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French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (center) attends the Deezer's listing ring the ball ceremony on the Pan-European stock exchange Euronext at Euronext headquarters in La Defense business district near Paris on July 5, 2022. - AFP
French music streamer Deezer flops at stock market debut
French music streaming service Deezer's shares failed to strike the right note with investors at its Tuesday launch on the Paris stock market, plunging in morning trading by over 35 percent. The steep fall-as low as 5.52 euros ($5.70) before a slight rebound-was a blow for the Spotify competitor, whose 9.6 million subscribers account for around two percent of the global streaming market, according to Midia Research. That makes it a minnow...
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Kuwait University to accept foreign students for a fee
KUWAIT: Kuwait University will accept 7,953 students in all its colleges for the 2022-2023 academic year, including foreign students for a fee. Kuwait University Council approved the numbers proposed by the admission and registration deanship, acting Kuwait University Secretary General and official spokesman Dr Murdhi Al-Ayyash said following a meeting held Monday under the chairmanship of Rector Dr Yousuf Al-Roumi.Ayyash said the council...
MAKKAH: Pilgrims arrive at the Grand Mosque on July 4, 2022. - AFP
Pilgrims arrive for biggest hajj since pandemic
MAKKAH: Saudi authorities have arrested and fined nearly 300 people caught trying to perform the hajj without permits, an official said Monday, as the kingdom prepares to receive 1 million people for the annual pilgrimage. Some 288 “citizens and residents were arrested for violating hajj regulations”, Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Basami, head of hajj security, told a press conference broadcast on state-run media, adding they were each fined...
Shireen Abu Akleh
US: Akleh 'likely' shot by Zionists 'unintentionally'
WASHINGTON: The United States concluded Monday that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by Zionist gunfire and urged accountability, but said there was no reason to believe she was shot intentionally. Dashing hopes for a result that would be accepted by all sides, the United States said it could not make a "definitive conclusion" on the origin of the bullet that killed the journalist on May 11."Ballistic experts determined...
KHALES, Iraq: A family rides in the back of a pickup truck during a sandstorm in this town in Diyala province on July 3, 2022. - AFP
Sandstorms hit Iraq, Iran
BAGHDAD: Another sandstorm has darkened Iraqi skies and it's hard to breathe, but Baghdad motorcycle delivery rider Milad Mitti doesn't have the luxury of missing a day's work. Like most people in the now blistering hot desert country, the 30-year-old battles on in frustration, wearing goggles and a grey neck warmer over his mouth and nose "so I can breathe".Iraq, still recovering from decades of war, is now facing new environment challenges on...
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Protests after US police kill black man
AKRON, Ohio: Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a black man with several dozen rounds of bullets. As anger rose over the latest police killing of a black man in the United States, and authorities appealed for calm, a crowd marched to City Hall carrying banners with slogans such as "Justice for Jayland".The slogan refers to Jayland Walker, 25, who...
Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh
The final birth
By Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh isn't much effect in a family's life when a woman retires in all countries of the world. The woman, by her nature, is an active human being and will find something to keep her busy and maybe more. As Kuwait's youth love to travel, the mother will care for the grandchildren. In the Eastern family, a woman is partly responsibility for the children of her daughters, and this role grows larger when the woman retires....
KUWAIT: Several photos taken during the Public Authority of Manpower's campaign at construction sites in Mutlaa.n
Campaign reveals 392 worked during ban hours in June
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) launched a sudden inspection campaign on Monday at open work sites in Mutlaa to enforce a decision prohibiting laborers from working in open areas from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm from June till August. In a press statement, Hamad Al-Mekhyal, Head of the Occupational Safety Department of PAM in Jahra governorate, told Kuwait Times the decision aims to protect laborers from working in open areas...
KUWAIT: National properties stolen from Kuwait during Iraq's 1990 invasion. - KUNA photos
Kuwaiti diplomat urges progress on return of looted properties
KUWAIT: Kuwait on Monday said it appreciated Iraq's efforts to ensure that national properties stolen from Kuwait during Iraq's 1990 invasion are inevitably returned, citing continued progress on the matter. Chief among these properties are national archives belonging to Kuwait's Amiri Diwan and foreign ministry, Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs and Minister Plenipotentiary Nasser Al-Qahtani said, pointing out that his country had...
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah speaks with Zain Kuwait CEO Eaman Al-Roudhan, Director General of the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) Haya Al-Wadani, and Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Affairs at the Ministry of Health Dr Buthaina Al-Mudhaf.
'Shlonik' app wins 'best government project' award
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, took part in the annual ceremony and exhibition of HH Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award held at Bayan Palace, during which the Shlonik app was recognized for winning the Informatics Award at the twentieth edition back in 2020. The event was held under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and attended by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal...
KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwait-Saudi Joint Committee attend the meeting. - KUNA photos
Kuwait-Saudi committee to speed up joint projects
KUWAIT: The Kuwait-Saudi Joint Committee meeting for oil projects acceded for the divided zone to be panned out and addressed the strategic plans and tasks laying ahead in order to push for an accelerated course. Kuwait Oil Ministry Undersecretary Sheikh Dr Nimir Al-Sabah had mentioned this meeting comes at a crucial time as efforts to push for the continuation of the Wafra and Khafji projects to commence.The Committee made clear that...
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Kuwaiti officers complete military course in Qatar
KUWAIT: A Qatar-based military academy has churned out a batch of officers, 10 of whom are Kuwaitis, who have just completed a joint course on leadership and national defense, it said on Monday. The training course given by the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College aimed to allow participants the chance to hone their leadership skills, Kuwait's military attache to Qatar Brigadier General Nasser Al-Hajaili said. Amid a graduation...
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