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KUWAIT: This file photo shows an aerial view of buildings in Kuwait City and its surrounding areas. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Commerce Ministry monitors construction materials' prices
KUWAIT: This file photo shows an aerial view of buildings in Kuwait City and its surrounding areas. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry is monitoring the market to control prices of construction materials, which have been soaring globally. The ministry issued a number of resolutions to maintain prices of construction materials, including banning export and re-export of cement, lumber and iron but...
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Kuwait expresses concern over Islamophobia, hate speech
GENEVA: Kuwait expressed yesterday before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), its concern of the spreading phenomenon of Islamophobia, hate speech, and discrimination. This came during a speech given by Kuwait's Permanent Envoy to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim, before the UNHRC 47th session held between June 21 and July 13 in Geneva, Switzerland. The session is held via...
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CBK issues coins commemorating Kuwaiti Dinar, GCC
KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced the release of the second batch of commemorative coins marking the 60th anniversary of the issuance and circulation of Kuwait's national currency, as well as the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). A second batch was minted due to the high demand on the two commemorative coins upon their previous release.The press statement highlighted the special occasion...
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Think-tank founder represents Kuwait at French conference
Abdulaziz Al-AnjeriKUWAIT: Abdulaziz Al-Anjeri, founder and CEO of Kuwait-based Reconnaissance Research, will represent Kuwait at the 1st Middle East Session, organized by the Institut Des Hautes Etudes De Defense Nationale (IHEDN) in Paris, France at the invitation of the French government. "He [Al-Anjeri] will be an added value throughout his participation and a great reflection on Kuwait's future thinkers," said Anne-Claire Legendre, French...
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Kuwait vows to protect whistleblowers
KUWAIT: Kuwait's anti-corruption body vowed yesterday to protect whistleblowers in a bid to give impetus to a sweeping anti-corruption crusade, the watchdog said. The efforts of whistleblowers in Kuwait have been largely instrumental in uncovering corrupt practices, in addition to protecting public funds worth millions of Kuwaiti dinars, said Mohammad Buzabar, the anti-corruption body's deputy director general.Protecting whistleblowers, who are...
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Ooredoo Kuwait, MoH join forces to fight COVID-19
KUWAIT: The COVID-19 pandemic calls for a prompt response from all sectors, corporates, and organizations to retain the country's economy, save the public's health and welfare, and maintain a safe world free of disease. For Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, there is one way to ensure sustaining the national economy and maintaining the community's welfare, which is mobilizing all the needed resources...
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stc Masters, the ultimate destination for gamers
Amer AtouiKUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the launch of stc Masters, an online gaming hub that features eSports tournaments for gamers. The initiative is part of a long-term partnership with regional SME, Zawaya Gaming, an award winning eSports event management company, that focuses on...
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NBK supports LOYAC's 'KON' program
Manal Al-MattarKUWAIT: As a platinum sponsor, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) welcomes the participants from LOYAC's program "KON". This social entrepreneurship program is co-created with Babson College, the most prestigious entrepreneurship college in the United States and the number one institution in the world for entrepreneurship education. The program aims to introduce young adults between the ages of 12 to 16 to the world business and to...
KUWAIT: Ambassador of India to Kuwait Sibi George (left) participates in the event.n
Indian embassy celebrates Int'l Yoga Day 2021
KUWAIT: Ambassador of India to Kuwait Sibi George (left) participates in the event.KUWAIT: The Embassy of India in Kuwait celebrated the '7th International Day of Yoga (IDY)-2021' on the theme 'Yoga For Wellness' at the Embassy of India premises recently in hybrid format. The event is one of the many events the Embassy, under the banner of Indian Cultural Network (ICN), has been organizing, under India@75 and 60th anniversary celebrations of the...
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Firemen put out transformer blaze
KUWAIT: Firemen extinguished a blaze that erupted in a power transformer in Sabahiya yesterday. No injuries were reported in the incident as an investigation was opened to determine the cause of the fire, Kuwait Fire Force said.
KUWAIT: MPs trade blows during a bad-tempered session of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Assembly passes budget amid quarrels, fisticuffs
KUWAIT: MPs trade blows during a bad-tempered session of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: In a historic session that saw punches, quarrels and heated arguments from the start to the end, the National Assembly yesterday passed the state budget for the 2021/2022 fiscal with a KD 12.1 billion deficit. HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and most Cabinet ministers did not enter the...
GAURIBIDANUR, India: Technicians fly a drone belonging to Throttle Aerospace Systems which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight to deliver lifesaving medical supplies during a test flight on Monday. - AFP n
India tests longer-range drone flights
GAURIBIDANUR, India: Technicians fly a drone belonging to Throttle Aerospace Systems which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight to deliver lifesaving medical supplies during a test flight on Monday. - AFPBANGALORE: An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas. Greater use of drones could be a game-changer for...
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
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