZHOU: A worker produces truck parts at a factory in Qingzhou, in China's eastern Shandong province yesterday. - AFPBEIJING: Chinese factory activity stabilised in June, data showed yesterday, but output was hit by supply shortages of key commodities and microchips as well as the coronavirus-induced closure of a key port that caused huge delivery delays. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the...
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White gold gamble: Togo turns to private sector for cotton revival
A farmer seen tossling cotton.TOME: In a bold but contested strategy, the West African state of Togo has bet heavily on the private sector to revive its struggling cotton industry. "White gold," as cotton is sometimes called, accounts for only between one and 4.3 percent of the country's GDP, bringing 500,000 jobs for a population of 8.8 million.Yet cotton also has huge potential in terms of job creation, especially for the poorest and smallest...
LONDON: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over South Africa's Kevin Anderson during their men's singles second round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London yesterday. - AFPn
Djokovic into Wimbledon last 32 despite more falls
LONDON: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over South Africa's Kevin Anderson during their men's singles second round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a series of falls on Centre Court to reach the Wimbledon third round yesterday with a straight sets win over Kevin Anderson. World...
LONDON: US player Serena Williams reacts as she withdraws from her women's singles first round match against Belarus's Aliaksandra Sasnovich on the second day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Tuesday. - AFPn
Serena's record hopes slipping and sliding away
LONDON: US player Serena Williams reacts as she withdraws from her women's singles first round match against Belarus's Aliaksandra Sasnovich on the second day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Tuesday. - AFPLONDON: Serena Williams's innocuous slip that ended her Wimbledon campaign at the first hurdle symbolized the manner in which her powers have been steadily sliding away. The...
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