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Ooredoo Kuwait launches new ProPing 5G bundles
Abdulaziz Al-Babtain KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, announced the launching of ProPing, the first and leading gaming platform service in the country, which was previously provided by FASTtelco through fiber optics. Ooredoo Kuwait has been persistent in developing and providing ProPing service over its 5G network, as the service has become available with guarantees, allowing customers to...
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Zain introduces its virtual Zain Great Idea accelerator program
Eaman Al-Roudhan, Al-Khashti and Al-Mana with ZGI entrepreneurs during a previous event KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of the sixth edition of its Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program, which comes this year in an all-virtual format to adhere to the health guidelines posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.The program comes in joint collaboration with Brilliant Lab, a startup...
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Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny
PARIS: Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital existence, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants' grip on billions of customers' lives. Governments and users are belatedly coming to terms with the power held by the likes of Apple and Amazon, particularly in focus this year thanks to their role in everything from setting up video meetings to doing our shopping for us.Most of the planet has spent at least part of 2020 in...
The offices of banking giants HSBC and Barclays are pictured at the secondary central business district of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs in east London on the bank holiday, December 28, 2020. - Business breathed a sigh of relief this week after a post-Brexit trade deal was agreed, but many issues remain unresolved, notably the place of financial services, which represent 80 per cent of the British economy, as the newly inked deal focuses on trade in goods. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)
Brexit trade deal gets EU green light
LONDON: The offices of banking giants HSBC and Barclays are pictured at the secondary central business district of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs in east London on the bank holiday yesterday. - AFP BRUSSLES: The European Union gave the green light yesterday to its post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, clearing the way for it to come into effect in the New Year. The British parliament will have to ratify the deal later this week, but Brussels...
TOPSHOT - Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (C) plays the ball during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 27, 2020. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Liverpool stumble; West Brom snatch draw
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (center) plays the ball during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at Anfield in Liverpool yesterday. - AFP LIVERPOOL: Liverpool blew the chance to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League yesterday as Semi Ajayi's header eight minutes from time earned West Brom a shock 1-1 draw at Anfield. The Baggies remain second...
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Kuwait shooting Championship
Obaid Al-Osaimi By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Shooting Championship of the late Sheikh Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah will be held on Thursday 31/12/2020 and will continue until 2/1/2021. The tournament will be in 10m Air Pistol and Rifle in addition to Archery for men and women. Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federation Secretary General Obaid Al-Osaimi said the Shooting Club is always proud to organize the tournament every year, because it carries...
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Kuwait Football League roundup
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Three teams had to wait until the final round of Kuwait Football League's ranking phase to find out who will stay in the premier league and which one will be out of luck. Khaitan played leaders Qadisiya and managed to get a draw (1-1); while Fahaheel defeated their next door neighbors (2-0) to remain in the premier league.The third team fighting to stay in the top flight league - Burgan failed to make that...
Arsenal's Scottish defender Kieran Tierney (L) and Chelsea's English defender Reece James compete during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW BOYERS / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Arsenal sweep aside Chelsea 3-1, ease pressure on Arteta
LONDON: Arsenal's Scottish defender Kieran Tierney (left) and Chelsea's English defender Reece James compete during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's emphatic 3-1 win against Chelsea on Saturday as a "turning point" in his troubled side's season. Arteta's side sat just three points above the relegation zone...
TOPSHOT - India's Ajinkya Rahane (L) celebrates scoring his century (100 runs) as teammate Ravi Jadeja (R) looks on during the second day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and India at the MCG in Melbourne on December 27, 2020. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--
Gutsy Rahane century puts India in driving seat against Australia
MELBOURNE: India's Ajinkya Rahane (left) celebrates scoring his century (100 runs) as teammate Ravi Jadeja (right) looks on during the second day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and India at the MCG in Melbourne yesterday. - AFP MELBOURNE: Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane rode his luck to hit a gritty unbeaten century as India built an ominous 82-run lead over Australia on day two to take a stranglehold on the second Test in...
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Kuwait's COVID vaccination drive begins in earnest
KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah watches as a medic receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination center at the international fairgrounds in Mishref yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah yesterday hailed the high turnout of medical personnel and frontline workers at the coronavirus vaccination center after the vaccination campaign kicked off yesterday. The actual...
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Major events connected with the Kuwaiti Cabinet in 2020
KUWAIT: This December 14, 2020 file photo shows His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with members of the new Cabinet after ministers took the oath of office. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet had its hands full during 2020, signing several agreements with Arab and foreign governments. The government's formation also saw a resignation of the Cabinet and the emergence of a new incarnation this year. The spread of the...
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Low-key New Year celebrations amid pandemic
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: 2020 will end for many of us without celebrations and parties. Families will spend the New Year in the comfort of their homes, share food with their loved ones, and take some rest. Kuwait Times spoke to some expats and asked what they have planned for the New Year. "My husband and I will spend New Year at home. It's a tradition for us since when we were newlyweds and younger. Our children have families of their own now, so...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
Britain hit by worst rioting in 13 years
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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GAZA: A woman mourns over the bodies of children killed in Zionist bombardment on the Hassan Salama and Al-Nasser schools housing displaced Palestinians on Aug 4, 2024 at the at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital in Gaza City. - AFP
Bloodbath in Gaza as region boils