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Planned Kuwait metro to stretch over 160kms and have 68 stations
KUWAIT: A map showing the suggested routes of Kuwait's metropolitan rapid transit system network. KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Roads and Transport (PART) recently announced its new construction projects plan including the features of the metro project due to be executed in Kuwait. According to the plan, the metro project is targeted to be built in order to provide a rapid means of transport within urban areas, which is due to start from the...
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Zain Drone First in region to receive ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Abdul-Aziz Jawad KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its Zain Drone subsidiary has received ISO 9001:2015 Certification with respect to its Quality Management System (QMS). This significant achievement makes Zain Drone the first drone services provider in the region to receive the internationally recognized accreditation. ISO 9001 specifies requirements for...
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Coastguard foils drug smuggling bid
By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti coastguard foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into the country via sea yesterday. A boat was spotted moving in a suspicious manner, and it had its navigation lights turned off. The boat was intercepted and coastguard men apprehended two persons who were on board and failed to produce IDs. The suspects were taken for questioning, during which they confessed that they dropped drugs in...
A picture taken on January 13, 2020, during a press tour organised by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows a view inside Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. - Iran last week launched a wave of missiles at the sprawling Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq and a base in Arbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, both hosting US and other foreign troops, in an operation it dubbed a response to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Guards' Quds Force, in a January 3 US drone strike near Baghdad's airport. (Photo by Ayman Henna / AFP) / ìThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo has been modified in AFP systems, changing the byline in the following manner: [Ayman Henna] instead of [Ayman al-Amiri]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.î
Iraq fears economic 'collapse' if Trump blocks oil revenues
ANBAR: A picture taken yesterday, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows a view inside Ain Al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. - AFP BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials fear economic "collapse" if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that...
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Bye, bye London: British fashion star Green makes his Paris debut
Craig Green Brexit hasn't happened yet, but the fashion exodus has already begun. Craig Green, the rising star of British fashion who has won menswear designer of the year three out of the last four years, is quitting London to show in Paris for the first time. He is one of four newcomers to a jam-packed Paris men's fashion week, which kicks off today. With 53 runway shows in the official program and just as many presentations outside, the...
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HH the Amir's Ninth International Grand Prix opening ceremony
By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir will patronize the opening ceremony of HH the Amir's Ninth International Grand Prix. Jahra Governor Nasser Al-Hajraf will represent the Amir. The ceremony was postponed from Saturday to today due to the mourning period of three days following the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed of Oman. Meanwhile, competitions of the fifth day will see the distribution of two gold medals in the 10m air pistol...
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 12: Quentin Tarantino accepts Best Picture for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' onstage at the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 12, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' reigns at Critics' Choice Awards
Quentin Tarantino accepts the award for Best Picture for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' onstage at the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Sunday in Santa Monica, California. – AFP photos Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood" backed up its Oscars frontrunner status by scooping best picture at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday. The high-profile awards in Santa Monica - which also honor the best of...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 01, 2017 An aerial view of London's Canary Wharf financial district and the River Thames, taken from a light aircraft flying over London on August 1, 2017. - Britain's economy has stalled, official data showed on January 13, 2020, as Brexit and political uncertainty contributed to slashing manufacturing output, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP)
UK economy stalls as BoE eyes rate cut
LONDON: In this file photo an aerial view of London's Canary Wharf financial district and the River Thames. Britain's economy has stalled, official data showed yesterday as Brexit and political uncertainty contributed to slashing manufacturing output, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates. - AFP LONDON: Britain's economy has stalled, official data showed yesterday, as Brexit and political uncertainty contributed to...
A boy (C) reads a book as passengers arrive at a train station in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province on January 12, 2020. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
Chinese woman with mystery virus quarantined in Thailand
WUHAN, CHINA: A boy reads a book as passengers arrive at a train station in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province on January 12, 2020. - AFP BANGKOK: A Chinese woman has been quarantined in Thailand with a mystery strain of coronavirus just days ahead of the Lunar New Year, when Chinese tourists flock to Thailand, authorities said yesterday, the first time it has been detected outside China. A 61-year-old man has died from pneumonia in the...
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 22, 2001, shows then Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf (L) receiving Oman's ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said at the President's house in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for a formal welcoming ceremony. - Sultan Qaboos, who ruled Oman for almost half a century, has died at the age of 79, the Omani news agency said January 11, 2020. Qaboos, the longest ruling Arab monarch, had been ill for some time and had been believed to be suffering from colon cancer. (Photo by - / AFP)
Pakistan's High Court annuls death sentence of Musharaff
This file photo taken on April 22, 2001, shows then Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf (left) receiving late Oman's ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said at the President's house in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for a formal welcoming ceremony. - AFP LAHORE: A Pakistan court yesterday annulled the death sentence handed to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, ruling that the special court which had found him guilty of treason last...
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Johnson hails N Ireland's 'bright future' after devolution restored
BELFAST: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (second right) meets with Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (second left) with Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney (right) and Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith (left) in attendance at the Parliament Buildings, the seat of the of the Northern Ireland Assembly, on the Stormont Estate in Belfast yesterday.-AFP BELFAST: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a "bright...
A man buys fresh fish from a stall in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 13, 2020. - Residents of Libya's capital have received news of a ceasefire with a mix of relief and scepticism after more than nine months of deadly fighting on the edges of Tripoli (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Eerie silence on Tripoli's empty streets
TRIPOLI: A man buys fresh fish from a stall in the Libyan capital Tripoli yesterday. Residents of Libya's capital have received news of a ceasefire with a mix of relief and skepticism after more than nine months of deadly fighting on the edges of Tripoli. – AFP TRIPOLI: Residents of Libya's capital have received news of a ceasefire with a mix of relief and skepticism after more than nine months of deadly fighting on the edges of Tripoli. "The...
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Cast members of the film "My Father's shadow" (From left) US director and screenwriter Charlie Polinger, US producer Lucy Mckendrick, British director and screenwriter Harry Lighton, UK director Akinola Davies Jr and British cinematographer Jermaine Canute Edwards arrive for the screening of the film "Vie privee".--AFP photos
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Weyay Bank recognized ‘Kuwait’s Best Digital Bank’ at Euromoney Awards
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