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Featured speakers included from left to right Yassine Lafhail, General Manager at ENGIE Solutions, Ashraf Tamim, General manager at BNK Automotive and BNK Motion, Azizz K. Mamuuji, Deputy Managing Director at Gulf Consult, Eng. Khaled Al-Mashaan, Chairman of Kuwait Green Building Council, CEO and Vice Chairman of ALARGAN International Real Estate Company, Eng. Ravi Armoudjian, LEED Coordinator at Gulf Consult and Representative of the Chadirji Foundation for Architecture and Society in Kuwait, Hanin Hamdan, Senior Sustainability Associate at KEO, and Eng. Sandra Draskovic, General Manager at Kuwait Green Building Council.
Kuwait Green Building Council and Volvo Cars host 'Green Talks' initiative
KUWAIT: Kuwait Green Building Council in partnership with BNK Automotive and Volvo Cars hosted the 5th "Green Talks" at the Volvo Studio at the Khaleejiya square, with the theme of the talks being 'The role of existing buildings in Kuwait in the sustainability agenda". The 5th iteration of the "Green Talks" series took place on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Volvo Studio at the Khaleejiya square.The speakers included Eng Ravi Armoudjian, LEED...
Hamad Al-Ameeri
National Investments Company profits climb to 1,018% in 2021
Hamad Al-AmeeriNIC recorded in 2021 the highest profits at all levels of KD 24.4 million at 31 fils per share* The Board of Directors recommends the distribution of the largest cash dividends in the past 10 years, equivalent to 45 fils per share* NIC started 2021 with M&A transactions, sell-side mandates, restructuring and various advisory services, promoting digital innovation in investment products and services, in addition to keeping pace with...
COLOMBO: A woman waits in a queue to buy kerosene for home use at a service station in Colombo. - AFP
Sri Lankans sweat and seethe as economy grinds to a halt
COLOMBO:  As Sri Lankans faint in day-long queues for fuel and swelter through stifling evening blackouts by candlelight, anger is mounting over the worst economic crisis in living memory. A critical lack of foreign currency has left the island nation unable to pay for vital imports, leading to dire shortages in everything from life-saving medicines to cement. Long lines for fuel that start forming before dawn are forums for public grievances,...
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Malcolm X IBPC Meritorious Awards
KUWAIT: Malcolm X IBPC Meritorious Awards function took place at Indian Embassy auditorium on 25th March, 2022 at 6:00 pm. The program started on time with auditorium filled completely with Principal, dignitaries, students, parents and members. There were more than 300 guests in the auditorium and 150 on virtual platform.The ceremony started with lighting of lamp by HE Sibi George, Joyce Sibi, Gurvinder Lamba, Sunit Arora & Dr Kamlesh. It was...
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Guraish: Traditional occasion held at home, workplaces
KUWAIT: Guraish is an annual traditional occasion that has been passed down from generation to generation throughout Kuwait's history, with Kuwaiti people marking it at home and workplaces at the end of the month of Sha'ban, which precedes the holy month of Ramadan. In the past, Kuwaiti women used to come together at homes to celebrate Guraish, an Arabic word which means generosity, but only in recent years it has become a social carnival thrown...
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Kuwait Heart Society organizes workshop on 'Cardiac Amyloidosis'
KUWAIT: Kuwait Heart Society organized a workshop on "Cardiac Amyloidosis, Diagnosis and treatment" on Sunday. Head of the Cardiac Unit at Hussa Al-Abdelrazaq Heart Center at Sabah Health Zone, and member of Kuwait Heart Association Dr Mousa Akbar said "we met to do discuss a rare disease that affects the heart with Mubarak, Sabah, Amiri Hospital Sabah Al-Ahmad Heart Center and Adan Hospital." He said that there is a new medicine for the...
KUWAIT: Night view of Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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WELLINGTON: West Indies’ captain Stafanie Taylor plays a shot watched by the Australia’s wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy (right) during the Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-final match between Australia and the West Indies on March 30, 2022. - AFP
Healy hits century; Australia power into World Cup final
WELLINGTON: A double-century opening stand carried tournament favorites Australia to a commanding 157-run win over the West Indies on Wednesday and a place in the Women's World Cup final. Australia dominated their rain-shortened semi-final in Wellington from the outset, built around a 216-run stand-the highest of the tournament-between experienced openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes. An imposing score of 305 for three off a reduced 45 overs...
Aleid Foods CEO Eng Mohammed Al-Mutairi
Aleid Foods unveils regional expansion strategy Goals_25
KUWAIT: Keeping pace with the momentum and ambition of achieving leadership in the food sector and expanding its business across the Gulf region, Aleid Foods Company announced the launching of Goals_25, a clear strategic plan and a pivotal turning point in Aleid's journey of continuous development, which consolidates the idea with everyone in the work environment and solidifies the trust in the company's ambitious expansion strategy and creating...
RIBBECK, Germany: Giant tanks used in the biogas-producing process are pictured at a biogas unit in Ribbeck, Brandenburg.- AFP
Germany looks to farm fumes in breakup with Russian gas
FRANKFURT: As Germany scrambles to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, the pungent fumes from the manure and other organic waste in Peter Kaim's farm could be part of the solution. An hour's drive west of Berlin, a strong smell emanates from three large cylinders in the middle of a muddy field on Kaim's property shared with 100 dairy cows. Every day, tons of organic waste-mainly manure, corn and grass-are poured into these receptacles.In a...
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Experience upgraded mobile office with Huawei MateBook E
KUWAIT: The long-awaited ultra-slim 2-in-1 laptop Huawei MateBook E officially debuted on 09-03-2022 it takes portability and flexibility with its 3 screens in 1 to new levels! This new generation of HUAWEI MateBook E can bring a more intelligent and efficient experience for anybody looking to stay productive while on the go.We are living in a world in which physical barriers are disappearing, and people no longer have to remain in a particular...
LVIV: Ukrainian soldiers and relatives attend a ceremony at the funeral of the soldier Teodor Osadchyi, killed during the Russian invasion, at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, western Ukraine, on March 29, 2022. – AFP
As Ukraine holds out, its military losses remain hard to gauge
PARIS: Five weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv has kept the extent of its military losses under wraps, but analysts say the country has probably succeeded in limiting the toll thanks to years of preparation and smart tactics. Hiding combat deaths and equipment destruction is standard procedure in wartime, and both Russia and Ukraine have given scant details on losses that are impossible to verify, but surely downplayed in order to...
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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos
Alain Delon: Women he loved and left
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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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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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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle