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LONDON: The Bank of England will likely hold its interest rates at their current record lows tomorrow as it weighs runaway inflation against the possible economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant.n
Omicron hangs over Bank of England's rate decision
LONDON: The Bank of England will likely hold its interest rates at their current record lows tomorrow as it weighs runaway inflation against the possible economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant.LONDON: The Bank of England will likely hold its interest rates at their current record lows tomorrow as it weighs runaway inflation against the possible economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Initially, analysts had expected the...
LONDON: The EU and Britain failed to reach agreement on how to divvy up post-Brexit fish quotas in shared waters from next year, officials said yesterday, meaning provisional quotas will apply.nn
EU and UK fail to agree post-Brexit fishing quotas
LONDON: The EU and Britain failed to reach agreement on how to divvy up post-Brexit fish quotas in shared waters from next year, officials said yesterday, meaning provisional quotas will apply.LONDON: The EU and Britain failed to reach agreement on how to divvy up post-Brexit fish quotas in shared waters from next year, officials said yesterday, meaning provisional quotas will apply. "Unfortunately, and despite our best efforts to conclude in a...
Japanese chef Tsuyoshi Hachisuka grills eel at his restaurant in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. - AFP photosn
Adored and endangered: The complex world of Japanese eel
Japanese chef Tsuyoshi Hachisuka grills eel at his restaurant in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. - AFP photosTsuyoshi Hachisuka gently places skewered eel on a grill, preparing a much-loved Japanese delicacy that is now so endangered it commands eyewatering prices and the attention of international traffickers. Consumed worldwide, eel is particularly popular in Asia, and perhaps nowhere more so than Japan, where remains found in tombs show it...
Saudi actress Fay Fouad poses on the red carpet prior to the screening of the film 'Daughters of Abdulrahman' during the first edition of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah.n
Curtain falls on Saudi's first major film festival
A handout picture shows Red Sea Film Festival chairman Mohamed Turki walking with British model Naomi Campbell on the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the first edition of the festival in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on December 13, 2021. - AFP photosThe curtain closed Monday on Saudi Arabia's first major film festival, four years after the kingdom lifted a decades-old ban on cinemas in a push to soften its...
Helen Hoehne, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), and Snoop Dogg attend the nominations announcement for the 79th Golden Globe Awards, December 13, 2021. - AFP n
'Belfast' and 'Power of the Dog' top nominations for troubled Globes
Helen Hoehne, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), and Snoop Dogg attend the nominations announcement for the 79th Golden Globe Awards, December 13, 2021. - AFPKenneth Branagh's childhood-inspired "Belfast" and Jane Campion's dark Western "The Power of the Dog" topped Monday's Golden Globes nominations, as the troubled awards seek to shrug off a Hollywood boycott over ethical lapses. The Hollywood Foreign Press...
US socialite Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York. - AFP n
4th time lucky: Kim Kardashian passes 'baby bar' law exam
US socialite Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York. - AFPReality TV star Kim Kardashian has passed a law exam in California that puts her one step closer to becoming a lawyer, she said Monday. The billionaire businesswoman has long cherished a dream of qualifying to practice law, and notched her test success on her fourth attempt. "OMFGGGG I PASSED THE BABY BAR EXAM!!!!,"...
Engineer Maziad Al-Harbi during the launch event in stc's headquartersn
stc launches the 'FULL 5G' technology
Engineer Maziad Al-Harbi during the launch event in stc's headquartersKUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling digital transformation in Kuwait, introduced the latest 5G Standalone technology dubbed 'FULL 5G' that elevates the 5G experience to a new level, providing better speeds, lower latency, and improved coverage. The new 'FULL 5G'...
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabahn
Kuwait's Crown Prince represents Amir at 42nd GCC Summit today
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT/RIYADH: Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah heads to Saudi Arabia today to take part in the 42nd GCC Summit. Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, will host the summit today, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Nayef Al-Hajraf said on Sunday.This...
KUWAIT: Official poster of the 'Lines Cultural Fair' held at Jamal Abdul Nasser Park in Rawda.n
Readers take initiative to organize book fair in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Official poster of the 'Lines Cultural Fair' held at Jamal Abdul Nasser Park in Rawda.By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Over two years have passed since the last book fair was held in Kuwait, due to the pandemic. The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, the organizer of the book fair in Kuwait, hasn't announced any date for holding the fair anytime soon. So publishers and readers decided to organize a book fair at Jamal Abdul Nasser...
KUWAIT: Musicians perform during a Quartetto Indaco concert held at Yarmouk Cultural Club on Sunday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Quartetto Indaco treats Kuwaiti, foreign audience to classical music
KUWAIT: Musicians perform during a Quartetto Indaco concert held at Yarmouk Cultural Club on Sunday. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Ambassador of Italy to Kuwait Carlo Baldocci welcomed guests at a Quartetto Indaco concert held at Yarmouk Cultural Club on Sunday. The concert is the first in a series of concerts and festivities to mark the 60th anniversary of Italian-Kuwaiti relations. "Thank you for accommodating the concert...
RIYADH: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah (second from left) in a group photo following a ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Egypt. - KUNAn
Foreign Minister attends GCC-Egypt ministerial talks
RIYADH: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah (second from left) in a group photo following a ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Egypt. - KUNARIYADH: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah attended ministerial talks between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council bloc and Egypt on Sunday in Riyadh. The meeting...
Mohammad Al-Sarrafn
NBK continues safe camping campaign in collaboration with KFF
Mohammad Al-SarrafKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and the Kuwait Fire Force continued their awareness safety campaign during the camping season. NBK volunteers along with the Kuwait Fire Force team visited various camping sites in north of Kuwait to provide campers with a safety camping it that includes a fire extinguisher, fire alarm and first aid support ensuring that camps adhere to regulations for safety and waste removal."The campaign...