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Dominic Docherty, BIOS Managing Director (left) and Andrew Hanna, ZainTech CEO

ZainTech enters agreement to acquire top cloud provider BIOS Middle East

DUBAI/KUWAIT: ZainTech, the one-stop digital and ICT solutions powerhouse of Zain Group, announces it has entered into an agreement for the complete acquisition of BIOS Middle East, a regional managed secure cloud provider with a presence in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals, will result in the full migration and integration of BIOS Middle East's operations within ZainTech over the...

Energy bills in France are expected to soar compared to last year, partly as a result of a hike in gas prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

French chateaux brace for huge winter heating bills

MEUNG-SUR-LOIRE, France: Inside his French chateau on the riverbanks of the Loire, Xavier Leleve dreads to find out how much it will cost to heat the 12th-century building this winter. Energy bills in France are expected to soar compared to last year, partly as a result of a hike in gas prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.The prospect is particularly worrying owners and directors of large historical buildings dotted along the Loire....

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico: Sandbags protect the entrance of a mall before the arrival of Hurricane Roslyn, in the tourist area of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State, Mexico. – AFP

Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico's coast

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico: Hurricane Roslyn made landfall on the west coast of Mexico on Sunday as a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, as communities braced for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. The storm hit the central Nayarit state around 5:30 am (1130 GMT) packing estimated maximum sustained winds of 120 miles (195 kilometers) per hour, the NHC said. Just hours before hitting the...

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Li Qiang: Xi Jinping's loyalist likely to be China's next PM

BEIJING: One of President Xi Jinping's most trusted proteges, Li Qiang is almost certain to become China's next premier after he was unveiled as number two in the Communist Party hierarchy on Sunday. The Shanghai party boss leapfrogged over two other candidates seen as having more traditional qualifications for the role-a shock move confirming that Xi has stacked the party's Politburo Standing Committee, the highest echelon of power, with his...

MELBOURNE: India’s Virat Kohli (right) and India’s Hardik Pandya celebrate win during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between India and Pakistan on October 23, 2022.— AFP

T20 WCup: India, Sri Lanka start on winning note

MELBOURNE: Virat Kohli was lost for words as his unbeaten 82 took India to a stunning last-ball win against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on Sunday after Sri Lanka had earlier strolled to a nine-wicket victory over Ireland. India looked down and out at 45-4 halfway through their pursuit of arch-rival Pakistan's 159-8 with 90,000 spectators working themselves into a frenzy in an incredible atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.But Kohli, with...

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Hasawi wins Messila Club equestrian championship

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Sports Club rider Rakan Al-Hasawi won the Messila Club horse jumping championship, the third local championship for the 2022-2023 season, following strong competition from other riders in the main race, at a height of 130 cm with 74.97 seconds without penalties. Masayel Club rider Abdullah Al-Awadhi won the second and third places, followed by Latifa Al-Hajeri and Abdulrahman Al-Fuzaei. Chairman of Messila Club...

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Arab Seniors Championship

KUWAIT: The Arab Seniors Tennis Championship was concluded on Saturday under the patronage of President of Arab and Kuwait Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Charm Al-Sheikh, Egypt.110 players from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Sudan, Palestine and host country Egypt are participating in the event. The final match was also attended by ATF secretary Faleh Al-Otaibi and...

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Kuwait's Esports League kicks off

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Esports Club Abdullah Musaed Al-Ali announced the launch of Kuwait Esports League starting from October 23rd, 2022 till November 10th, 2022. Al-Ali said that Esport provide players an important space to interact - adding that players plan to organize their efforts and strategies to overcome their challenges.Activities of Kuwait E-league have many famous games including the Valorant and League of Legends....

A scene from ‘Let’s Drink Coffee’ drama.

'Let's Drink Coffee': The Youth Theater presents an integrated work on stage

KUWAIT: The Youth Theater troupe presented on Saturday the artistic work 'Let's Drink Coffee', migration of minds and the call to stay in the homeland to contribute to its construction. And between his theatrical plot, which was written by author Faisal Al-Obaid, and the identification between comedy and tragedy, Youth Theater presented an integrated work on the stage of the Dasma theater that linked the bitterness of the taste of coffee and the...

The KFH Headquarters building lit in green.

KFH offers banking awareness messages in sign language

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) continues its efforts in releasing several awareness messages about banking services and products in sign language in collaboration with Dr Mohammad Al-Ramzi, a sign language instructor. This initiative ensures KFH's keenness to extend the messages to people with hearing impairments. This step is part of KFH's effective role under the Central Bank's initiative "Be Aware" campaign that was launched in...

KUWAIT: Gold ornaments are displayed at a jewelry shop in downtown Kuwait. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait's gold price rises, sales jump

KUWAIT: Gold prices rose one percent last Friday to stand at $1,658 per ounce amid expectations that US interest rate hikes will end "sharply" in the coming period. In a report, Kuwait Sabayik Company stated Sunday that gold prices rebounded from their monthly lows around $1,617 per ounce, with US Treasury bond yields declining after news of raising the interest rate that might cause excessive stress for the US economy.The report said that the US...

ROME: Italy's new Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni rings the bell as she presides over her government's first Cabinet meeting on October 23, 2022 at Palazzo Chigi in Rome. - AFP

Meloni takes over as Italian PM, urges fractious allies to unite

ROME: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni took office Sunday as Italy's first woman prime minister, calling on the fractious members of her coalition government to unite as they face looming crises on several fronts. Four weeks after her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party won general elections, Meloni formally assumed office in a handover ceremony with outgoing premier Mario Draghi, before gathering her cabinet."We must be united, there are...

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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. - Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the partyís nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

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