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stc successfully concludes its Ramadan campaign

KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the conclusion of its Ramadan campaign for the year 2022. The campaign primarily focused on initiatives that empowered the youth, supported the development of mental and physical health, in addition to initiatives that contributed to the community across...

KUWAIT: Gulf Cable and Electrical Industries Co officials led by Chairman of the Board Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi pose for a group picture during the company's general assembly. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Gulf Cable Co adopts promising strategy to carry out quality takeover operations

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Gulf Cable and Electrical Industries Co Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi said the company adopted a promising strategy to carry out controlled quality takeover operations, which will have positive effects on the company's performance and revenues, in addition to shareholders' equity.Al-Kharafi, who spoke on the sidelines of the company's general assembly that was held recently, said Gulf Cable is currently interested in...

KUWAIT: DHAMAN top executives are pictured during the Ordinary General Assembly (GA) at the Company's headquarters.

Completion rate of DHAMAN hospitals exceeds 70 percent

Al-Sanea: Completion rate of hospitals exceeded 70% to dateArab: Enhancing the commercial operation of DHAMAN and increasing operational revenuesAl-Sanea: Work is underway to complete the requirements of the first operational phase of DHAMAN system during 2022Al-Sanea: DHAMAN cooperates with an international consulting office to recruit an operator specialized in operating the HMO systemAl-Sanea: Company Primary Healthcare Centers witnessed...

India slashes size of the biggest IPO

MUMBAI: India has slashed the size of an initial public offering by insurance giant LIC but the share issue will still be the country's largest to date, with a targeted windfall of $2.7 billion, regulatory filings showed Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is desperate for proceeds from the IPO by Life Insurance Corporation of India and the sale of other state assets to help fix tattered public finances.The long-awaited...

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Here's why new HUAWEI nova 9 SE makes the ideal Eid Gift

KUWAIT: Eid is that time of the year when you have to spoil your loved ones with gifts. The key to finding the perfect Eid gift is to consider the tastes and interests of each and every member of the family. Sweets and cards always work. But to show that you really know and care about them, you have to give them something that they will love and use in the long run.In a world that is turning increasingly digital every day, smartphones can be...

SINGAPORE: People pay tribute at a wake for Malaysian national Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who was executed for trafficking heroin into Singapore, during a memorial service in Singapore. - AFP

Singapore hangs mentally disabled man

SINGAPORE: A mentally disabled Malaysian man was hanged in Singapore on Wednesday, his family said, after losing a long legal battle and despite a storm of international criticism and appeals for clemency. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, which has some of the world's toughest drugs laws, and handed a death sentence the following year.The plan to hang him sparked...

SAN SALVADOR: People arrested for alleged gang links are escorted by the National Civil Police during the state of emergency declared by the Salvadoran government at the San Salvador penal center. – AFP

Relief and alarm as El Salvador rounds up alleged 'gangsters'

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador: An unprecedented round up of alleged gangsters in El Salvador has netted thousands of suspects and brought relief to citizens living in constant fear. But the clampdown has drawn complaints of rights abuses, and experts say mass arrests are but a stop-gap as long as so many Salvadorans have no feasible exit from a life of penury.With a poverty rate of 30.7 percent and sky-high unemployment that pushes ever more people...

NAYPYIDAW: File photo shows Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) looks on as health workers receive a vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Naypyidaw. A Myanmar junta court found ousted Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison. – AFP

Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for 5 years for corruption

YANGON, Myanmar: A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption, part of a barrage of criminal cases that could see the deposed civilian leader jailed for decades. Suu Kyi has been in military custody since a coup ousted her government in February last year and plunged Myanmar into turmoil.In the latest case, the Nobel laureate was accused of accepting a bribe of $600,000 in cash and gold bars....

KARACHI: Police inspect a site around damaged vehicles following a suicide bombing near the Confucious Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi. – AFP

Pakistan separatist group warns China of more deadly attacks

KARACHI: A Pakistan separatist group warned Wednesday of more deadly attacks on Chinese targets, a day after a woman suicide bomber killed four people-including three teachers posted from Beijing. The Baloch Liberation Army-one of several groups fighting for independence in Pakistan's biggest province-claimed responsibility for Tuesday's blast, saying it was the first time a woman had "self sacrificed" for the group.Chinese nationals and...

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Ambassador hails EU Commission request to lift Schengen visa requirements for Kuwaitis

BRUSSELS: Kuwait's ambassador to the European Union, NATO and Belgium, Jasem Al-Budaiwi Wednesday lauded the decision by the European Commission to lift Schengen visa requirements for Kuwaiti citizens as a "momentous day for Kuwait." "Today we are added to a list of countries whose nationals will be exempted from visa to the Schengen area for short term stays. This is a culmination of a lot of hard work from many people, colleagues," Budaiwi said...

NEW YORK: Minister Plenipotentiary Bader Al-Munayekh speaks makes his address at the United Nations General Assembly. – KUNA

Kuwait welcomes UN's "exceptional" veto resolution

NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait late Tuesday welcomed the UN's "exceptional" resolution requiring veto justification. "It is natural to have opposing views on veto use, and this resolution would guarantee transparent and constructive discussions on the matter," said Minister Plenipotentiary Bader Al-Munayekh, Acting Charge d'Affaire of Kuwait's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, addressing its assembly.Earlier Tuesday, the UN's 193-members...

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Gulf Bank wraps up successful month of Ramadan events

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank successfully wrapped up a successful month of Ramadan events, with multiple initiatives under its belt during the holy month. The initiatives, which encompassed family-friendly sports and health activities, also included celebrations of authentic Kuwaiti customs and humanitarian and relief efforts for disadvantaged families, debtors and refugees.On this occasion, the Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communications at Gulf...

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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA

India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar

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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP

Palestinian fighters claim Tel Aviv bombing, threaten more attacks

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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.

New deportation center opens