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SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton's Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu (left) fights for the ball with Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus during the English FA cup quarter-final football match between Southampton and Manchester City yesterday. - AFP

City, Palace book FA Cup semis

LONDON: Manchester City finally got the better of Southampton at the third attempt this season with a 4-1 win to move into the FA Cup semi-finals yesterday. Crystal Palace also hit four to thrash struggling Everton 4-0 to make the last four. City's bid to retain their Premier League title has been hindered by two draws against the Saints and Ralph Hasenhuttl's men held their own again for an hour at St Mary's.Adam Armstrong nearly made the most...

Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel

Kuwait's Central Bank 'poised' to deal with future challenges

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Central Bank (CBK) is "poised" to withstand future challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, its Governor Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel said yesterday, citing the enhanced resilience the regulator has acquired. The consolidated budgets of local banks had jumped to KD 91 billion ($300 billion), the "highest annual growth in history," the CBK chief said in a statement, hailing the data as a testament to the banking regulator's...

Kuwaiti Audit Bureau delegation, headed by Faisal Al-Shaya

Doha hosts 63rd meeting of ARABOSAI Executive Council

DOHA: Qatar yesterday held the 63rd meeting of the Executive Council of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI), with the participation of Kuwait. President of the State Audit Bureau and Chairman of the Executive Council of ARABOSAI Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Emadi in his opening speech praised the exemplary coherence and steadfastness shown by the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions against challenges...

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Gulf Bank participates in the 'KTech' Career Fair

KUWAIT: As part of its continuous efforts to empower local youth, and in order to consolidate its role as the most preferred employer in the Kuwaiti financial sector, Gulf Bank participated in the "kTech" Career Fair, which was organized by Kuwait Technical College (KTech), under the slogan "With You Throughout" from March 15-16. As part of their participation in the career fair, Gulf Bank representatives shed light on the nature of the...

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International Shooting Grand Prix continues

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Competitions at His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Grand Prix continues at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Complex, as Kuwait participates with more than 60 shooters - both men and women including Abdelrahman Al-Faihan, Nasser Al-Miqlid, Khalid Al-Mudhaf, Talal Al-Rashidi, Abdallah Al-Torqi, Mansour Al-Rashidi, Saud Habib, Mohammad Al-Daihani Abdelaziz Al-Saad, Sarah Al-Hawal,...

KUWAIT: The first round of Kuwait Motosurf championship concluded on Saturday with crowning a number of winners, including racers Hassan Bu Abbas, Shahin Ramadan and Saleh Al-Razaihan, who won the first three positions respectively in the professional category. The championship was organized by Kuwait Sea Sport Club on Khiran Beach, with the participation of 15 racers. - KUNAn

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KUWAIT: A general view of the fifth Kuwait Investment Forum titled: 'Investing in Kuwait, missed and available opportunities' at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatnn

Kuwait's economic vision stresses key role of private sector: Al-Shuraian

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The Union of Investment Companies (UIC) held the fifth Kuwait Investment Forum titled 'Investing in Kuwait, missed and available opportunities' at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The private sector's participation is essential for sustainable economic development. "This is part of Kuwait's economic vision. We aim to make Kuwait a financial center to attract investment. The ministry of commerce and its...

STREPY-BRACQUEGNIES, Belgium: People gather near a gymnasium where witnesses and relatives of victims are received near the site where a car crashed into a crowd of early morning carnival-goers killing six people and injuring 12 people seriously in Strepy-Bracquegnies. - AFPnnn

Six dead as car hits Belgium carnival crowd

BRUSSELS, Belgium: A car ploughed into a crowd of early morning carnival-goers in Belgium yesterday, killing six people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said, as they ruled out an act of terrorism for now. The tragedy took place around 5:00 am (0400 GMT) as the carnival of Strepy-Bracquegnies, a district in the former coal-mining town of La Louviere, was getting underway. "At this stage of the investigation, we know that a vehicle...

MOSCOW: File photo shows Marina Ovsyannikova, the editor at the state broadcaster Channel One who protested against Russian military action in Ukraine during the evening news broadcast at the station late Monday. - AFPn

Moscow TV war protester urge others to speak up

WASHINGTON: The Russian editor who protested Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a state TV news broadcast called yesterday for other Russians to speak out against the "gruesome war." While working for Channel One television in Moscow, Marina Ovsyannikova barged onto the set of an evening newscast Monday, holding a poster reading "No War." She was subsequently detained, fined 30,000 rubles ($280), and then freed pending possible further...

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Algiers recalls Madrid envoy over Western Sahara policy change

ALGIERS, Algeria: Algeria recalled its ambassador from Madrid on Saturday in protest at Spain's decision to back a Moroccan autonomy plan for the disputed former Spanish colony of Western Sahara. A foreign ministry statement condemned the "abrupt about-turn" by Madrid, which had previously maintained neutrality in the decades-old conflict for the territory between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front independence movement.Speaking...

TUNIS: Tunisian protesters try to remove metallic barriers installed by security forces, during a demonstration against their president, not far from the Tunisian Assembly (parliament) headquarters, in the capital Tunis, yesterday. – AFPnnn

Tunisians protest against Saied, poll on reforms

TUNIS: Thousands of Tunisians rallied in the capital yesterday, the country's independence day, to protest against President Kais Saied and consultations over constitutional reforms proposed by him. Protesters shouted "the people want to overthrow the president" and "no to consultations", according to AFP reporters.The demonstration was organised by the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party and a movement named "Citizens Against the Coup". It is the...

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South Korea's president-elect ditches 'imperial' Blue House office

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's president-elect said yesterday he will relocate his office from the "imperial" Blue House, in a move critics charged is linked to his belief in shamanistic spiritual practices. Yoon Suk-yeol, who won a tight election earlier this month, pledged on the campaign trail that he would move presidential business out of the Blue House -- home to South Korea's leaders since 1948.The former prosecutor has accused the...

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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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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

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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA

Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey

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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka