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DUBAI: From left to right, Barry Biffle, CEO of Frontier Airlines, Barry Eccleston, president of Airbus Americas, Bill Franke, managing partner of Indigo Partners, John Leahy, COO - Customers of Airbus, Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air, Enrique Beltranena, founder and CEO of Volaris, and Estuardo Ortiz, CEO of JetSMART, pose for a photo in Dubai yesterday. —AP
Airbus lands biggest-ever deal at Dubai show
Aerospace firm to sell 430 planes to Indigo Partners for $49.5bn DUBAI: From left to right, Barry Biffle, CEO of Frontier Airlines, Barry Eccleston, president of Airbus Americas, Bill Franke, managing partner of Indigo Partners, John Leahy, COO - Customers of Airbus, Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air, Enrique Beltranena, founder and CEO of Volaris, and Estuardo Ortiz, CEO of JetSMART, pose for a photo in Dubai yesterday. —APDUBAI: Airbus signed a...
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Flydubai commits to $27 bn order for 225 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
DUBAI: Dubai-based flydubai yesterday announced a commitment to a $27 billion order for 225 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to support the growth of its fleet. This is the third aircraft order placed by the airline with Boeing in its eight-year history and follows orders placed in 2008 and 2013. This new aircraft order will support its continued expansion within a geographic area that is home to 2.5 billion people.The airline by the end of the year will...
BEIJING: In this file photo, shoppers check out the iPhone X at an Apple store in Beijing, China. —AP
Apple to help India develop anti-spam app after face-off with regulator
BEIJING: In this file photo, shoppers check out the iPhone X at an Apple store in Beijing, China. —APNEW DELHI: Apple Inc has agreed to give limited help to the Indian government to develop an anti-spam mobile application for its iOS platform, after refusing to do so based on privacy concerns, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.The US tech giant has been locked in a tussle with India's telecoms regulator for more than a year....
This picture taken on October 31, 2017 shows a chef preparing a dish of fried pork liver at the Hsin Yeh restaurant in Taipei and A staff member of Shin Yeh restaurant serves a plate of crabs —AFP photos
Taiwan's foodie cred given Michelin boost
This picture taken on October 31, 2017 shows a chef preparing a dish of fried pork liver at the Hsin Yeh restaurant in Taipei and A staff member of Shin Yeh restaurant serves a plate of crabs —AFP photosFrom streetside stalls dishing out one dollar bowls of braised pork rice to upscale eateries tucked away in quiet alleyways, Michelin inspectors are scouring the Taiwanese capital selecting restaurants for its first ever guide. The island's...
Incoherent action and jaw-droppingly awful CGI
Film Review: No superhero can save the mess that is 'Justice League'
Incoherent action and jaw-droppingly awful CGIIt's hard not to feel a little bad for the DC Comics films at this point. They have the unenviable task having to form an identity in the shadows of the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which are usually good and rarely unwatchable, and the continued glow of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, which are seeming more and more like transcendent anomalies as we get deeper into this...
This June 7, 2016 file photo shows Blake Shelton performing at the 12th Annual Stars for Second Harvest Benefit at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. —AP
People names Blake Shelton its Sexiest Man Alive 2017
This June 7, 2016 file photo shows Blake Shelton performing at the 12th Annual Stars for Second Harvest Benefit at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. —APPeople magazine named Blake Shelton its Sexiest Man Alive for 2017 on Tuesday, but it took some convincing by his girlfriend Gwen Stefani to get her guy on board. The country music superstar and coach on NBC's "The Voice" hates being the center of attention, the magazine said. "She goes, 'Listen...
Singer Milo Kanefaty performs during an ‘Arab Song Jam’ concert in Berlin. —AP photos
Jazz it up: Arab musicians bring their songs to Germany
Singer Milo Kanefaty performs during an ‘Arab Song Jam’ concert in Berlin. —AP photosArab musicians in Berlin are bringing their musical roots to Germans - with a little help from American jazz. At the monthly Arab Song Jam in the German capital, musicians use famous Arab songs as a starting point before inviting other musicians onto the stage for a jam session in a style pioneered by American jazz musicians before World War II."All...
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Amir, Erdogan hold key talks, seal numerous bilateral deals
Crown Prince returns after successful medical trip KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah greets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Bayan Palace yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday, as a crisis that has split Qatar from its Gulf neighbors enters its sixth month. Erdogan and Sheikh Sabah discussed "regional and...
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Fake gold jewelry worth KD 50,000 found at Rai store
KUWAIT: Ministry of commerce and industry inspectors discovered 3.940 kg of counterfeit gold products valued at KD 50,000 ($165,000) at a jewelry store in Al- Rai. The case was later referred to prosecution. The ministry said in a statement yesterday that the forged items were gold jewelry of Indian designs.Cavities in the gold jewelry items were filled with cheap materials in order to increase their weight and sell them as pure gold. The...
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Phase 1 of Mina Al-Ahmadi sulfur project operated
KUWAIT: The first phase of Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Sulfur Handling Facilities Project (SHFP) - revamp and new - has been operated, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said yesterday. The operation featured the first export shipment of sulfur granules from Mina Al-Ahmadi's Pier 30, on the vessel LADY AMNA, capacity of 32,000 tons, KNPC's CEO Mohammad Al-Mutairi. Mutairi added that the first phase includes operating four reservoirs with...
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh speaks during the event
Kuwait says regional conflicts prevent SDGs' implementation
Minister Hind Al-SabeehKUWAIT: Kuwait's Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh said Monday conflicts in the region prevented implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in countries witnessing armed conflicts and least-developed nations. Sabeeh, also Minister of State for Economic Development, highlighted importance of contributions of Arab ministries and institutions to boost social-related...
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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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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait swelters amid power cuts
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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA
India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar
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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait