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LONDON: Chelsea’s German striker Timo Werner jumps over a challenge from Liverpool’s Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. — AFP
Liverpool’s Mane sinks 10-man Chelsea
Tottenham crush Southampton 5-2; Son hits 4 in Spurs rout LONDON: Chelsea’s German striker Timo Werner jumps over a challenge from Liverpool’s Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. — AFP LONDON: Sadio Mane tormented Chelsea as the Liverpool forward struck twice after sparking Andreas Christensen’s dismissal in the...
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US president awards prestigious decoration to Amir
US President Donald Trump poses with Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for a picture after the latter received the US Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, awarded to His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has been handed a rare prestigious decoration by US President Donald Trump for his leading regional and global diplomatic...
KUWAIT: (From left) Boursa Kuwait CEO Mohammed Saud Al-Osaimi, Board Member Faleh Abdullah Al-Ruqba, Board Member and Chairman of the Executive Committee Raed Jawad Bukhamseen, Chairman of the Executive Committee at Boursa Kuwait Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Boursa Kuwait Chairman Hamad Mishari Al-Humaidhi, Board Member Talal Jassem Al-Bahar and Chairman of the Risk Committee Khalid Waleed Al-Falah applaud during Boursa Kuwait's market debut yesterday.
Boursa Kuwait skyrockets tenfold on record-breaking trading debut
Stock surges 1,100% since 100 fils IPO KUWAIT: (From left) Boursa Kuwait CEO Mohammed Saud Al-Osaimi, Board Member Faleh Abdullah Al-Ruqba, Board Member and Chairman of the Executive Committee Raed Jawad Bukhamseen, Chairman of the Executive Committee at Boursa Kuwait Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Boursa Kuwait Chairman Hamad Mishari Al-Humaidhi, Board Member Talal Jassem Al-Bahar and Chairman of the Risk Committee Khalid Waleed Al-Falah applaud...
WEST BROMWICH: Leicester City’s Belgian defender Timothy Castagne (center right) jumps to head the ball to score the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City yesterday. — AFP
Leicester bounce back, thrash West Brom
WEST BROMWICH: Leicester City’s Belgian defender Timothy Castagne (center right) jumps to head the ball to score the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City yesterday. — AFP LONDON: Leicester bounced back from a disappointing end to last season to get their new campaign off to a winning start as Jamie Vardy scored two penalties in a 3-0 win at West Brom. Belgian...
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Boursa Kuwait makes historic move with Premier Market listing
Leading the region in innovative investing Hamad Mishari Al-HumaidhiBader Nasser Al-Kharafi KUWAIT: Underscoring its pivotal role in the growth and development of Kuwait’s capital markets, Boursa Kuwait announced that it will list its shares on the “Premier Market” following the Capital Markets’ Authority’s approval on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Trading of the company’s shares will commence during the opening trading session...
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Missing girl’s body found in water tank
KUWAIT: Police found the body of a missing girl inside the water tank of her family’s home in Jahra yesterday. A search for the six-year-old girl had been underway since she went missing from her family’s home on Friday. The interior ministry announced late yesterday that police were able to find the victim’s body. Investigations have been launched to determine the circumstances behind the incident. The girl’s father had earlier made an...
Mohammad Sanusi BarkindonOPEC Secretary General
OPEC’s 60th anniversary
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo OPEC Secretary General On Sept 14, 1960, the five founding fathers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo of Venezuela; Abdullah Al-Tariki of Saudi Arabia; Dr Tala’at Al-Shaibani of Iraq; Dr Fuad Rouhani of Iran and Ahmed Sayed Omar of Kuwait gathered together in Al-Shaab Hall in Baghdad.The historic ‘Baghdad Conference’ saw these five visionaries gathered...
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Abdullah Boftain named Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Kuwait Times
To build integrated media org with ‘Kuwait News’ online Abdullah Boftain KUWAIT: Kuwait Times newspaper, the first English daily in the Arabian Gulf, announced Abdullah Boftain has joined Kuwait Times as deputy editor-in-chief, in addition to being a partner and manager of Kuwait News e-paper – one of the first in Kuwait and GCC states. Kuwait Times and Kuwait News thus form a nucleus for developing a media group, which on launch will...
Ambassador Elkhan Gahraman
Azerbaijan Ambassador congratulates Amir
Ambassador Elkhan Gahraman KUWAIT: Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kuwait Elkhan Gahraman released a statement yesterday, congratulating Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the State of Kuwait on the 6th anniversary of being awarded the honorary titles of ‘Humanitarian Leader’ and ‘International Humanitarian Center” by the United Nations.“Under the leadership of His Highness the  Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad...
Indian Ambassador Sibi George poses for a photograph at his office. - Photo by Sajeev K Peter
Indian ambassador reaches out to community, bolsters engagement
Sibi George seeks to take Kuwait-India partnership to a new high level Indian Ambassador Sibi George poses for a photograph at his office. - Photo by Sajeev K Peter By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: India's new Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George said he is looking forward to working with every Indian resident in Kuwait and expressed confidence that both Kuwait and India would be able to further strengthen their longstanding dynamic partnership. The...
The shale revolution of recent years boosted US crude output to roughly 12 million barrels per day (bpd) last year through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
US shale producers race for permits ahead of election
The shale revolution of recent years boosted US crude output to roughly 12 million barrels per day (bpd) last year through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. HOUSTON: Oil producers in the top US shale fields are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the November US presidential election, concerned that a win by Democratic candidate Joe Biden could lead to a clamp-down on oilfield activity.Federal permitting in the largest US...
A bitcoin user buys bitcoins with naira on Bitcoin Teller Machine in Lagos
How bitcoin met the real world in Africa driven by small businesses
A bitcoin user buys bitcoins with naira on Bitcoin Teller Machine in Lagos LAGOS/LONDON: Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his business selling mobile phones in a bustling street market in Lagos: He started paying his suppliers in bitcoin. Odunjo sources handsets and accessories from China and the United Arab Emirates. His Chinese suppliers asked to be paid in the cryptocurrency, he said, for speed and convenience.The...
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. – KUNA
Only Kuwait banner and anthem are allowed in state functions
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Weaver ant or green ant carry their injured companion.
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives, research finds
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OCEANPORT, US: US President Joe Biden walks with First Lady Jill Biden, as granddaughters Natalie and Finnegan walk ahead, after stepping off Marine One upon arrival at Fort Monmouth Landing Zone in Oceanport, New Jersey. -- AFP
Democrats shocked; White House fights anxiety over Biden’s future
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KASGANJ, India: Sudha (center), mother of a victim who died in a stampede during a sermon in Hathras of India's Uttar Pradesh state, mourns at her residence in Kasganj on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
Terror, ‘chaos’ as India’s deadliest stampede in a decade kills 121