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AMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Dr Bicher Al-Khasawneh meets with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani. - KUNAnnnnn
Jordan aspires to increase Kuwait's $18bn businesses
AMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Dr Bicher Al-Khasawneh meets with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani. - KUNAAMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Dr Bicher Al-Khasawneh affirmed on Tuesday the necessity of economic cooperation with the State of Kuwait expressing Amman's aspiration to lure more Kuwaiti businesses, currently in the range of $18 billion. The premier made the remarks during his reception of the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Aziz...
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Security forces prevent hashish smuggling bid
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday that their criminal security teams from the General Administration for Drug Control had thwarted an attempt to smuggle 25 kilograms of hashish into the country through one of the country's land ports. The ministry's Relations and Security Media Department stated in a press statement that ministry teams received information indicating an attempt to bring narcotic substances through land...
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Kuwaiti oil price up 94 cents
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 94 cents to $55.36 per barrel on Tuesday after it was at $54.42 pb the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. At the global level, the price of the Brent crude went up by $1.15 to $55.90 per barrel, the same case with the West Texas Intermediate, which went up by 62 cents to $52.98 pb.Meanwhile, the OPEC daily basket price stood at $54.85 per barrel (pb) Tuesday, compared...
KUWAIT: Vehicles parked in a jam-packed public parking space in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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KUWAIT: Vehicles parked in a jam-packed public parking space in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Amazon Prime show agrees to changes after India Hindu outcry
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) take part in a protest against a new web series 'Tandav', in Mumbai.-AFP The cast and crew of a popular streaming series starring Bollywood megastar Saif Ali Khan have agreed to "implement changes" to the show after ruling party politicians accused it of insulting Hindu gods. The Amazon Prime drama "Tandav"-loosely compared to the US series "House of Cards"-drew criticism from members of...
Elton John is one of the musicians criticizing the British government's Brexit deal.-AFP n
Top British musicians hit out at Brexit impact on tours
Elton John is one of the musicians criticizing the British government's Brexit deal.-AFPMore than 100 leading musicians yesterday criticized the government's Brexit deal with the European Union writing in an open letter that performers had been "shamefully failed". Leading musical lights including Elton John, The Who's Roger Daltry and classical conductor Simon Rattle wrote in The Times newspaper that the government's failure to secure visa-free...
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Lebanon returns two stolen 18th-century icons to Greece
A picture shows two 18th-century religious icons depicting Jesus and Mary that were stolen in Greece and were seized by Lebanese authorities during an auction in the capital Beirut.-AFPLebanon handed back two 18th-century religious icons of Jesus and Mary to Greece on Tuesday after they were seized during an auction, a judicial source said. The paintings were stolen from an exhibition in Athens in 2016, and Greece put out an international notice...
This photograph shows a visitor in Son Doong cave, one of the world's largest natural caves, during a tour in central Vietnam's Quang Binh province.-AFP photosn
Tourism on track in the world's largest cave
This photograph shows a visitor in Son Doong cave, one of the world's largest natural caves, during a tour in central Vietnam's Quang Binh province.-AFP photosVast rock formations the size of multi-storey buildings loom above Ho Minh Phuc, as he picks a path through the gloom inside the world's largest cave. Phuc, who once earned a living through illegal logging, is a porter for the small tour groups that explore Vietnam's Son Doong-a cave so...
PARIS: This file photo taken on May 16, 2019 shows Jack Ma, CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, speaking during his visit at the Vivatech startups and innovation fair, in Paris. - AFP
Jack Ma appears for first time since regulatory crackdown
PARIS: This file photo taken on May 16, 2019 shows Jack Ma, CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, speaking during his visit at the Vivatech startups and innovation fair, in Paris. - AFPBEIJING: Shares in internet giant Alibaba soared more than eight percent yesterday after billionaire founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since November, ending weeks of speculation about his whereabouts after the company took a kicking from Chinese...
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Ministry says COVID-19 situation stable as Kuwait lists 442 new cases
KUWAIT: The coronavirus situation in Kuwait is "stable", the Ministry of Health (MoH) Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said, but called for adhering to the preventive measures to avoid a rise in cases. Meanwhile, Kuwait listed 442 new coronavirus infections and one virus-related death yesterday, taking total infections and deaths to 159,264 and 951 respectively, the health ministry said.This is slightly up from the 440 infections announced the...
In this file photo Mark Reuss, President of General Motors, announces that GMs Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant will build the all-electric Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle. Microsoft will join GM, Honda and institutional investors in a new $2 billion equity investment round, GM and Cruise said in a press release. - AFPn
GM teams up with Microsoft as electric car market revs
In this file photo Mark Reuss, President of General Motors, announces that GMs Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant will build the all-electric Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle. Microsoft will join GM, Honda and institutional investors in a new $2 billion equity investment round, GM and Cruise said in a press release. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: General Motors announced an alliance with Microsoft on its Cruise autonomous driving venture, combining forces...
WASHINGTON, DC: Ranking member Ron Wyden and Chairman Chuck Grassley speak to one another before the start of a Senate Finance Committee hearing for Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen on Tuesday in Washington, DC. - AFPn
Yellen says US to stand against China trade abuses
WASHINGTON, DC: Ranking member Ron Wyden and Chairman Chuck Grassley speak to one another before the start of a Senate Finance Committee hearing for Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen on Tuesday in Washington, DC. - AFPWASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden's picks to lead economic and foreign policy signaled on Tuesday that there would be no letup in Washington's efforts to combat China's trade abuses. The comments from...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait population hits 4.919 million