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Zain wins ‘Outstanding 5G Business Development’ award
KUWAIT: Zain Kuwait has been awarded the ‘Outstanding 5G Business Development’ award during SAMENA Council’s Leadership & Excellence (LEAD) Awards ceremony in Dubai, UAE. The distinguished event was attended by top executives and leaders from the region’s biggest telecom operators, ICT providers, and regulatory bodies.During the prestigious ceremony, SAMENA Telecommunications Council CEO Bocar A. BA presented the award trophy to Zain...
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EU’s tech ‘sheriff’ turns to X rival in disinfo duel with Musk
BRUSSELS: The EU’s top internet enforcer took to X, the rebranded Twitter, on Wednesday to trumpet a rival platform, as a duel with Elon Musk over disinformation ratcheted up. Thierry Breton, the European Union’s commissioner for industry and the digital economy, joined the Bluesky network in a move designed to further rile Musk, who is fighting to keep X relevant but out of Brussels’ regulatory sights. It came a day after Breton warned...
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka gets China agreement on debt restructure
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday welcomed China’s tentative agreement to a debt restructure, as the island nation works to restore its ruined finances after suffering its worst-ever economic crisis. The government defaulted on its $46 billion debt last year at a time when months of food and fuel shortages were making life a misery for Sri Lanka’s 22 million people.Beijing is the island’s largest bilateral lender and its consent is needed for...
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Gulf Bank: Customers can pay for purchases in installments
KUWAIT: As part of its continuous efforts to provide the best services, Gulf Bank is giving customers the option to pay for their purchases in installments through the Easy Pay Plus service. Customers can now choose the number of months to pay for high-value purchases, which can range from two to twelve months, with a one-time fee that does not exceed KD 2 at 0 percent interest. All Gulf Bank credit cardholders can benefit from this special...
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Municipality approves 20 sites for camping
KUWAIT: On Wednesday, Kuwait’s municipality approved 20 spring camping sites for the season (2023-2024) distributed over the governorates of Jahra and Ahmadi to include the northern and southern areas of the country that allow camping. The committee for the study and modernization of sites temporarily allocated for spring camping said in a press release to the municipality that this year’s spring season will begin on November 15 until March...
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Education Minister sympathizes with Palestinian teachers
KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Adel Al-Mane expressed solidarity with Palestinian teachers whose families are victims of the “Zionist occupation” in the occupied territories on Wednesday. The minister expressed his sentiments during a phone call with one of the teachers working in Kuwait, named Areej Qanan, whose family was killed in the bombardment of the Gaza Strip.Minister Al-Mane assured the bereaved teacher that he...
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Festival to promote national products
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Federation of Cooperative Societies Abdulwahab Al-Fares confirmed that the first Kuwait Festival for Tourism and Entertainment, entitled “Kuwait: One Hundred and One Nights,” slated for next January, will constitute a great opportunity to support national products through collaboration with the Kuwait Festival Association.Al-Fares said in a statement to reporters Wednesday, following a meeting with the Head of Kuwait...
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KGOC records achievements
KUWAIT: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) said Tuesday that the company made great achievements this year, namely the first drilling of well in Al-Wafra Joint Operations, which will increase the production of natural gas, which in turn will be reaching 12 million cubic feet.The KGOC acting CEO Khaled Al-Otaibi, in a speech during a ceremony held celebrating the CEO Award for Health, Safety, Security and the Environment 2023, said the company...
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Qatar Amir, Kuwait minister discuss ties
DOHA: The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, discussed on Wednesday with Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, issues of mutual interest. A statement by the Qatari Amiri Diwan said that Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad conveyed greetings from His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
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Kuwait seeking to achieve sustainable development goals
NEW YORK: Kuwait renewed its keenness to achieve the goals and objectives of sustainable development, as they represent a road map of joint action to create a more equitable, just, and sustainable world. This came in a speech by Kuwait’s Permanent Delegation to the United Nations, delivered by diplomatic attaché Ali Al-Khuraibet, on Tuesday night, before the Second Committee of the General Assembly under the item “Sustainable...
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Business owners can operate under single headquarters
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Aiban issued a decision that permits business owners engaged in multiple commercial activities to operate from a single headquarters using a single commercial serial number. This decision applies as long as the business owner does not exceed having four companies operating from one headquarters.This decision eliminates the need for business...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’