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Iran president in Kenya, Uganda to deepen ties
KAMPALA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Kenya and Uganda on Wednesday on a mission to strengthen ties as he embarked on the first trip by an Iranian leader to Africa in 11 years. The visit comes as the Islamic Republic tries to shore up diplomatic support to ease its international isolation, with Raisi due to travel to Zimbabwe on Thursday. Raisi met Kenyan President William Ruto early Wednesday, describing his visit to the East African...
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Jabeur avenges painful defeat, beats Rybakina
LONDON: Ons Jabeur avenged her painful defeat in last year’s Wimbledon final on Wednesday to set up a last-four clash against Aryna Sabalenka as Carlos Alcaraz eyed the semis for the first time. In a repeat of the 2022 title match, Tunisian sixth seed Jabeur came from behind to beat defending champion Elena Rybakina 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-1 in their quarter-final on Centre Court. Both players broke twice in the first set before the Kazakh third seed...
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Cambodia tiny opposition fights for democracy in one-sided vote
PHNOM PENH: In white tuk-tuks kitted out with megaphones and banners, supporters of a tiny Cambodian opposition party wind down a dusty Phnom Penh street, rallying votes ahead of the country's one-sided election. It will be a herculean task for the little-known Grassroots Democratic Party to win any seats in Cambodia's 125-member National Assembly at the July 23 election - widely dismissed as a sham. But party president Yeng Virak insists his...
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Bangladeshi protesters demand PM resignation
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi opposition supporters defied monsoon rains to join a huge protest in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday to demand the prime minister's resignation ahead of next year's elections. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says its members have been subject to a renewed crackdown and has accused the ruling Awami League of planning to rig the polls, due by January. It is demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
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‘Not there yet’: COP host UAE vows to cut more emissions
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates promised Tuesday to do more to help keep global warming below the 1.5 degrees tipping point after falling short in its latest plan to slash emissions. The oil-rich Gulf monarchy, which will host this year’s COP28 UN climate talks, last week unveiled plans to cut domestic emissions by 19 percent of 2019 levels by 2030. Under these plans, the UAE would contribute to keeping warming to “just below” 2.0 degrees...
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CMA: On the path to turn Kuwait into a regional hub
KUWAIT: Kuwait has been taking steady steps to achieve its strategic objective of turning the country into a regional financial and commercial hub. The Gulf state has set up supervisory and regulatory authorities to back up a domestic market capable of attracting investments locally and from abroad. Capital Markets Authority’s establishment in 2010 was on the basis that the financial sector was one of the key fundamentals of the national...
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Musk’s antics give Zuckerberg PR makeover
WASHINGTON: After years of bad press and scandal, Mark Zuckerberg is seeing his reputation spruced up in the fickle world of tech, largely thanks to the increasingly unpredictable behavior of Elon Musk. Always bubbling just beneath the surface, the on-again, off-again rivalry between Musk and Facebook creator Zuckerberg has boiled over with the launch of Twitter-clone Threads. Meta’s new app has provoked the Tesla titan to sue Zuckerberg as...
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IMF: Bahrain’s economy on strong footing, expanded by 4.9% in 2022
MANAMA: Bahrain’s economy is on a strong footing as it grew at its fastest pace in a decade since 2022, driven by continued fiscal reforms and improved finances amid higher oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said. The kingdom’s economy, which expanded by 4.9 per cent in 2022, spurred by a 6.2 per cent surge in non-oil gross domestic product, is projected to moderate to 2.7 per cent in 2023, the IMF said in a statement at the...
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NBK maintains leadership position in attracting top Kuwaiti talent
KUWAIT: Throughout the first half of 2023, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) remained committed in its role as the primary sponsor of national workforce, offering favorable employment prospects for Kuwaiti graduates. Furthermore, the Bank remained dedicated to attracting exceptional young Kuwaiti talents and actively strengthening sustainability initiatives, while placing even greater emphasis on Kuwaitization within the banking sector. NBK is...
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Gulf Bank announces its 20th millionaire on July 13
KUWAIT: As part of its keenness to reward its customers, and to encourage a culture of saving in society, Gulf Bank will be announcing the 20th millionaire in the semi-annual Al-Danah millionaire draw today (July 13, 2023). The draw will be held at the Avenues Mall in the presence of representatives from both the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Ernst & Young, which will also be broadcasted live across Gulf Bank’s various communication...
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Philippines allows Barbie film but wants ‘child-like’ map lines blurred
Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the Barbie film to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur lines on a brightly-colored world map drawing allegedly showing China’s claims to the disputed South China Sea. The fantasy comedy film about the famous doll, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is set to open in the Southeast Asian nation on July 19. After reviewing the...
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Britney Spears memoir set for October 24 release
Britney Spears will publish a highly anticipated memoir this fall, some two years after a court freed her from a strict conservatorship many deemed abusive and exploitative. The magnetic pop star’s book “The Woman In Me” is set for publication on October 24, after Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, acquired it. Spears lived nearly 14 years under a controversial legal arrangement that barred her from managing her own life and...
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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: 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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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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SUN VALLEY, US: Anderson Cooper walks with Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, after attending the morning session during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. -- AFP
OpenAI and Meta flex muscles as competition in AI sector heats up
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’