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Asia's richest go head-to-head in India 5G auction

MUMBAI: Asia's richest men made multi-billion-dollar bets on the future of Indian telecommunications in the country's 5G auction Monday, but nearly 30 percent of the available spectrum went unsold. Narendra Modi's government plans to roll out 5G networks offering up to 10 times the speed of 4G to its 1.4 billion population before the end of the year.But despite being home to several fast-growing tech giants India is late to the 5G game, with...

People visiting the Basilica Cistern historic site in Istanbul, Turkey.-AFP photos

Mystical water underworld of past empires reopens in Istanbul

Justinian the Great would have been proud. The Basilica Cistern he built for the capital of his Eastern Roman Empire in modern-day Istanbul has reopened after a five-year makeover that has transformed the water storage site into a refreshingly cool haven of underground sound and light. Built in AD 542 near the Hagia Sophia mosque-then a cathedral-the basilica was once part of a network of more than 100 cisterns begun by the Romans and completed...

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Urgent decree unlikely to pass expat residency law

KUWAIT: It is unlikely that the residency law to regulate the expatriate population in the country would be approved by a decree of emergency nature. It is primarily out of fear that the decree may be struck down by the constitution which has made it legal for the government to issue urgent decrees and gave itself the authority to strike them down if there was a legal justification, official sources said.It said the urgent decree must be for laws...

Ali Al-Hamadani

The Manhattanhenge effect

By Ali Al-Hamadani four days a year, the sunset in New York aligns directly with the city's grid. This event creates what is called the Manhattanhenge effect. The American Museum of Natural History announces the dates and locations every year where the sun will get closest to the street stretching its rays over the buildings so people can see the effect. The effect would not be perceivable without the grids of Manhattan's map. The city...

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Kuwait's law still allows beating a child if the motive is to discipline

By Saoud Al-MarzouqKUWAIT: At age 11, Abdullah felt ashamed of himself when his father slapped him across the face multiple times for breaking a vase. This experience in Abdullah's formative life is not abnormal for Kuwaiti youths, nor was Abdullah in a minority of Kuwaiti children who experience this form of physical abuse and deal with the psychological aftermath. And physical abuse targeted at children is only bound to keep occurring if clear...

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Kuwait job industry needs to incorporate more teens

By Nada Al-OqailiKUWAIT: During a time of technological innovation, creativity is crucial for any workspace to get ahead in the game. 'Teens are the most creative age group' and incorporating them is the most scientifically proven way to get ahead in terms of innovation, according computational neuroscientist Paul King. Young adults weren't part of the corporate picture when it comes to recruitment, until recently.As more adequate search sources...

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Three dead in traffic accidents around Kuwait

KUWAIT: Two people died in an accident reported on Third Ring Road on Sunday. Firemen and paramedics rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call reporting that an SUV caught fire after being involved in the accident.The victim, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead on the scene and their bodies were taken to the coroner, while an investigation was opened to reveal the circumstances behind the accident, Kuwait Fire Force said in a...

Photo taken from the top of al-Hamra Tower on August 1, 2018, shows a view of Kuwait City. Kuwait marks tomorrow the 28th anniversary of the seven-month-long Iraqi invasion, which began on August 2, 1990.

Kuwait's real estate market liquidity drops marginally

KUWAIT: The latest data released by the Ministry of Justice -Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department- indicate a slight decline in real estate market liquidity during June 2022 versus May 2022 (excluding the artisanal activity and the coastal strip system), whereby the total value of contracts and Power of attorneys (POAs) decreased by 2.4 percent from May to June, dropping from KD 368.6 million to KD 359.6 million.Compared to June...

Meshari Al-Jarallah

Kuwait maintains clear stance on Zionist entity's boycott

CARIO: Kuwait remains committed to its clear stance on an economic boycott against the Zionist entity, a customs official said on Sunday, underlining a total ban on any product with even the remotest links to the Zionist entity.Any retailer found to be carrying goods with a connection to Zionist entity will face "stiff penalties," Meshari Al-Jarallah, a legal researcher at Kuwait's customs department, told pan-Arab talks on the matter,...

Dr Hind Al-Shoumar

Kuwait Heart Foundation marks decades of heart diseases awareness

KUWAIT: As a non-profit organization, Kuwait Heart Foundation (KHF) continued for 40 years to spread awareness on heart diseases, focusing its campaigns on promoting treatments and preventative measures for such serious ailment. Established on August 1, 1982, the KHF continues to build strategies and adopt global policies to lessen the impact of heart disease on the population.Speaking to KUNA on this occasion, foundation member Dr Hind...

BAGHDAD: Supporters of Iraq's powerful preacher Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, occupy Iraq's parliament in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, on July 31, 2022. -- AFP

Sadr followers continue sit-in at parliament

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of followers of powerful Iraqi preacher Moqtada Sadr camped at the country’s parliament Sunday for a second day, protesting against corruption and political mismanagement. Despite tear gas, water cannon and baking temperatures that touched 47 degrees Celsius (116 degrees Fahrenheit), they stormed the complex on Saturday after pulling down heavy concrete barricades on roads leading to Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone of...

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Ministry staff allowed to exchange leave days for cash

KUWAIT: Social Affairs Ministry will complete its review of all applications by staff who want to convert their unused annual leave days into cash, in order to approve the ones that meet rules and conditions put forth by the council of ministers. The number of applicants until the deadline of mid-June reached 3,500, sources said, adding that the ministry is expected to approve more than 2,500. When the review is completed, reports will be...

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Kuwait importers worry over new customs regulations, extra costs

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PIFSS denies newspapers and social media reports

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GAZA: A Palestinian child injured in a Zionist strike reacts as she is carried to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug 21, 2024. - AFP

Zionists kill dozens in Gaza