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Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

Kuwait's heat and practical solutions

By Dr Khalid A Al-Saleh in Kuwait burns nerves. The temperature exceeds human beings' tolerance, especially after civilization increased concreted areas. Among the good ideas for practical solutions for the flames of Kuwait's summer is what we see in the expansion of The Avenues. It is not a blemish for the private sector to have practical solutions that become examples for the government, as both the public and private sectors are at...

Part of KFH pavilion in the exhibition.

KFH sponsors 400 College of Engineering and Petroleum students

KUWAIT: Under its platinum sponsorship, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) takes pride in supporting 400 graduate engineers from Kuwait University's College of Engineering and Petroleum in the 41st Engineering Design Exhibition. In line with 'Keep it Green' campaign, KFH supported over fifty graduate projects during the 3-day exhibition and allocated a 'Sustainability Award' for projects focusing on sustainability and environmental issues.The Bank...

KUWAIT: A picture showing the beach taken in Fahaheel on August 14, 2022. – Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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Internally displaced woman carry blankets in the makeshift camp. AFP

Ship carrying UN wheat for Ethiopia leaves Ukraine port

KYIV: A UN-chartered ship carrying 23,000 tons of Ukrainian grain has set sail for Ethiopia, one of the five countries considered to be at highest risk of starvation. The Liberia-flagged MV Brave Commander departed from the Ukraine's Black Sea port of Yuzhne, east of Odesa, on Sunday, a regional official said.It plans to sail to Djibouti, where the grain will be unloaded and transferred to Ethiopia under a UN World Food Programme initiative....

MUNICH: Poland's Aleksandra Lisowska crosses the finish line to win the women's Marathon during the European Athletics Championships in Munich, southern Germany on August 15, 2022. - AFP

Lisowska and Ringer claim European marathon golds

MUNICH: Poland's Aleksandra Lisowska claimed the first title at the European championships, winning the women's marathon on the streets of Munich on Monday. The 31-year-old Pole clocked 2hr 28min 36sec, Croatia's Matea Parlov Kostro taking silver, at 7sec, with Nienke Brinkman of the Netherlands claiming bronze, a further 10sec adrift.The men's marathon title went the way of host nation Germany as Richard Ringer produced an extraordinarily...

DOHA: A man jogs for exercise before pigeons feeding at Sheraton Park - West Bay in Qatar's capital Doha. Qatar on August 12 marks 100 days remaining until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. – AFP

Fans seeking rooms have 'lot of options'

DOHA: Qatar said that World Cup fans have "a lot of options" with more than 100,000 rooms currently available and tens of thousands more expected by the tournament's kickoff. Some football supporters have expressed concern that they have been unable to find accommodation in line with their budget for the World Cup, which runs from November 21 to December 18. Prices range from 300 Qatari rials (just over $80) to several thousand dollars per night....

TOKYO: People stroll in an underground shopping mall in Tokyo on August 15, 2022. Japan's economy expanded in the three months to June, official data showed on August 15, after the government lifted COVID-19 curbs on businesses. - AFP

Japan's GDP expands in Q2 as government lifts COVID curbs

TOKYO: Japan's economy expanded in the three months to June, official data showed Monday, after the government lifted COVID-19 curbs on businesses. The world's third-largest economy grew 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter due to stronger consumption and capital investment, but the rise was below market expectations of 0.7 percent.While the country never imposed strict stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, the government in March removed virus...

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NIC recognized as 'Best Investment Banking Company in Kuwait 2022'

KUWAIT: National Investments Company (NIC) has announced receiving another recognition from World Finance Magazine, winning the title of Best Investment Banking Company in Kuwait 2022. This is a culmination of the Company's efforts in providing financial advisory to clients.World Finance is one of the leading global magazines, established almost 20 years ago, and based in London - United Kingdom. It covers all sort of banking, finance, and...

CAIRO, Egypt: Egyptian mourners react during the funeral of victims killed in Cairo Coptic church fire, at the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Giza Governorate. - AFP

Anger flares at slow response to deadly Cairo church fire

CAIRO: Egyptians voiced outrage Monday over reports that firefighters and paramedics took over an hour to respond to a blaze that tore through a Coptic Christian church and killed 41 people. Grief has spread over Sunday's fire among Copts, the Middle East's largest Christian community, which makes up at least 10 million of Muslim-majority Egypt's population of 103 million.But many other Egyptians have also voiced outrage over the disaster in the...

ELDORET, Kenya: Residents hold posters of Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate of Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) political party coalition William Ruto while they watch a live broadcast as they wait for the results of Kenya's national election in Eldoret. - AFP

Kenya set to learn outcome of closely-fought election race

NAIROBI: Kenya will on Monday learn the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after a long wait for results that has put the East African nation on edge. Deputy President William Ruto was leading with slightly more than 51 percent of the vote against 48 percent for Raila Odinga, based on official results from more than 80 percent of constituencies, according to a tally published by the Daily Nation newspaper.The Independent...

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'Bullet Train' locked and loaded atop N America box office

Sony's "Bullet Train" held the top spot for the second week running in the North American box office, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday during a relatively flat mid-August period of moviegoing. As the last major studio release of the summer, the action thriller starring Brad Pitt pulled in $13.4 million, less than half its take the previous week but still nearly doubling up on its closest competitor.Pitt, who plays a...

British writer Nicholas Evans

'The Horse Whisperer' author Nicholas Evans dead at 72

British writer Nicholas Evans, who authored the international best-selling novel "The Horse Whisperer", has died at the age of 72, his literary agent announced on Monday. A screenwriter and journalist as well as a novelist, Evans died on Tuesday last week following a heart attack. His death was only made public on Monday."United Agents are very sad to announce the sudden death of the celebrated best-selling author Nicholas Evans who died suddenly...

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KUWAIT: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Jabriya on Aug 21, 2024. - KUNA

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