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Ooredoo Kuwait and Comviva constitute strategic partnership
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to launch innovated digital services in Kuwait, declared its strategic partnership with Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions. As part of this Data Science and Managed CVM engagement, Comviva will support Ooredoo Kuwait in delivering its campaign program with MobiLytix(tm) Real Time Marketing, a Machine-Learning driven Real-time Interaction management platform.The solution uses advanced analytics...
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Kuwait's Interior Minister oversees unsealing of drug, weapon seizures
KUWAIT: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah oversees the operation. - Interior Ministry photos KUWAIT: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah, accompanied by the Ministry's Undersecretary Lt Gen Esam Al-Naham, oversaw the unsealing of two million pills of the narcotic Captagon, nine weapons and wine bottles, recently seized by the security personnel. The contraband was hidden in an innovative way inside a truck and brought...
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Kuwait reports 5 COVID deaths over weekend
KUWAIT: Kuwait confirmed 244 new coronavirus infections yesterday to raise the total to 147,775, while two new deaths were recorded, which increased the death toll to 918, the health ministry said. On Friday, Kuwait announced 339 new cases in addition to three deaths. On the other hand, total recoveries increased to 143,641 after Kuwait registered 286 yesterday and 242 on Friday.The number of people hospitalized with the virus stood at 3,216 as...
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Scam callers find innovative ways to lure their victims
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: "Hello! This is Ihsan from XYZ Bank. I'm calling you to update your account information, as your debit card may be frozen if you don't update it now. I need your password." With these words, hundreds or even thousands of victims have been scammed.The information update ruse is the most recent way of scamming people, after older tricks became known to everyone. The most popular way of scamming in the past few years was...
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Kuwait Army receives first batch of Caracal helicopters
KUWAIT: Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lt Gen Staff Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah and other military brass oversee the commissioning of the new helicopters. - Defense Ministry photos KUWAIT: Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lt Gen Staff Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah oversaw the commissioning of the first batch of H225M Caracal helicopters into Ali Al-Salem Air Base. This batch is part of a deal to acquire 30 aircraft of this type...
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Gulf Bank assists at COVID-19 rapid testing center in Sabhan
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank's sustainability team was present last Wednesday at the Coronavirus Rapid Screening Center in Sabhan, to distribute preventive material to visitors who wished to be screened. The effort took place as part of the bank's unwavering commitment to social responsibility, and as part of its community sustainability efforts in raising awareness about the virus and its prevention.This initiative comes as part of a wider set of...
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Int'l Women's Group celebrate New Year holiday
KUWAIT: To celebrate the spirit of the season and the coming new year, the International Women's Group - Kuwait, held a first ever 'Santa Drive-through' for its members on Saturday, December 12, 2020. The ladies of IWG Board were present to greet members, as they drove through a specially decorated area with various stalls to collect their 'festive fayre' of chocolates, poinsettias, and annual gifts presented by Santa.The atmosphere was filled...
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Kuwait commerce minister stresses achievement
KUWAIT: National development plans should follow a meticulous process to ensure unimpeded progress leading to tangible results, Kuwait's new commerce minister said yesterday, highlighting that "goal achievement" is his primary focus." We only have one goal in mind and that's to accomplish," Faisal Al-Medlej told the press, adding that development plans should proceed in a timely and effective manner.The minister revealed that a broad...
Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah (R) scores his team's sixth goal past Crystal Palace's Spanish goalkeeper Vicente Guaita during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in south London on December 19, 2020. (Photo by Clive Rose / 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. /
Ruthless' Liverpool humiliate Palace 7-0
LONDON: Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah (right) scores his team's sixth goal past Crystal Palace's Spanish goalkeeper Vicente Guaita during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Liverpool sent a chilling warning to the rest of the Premier League yesterday, smashing seven goals past Crystal Palace as Manchester City climbed to fifth in the table. Jurgen Klopp's...
US Vice President Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, December 18, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Europe battles virus surge as US authorizes second vaccine
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Friday. - AFP ROME: Millions of Italians braced for Christmas and New Year under tough new coronavirus restrictions announced yesterday as Europe battled a winter surge in infections and Switzerland became the latest country to approve a virus vaccine. Europe has become the first region in the world to pass 500,000 deaths from...
Tourists visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on December 19, 2020, as India surged past 10 million Covid-19 coronavirus cases. (Photo by Pawan SHARMA / AFP)
India coronavirus cases pass 10m, but infections slowing
AGRA: Tourists visit the Taj Mahal yesterday as India surged past 10 million COVID-19 cases. - AFP NEW DELHI: India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases yesterday, official data showed, the second highest in the world, although new infection rates appear to have fallen sharply in recent weeks. The number of cases increased by just over 25,000 in 24 hours, according to the health ministry, while the total number of deaths from the virus in...
A student wearing a facemask walks outside Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, outside Houston, Texas, on December 16, 2020. - The coronavirus pandemic may be raging in the Houston area, but tens of thousands of students in one district are headed back to in-person classes in January because of poor results while learning from home.nThe plight of the town of Pasadena is being repeated across America, as educators fret that online learning for children because of the health crisis simply might not work. (Photo by FranÁois Picard / AFP)
Back to school in Texas as online learning flunks
BELLAIRE, Texas: A student wearing a facemask walks outside Condit Elementary School near Houston on Dec 16, 2020. - AP HOUSTON: The coronavirus pandemic may be raging in the Houston area, but tens of thousands of students in one district are headed back to the classroom in January because of poor results while learning from home. The plight of the town of Pasadena is being repeated across America, as educators fret that online learning for...
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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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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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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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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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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