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Google disrupts cybercrime web infecting 1m devices
WASHINGTON: Google said Tuesday it has moved to shut down a network of about one million hijacked electronic devices used worldwide to commit online crimes, while also suing Russia-based hackers the tech giant claimed were responsible. The so-called botnet of infected devices, which was also used to surreptitiously mine bitcoin, was cut off at least for now from the people wielding it on the internet."The operators of Glupteba are likely to...
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EU wants new trade powers to fight foreign bad actors
BRUSSELS: EU executive vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said "With this proposal we are sending a clear message that the EU will stand firm in defending its interests."BRUSSELS: The European Commission yesterday launched a bid to equip Brussels with new powers to swiftly retaliate against efforts by foreign governments to undermine the European economy and businesses. The EU executive has not been specific about who would be targeted with the...
BEIJING: This file photo taken shows a flag of Chinese developer Kaisa Group fluttering next to a Chinese national flag outside the company¡¯s office building in Beijing. ¨C AFPn
Kaisa share suspension furthers China property sector fears
BEIJING: This file photo taken shows a flag of Chinese developer Kaisa Group fluttering next to a Chinese national flag outside the company's office building in Beijing. - AFPBEIJING: Chinese property firm Kaisa suspended share trading in Hong Kong yesterday as questions swirl over its ability to make repayments and contagion spreads within the country's debt-ridden real estate sector. The Chinese government sparked a crisis within the property...
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Gulf Bank launches red plus, first Mastercard prepaid cashback card for the youth segment
KUWAIT: (From left) Ahmad Al-Amir, Mohammed Al-Qattan and Najla AleisaKUWAIT: Gulf Bank has announced the launch of its Mastercard prepaid red plus card, the first prepaid card with a cashback program targeting the youth segment in the Middle East. In a series of unique milestones, Gulf Bank's new red plus card offers red account customers the highest cashback program in Kuwait, and it is also the first vertically designed Mastercard prepaid...
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Al-Bahar: Pandemic showed how serious and committed NBK is to digital approach
Shaikha Al-BaharKUWAIT: Shaikha Al-Bahar, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Group said that the pandemic accelerated the drive towards digitization while differentiating how serious and committed each bank is to its digital approach. Al-Bahar's statements came in her participation in a webinar themed "Are You Prepared for the New Age of Digital Banking?", which was organized by Bloomberg and hosted a number of...
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MP proposes cap on rent in 'model' areas
The National Assembly.By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Marzouq Al-Khalifa yesterday submitted a draft law calling to put a cap on rents in so-called modern areas in a bid to prevent a rapid rise in rents. The bill proposes that rents in the Capital and Hawalli governorates must not be more than KD 2.5 per square meter, and not more than KD 2 per square meter in the governorates of Farwaniya, Jahra, Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.The proposed rates apply only...
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Ambassador of Djibouti Abdulqader Omar.n
Kuwait Crown Prince receives credentials of new ambassadors
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Ambassador of France Claire Le Flecher. - Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan palace the credentials of newly appointed ambassadors to Kuwait. The new envoys were Ambassador Claire Le Flecher of France, Ambassador Osama Abdul-Moneim of Egypt, Ambassador Abdulqader Omar of...
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Kuwait has set up solid anti-corruption system: Official
Nazaha's Chairman Abdul Aziz Al-IbrahimKUWAIT: The Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) yesterday affirmed the State of Kuwait has set up a robust and solid system to fight the scourge. These state-level efforts have been capped with Kuwait's joining the UN Convention against Corruption and the Arab anti-Corruption Convention, said Nazaha's chairman Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim while addressing the third international conference for the Palestinian...
BOGOTA: DGCA Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Sabah and his delegation participating in the annual meeting of the International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN). - KUNAn
Kuwait participates in Int'l meeting on air transport
BOGOTA: DGCA Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Sabah and his delegation participating in the annual meeting of the International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN). - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's participation in the annual meeting of the International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN) is in line with keenness of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on boosting relations with foreign countries in the aviation realm, a ranking official...
NEW YORK: Kuwaiti permanent delegation to the UN headquarters in New York Faisal Al-Enezi delivers a speech to a UN General Assembly session on the culture of peace late Monday. - KUNAn
Border closures prevent dialogue, sharing peace: Kuwaiti diplomat
NEW YORK: Kuwaiti permanent delegation to the UN headquarters in New York Faisal Al-Enezi delivers a speech to a UN General Assembly session on the culture of peace late Monday. - KUNANEW YORK: A Kuwaiti diplomat said that policies leading to the closure of borders as part of measures to contain the Omicron variant may prevent dialogue and efforts to share peace between all nations. Advisor at the Kuwaiti permanent delegation to the UN...
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Kuwait oil price down 67 cents to $72.27 pb
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by 67 cents to $72.27 per barrel on Monday after being at $72.94 per barrel last Friday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday. At the global level, the price of the Brent crude went up by $3.20 to $73.08 per barrel, the same case with the West Texas Intermediate, which went up by $3.23 to $69.49 pb.The OPEC daily basket price fell by 20 cents to $71.41 a barrel Monday, compared with...
DUBAI: The Kuwait Martyr's Office team participating in Expo 2020 Dubai. - KUNAnnnnn
Martyr's Office participates in Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI: The Kuwait Martyr's Office team participating in Expo 2020 Dubai. - KUNADUBAI: As part of its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, Kuwaiti Martyr's Office displayed on Monday its national activities in caring for the families of the nation's martyrs, its humanitarian projects and charitable initiatives in Arab and Asian countries. In a statement to the press, Assistant Undersecretary at the Amiri Diwan, Director-General of the Kuwaiti...
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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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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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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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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka