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DEBRECEN, Hungary: People protest against the Chinese battery giant CATL EV battery factory on February 4, 2023. — AFP

Hungarian resistance mounts against Chinese battery plant

DEBRECEN, Hungary: Even as diggers turned over land for one of Europe's biggest electric battery plants, environmental protesters vowed to run the Chinese project out of town. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is keen to woo foreign manufacturers and promote the country as a global hub for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The market for greener vehicles is expected to surge in response to consumers' worries about climate change, with top...

KUWAIT: A vendor displays a winter abaya at the bisht market in Souq Mubarakiya. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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JABLEH, Syria: A Syrian boy searches building rubble for items to salvage in the regime-controlled town of Jableh on February 10, 2023. – AFP photos

Quake brings ‘first catastrophe’ to Syria city

JABLEH, Syria: Syria’s coastal city of Jableh, a regime heartland, was largely spared the worst of war but a massive quake has now joined it in misery with the rest of the battle-scarred country. With flattened buildings, civilians trapped under rubble and residents forced to flee their homes, Jableh is no longer sheltered from the kind of devastation that has long plagued neighboring regions. “It’s the first catastrophe of its kind in...

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Forbes Middle East celebrates 100 most powerful businesswomen 2023

ABU DHABI: The 2023 ranking of the Middle East's 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen celebrates business titans from 27 different nationalities across 27 sectors. Forbes Middle East has revealed its flagship annual list of the region's most powerful businesswomen for 2023, ranking the female leaders championing business success in the Middle East and beyond. The list was constructed based on the size of the business, the individual's impact,...

KUWAIT: Participants of EY Kuwait annual tax seminar pose for a group photo.

EY annual tax seminar explores latest trends shaping Kuwait's tax landscape

KUWAIT: EY organized a seminar covering key tax topics relevant to businesses operating in Kuwait. The event provided the latest updates on the local, regional, and global tax environment, tax policies, recent tax trends across the MENA region with a focus on the GCC as well as sustainability.Ahmed Eldessouky, EY Kuwait, Qatar and Oman Tax Leader, says: "In this fast-evolving tax environment, it is a new imperative for businesses to keep...

KUWAIT: Members of the Pakistani trade delegation pose for a photo.— Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Pakistan looks to boost trade volume with Kuwait: Official

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The trade volume between Pakistan and Kuwait reached $525 million in 2021, said Senior Vice President of Pakistan Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry Wahub Jahangir, noting the country is hoping to boost the trade value between the two countries in 2023. Jahangir was speaking to Kuwait Times on the sidelines of a dinner reception organized by the Pakistani Embassy in honor of a visiting delegation of Sialkot Chamber of...

KARACHI: A broker talks on phone as he looks an index board showing the latest share prices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on February 10, 2023. - AFP

No deal as IMF leaves crisis-hit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An IMF team left Pakistan on Friday after crisis talks with the government failed to deliver a deal on financial aid that would help the South Asian country avert economic collapse. After months of deadlock, the International Monetary Fund delegation arrived last week for last-ditch negotiations with a government fearing the political consequences of enforcing bailout conditions in an election year. Pakistan's economy is in dire...

ARIZONA: Jordan Mailata #68 of the Philadelphia Eagles participates in a practice session prior to Super Bowl LVII at Arizona Cardinals Training Center on February 10, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. - AFP

Nothing separates Chiefs, Eagles - until Super Bowl

PHOENIX: The two top quarterbacks and the two strongest teams in the NFL will go face to face on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in what could be a Super Bowl for the ages. All the indicators, stats and form guides suggest that the clash will be one of the closest match-ups the NFL's title game has produced.Both teams are the top seeds from their conferences, have identical 16-3 records this season and...

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Tatum propels Celtics to a 127-116 win over Hornets

LOS ANGELES: Jayson Tatum scored 41 points to propel the Boston Celtics to a 127-116 NBA victory over Charlotte on Friday as Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee to a 10th straight win. Tatum posted his eighth 40-point game of the season. But even with Jaylen Brown sidelined by a facial fracture and Al Horford out with a sore knee, he did not have to carry the offensive load alone.Derrick White scored a career-high 33 points and handed out 10...

Rihanna poses during the Super Bowl LVII Pregame & Apple Music Halftime Show press conference at Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. - AFP

Boycotting no more, Rihanna ready for Super Bowl stage

Four years after saying she had refused to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in protest over race issues, Rihanna says she will use her performance during Sunday's NFL title game to represent immigrants and black women. The nine-times Grammy award-winning singer will perform during the interval of Sunday's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in what is usually the most-watched broadcast of the year on US...

Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA

Popular S African rapper AKA shot dead outside restaurant

One of South Africa's hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the southeastern city of Durban, his family said Saturday. The 35-year-old won multiple South African awards, was nominated several times for a Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award in the United States, and was once nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award."It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our...

Balenciaga designer apologizes for 'child abuse' ads

Balenciaga's creative director Demna has apologized for an ad campaign that appeared to reference child abuse and vowed to drop his provocative showmanship in an interview with Vogue. The ads, published late last year, featured children holding bags designed to look like teddy bears, but with studs and harnesses, and surrounded by adult items including wine glasses. It sparked huge condemnation online, including from celebrities close to Demna...

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