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People walk on the corniche of the Qatari capital Doha yesterday. – AFP
Qatar orders aid to private sector as sanctions bite
DUBAI: Qatar’s government announced measures to help private sector businesses on Saturday after its economy was hurt by sanctions imposed by other Arab states. Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al- Thani decided to cut rents paid by companies in Qatar’s logistics zones in half during 2018 and 2019, official news agency QNA reported. New investors in the zones will be completely exempt from paying rents for a year if they...
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NBK awarded 'Best Corporate for Investor Relations in Kuwait'
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was awarded "Best Corporate for Investor Relations" in Kuwait by the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) and the Head of Investor Relations at NBK, Amir Hanna, was awarded "Best Investor Relations Professional" in Kuwait. The awards were distributed in the ceremony held recently in Dubai to honor leading companies and individuals who demonstrated best practices in investor relations (IR) across...
Mr Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed
Boubyan Bank records KD 34m in net profits with an EPS of 13.9 fils
15% growth in profits until September 2017Success of strategy and expansion plan in local market Mr Adel Abdul Wahab Al-MajedKUWAIT: Boubyan Bank has recorded a net profit growth until the end of Q3 2017, at a growth rate of 15 percent. The bank's net profits amount to KD 34 million, while the earning per share amounts to 13.9 fils compared with 13 fils for the comparative period of 2016.Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed, the Bank's Vice-Chairman & Chief...
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Global technology firms bet on Indonesia as next startup frontier
Expedia, Alibaba pumping billions of dollars JAKARTA: Entrepreneurs working at the EV-Hive event space, a co-working space, in Jakarta. — AFPJAKARTA: Big-name investors including Expedia and Alibaba are pumping billions of dollars into Indonesian tech start-ups in a bid to capitalize on the country’s burgeoning digital economy and potential as Southeast Asia’s largest online market.Indonesia has seen a surge of cash into its technology...
WASHINGTON: This file photo shows honey bees that produce raw Wildflower honey in their hive at a outdoor Farmer’s Market in Washington, DC. —AFP
Pesticides in 75% of honey worldwide
Concern about the survival of crucial crop pollinators WASHINGTON: This file photo shows honey bees that produce raw Wildflower honey in their hive at a outdoor Farmer’s Market in Washington, DC. —AFPMIAMI: Traces of pesticides that act as nerve agents on bees have been found in 75 percent of honey worldwide, raising concern about the survival of these crucial crop pollinators, researchers said Thursday. Human health is not likely at risk...
In this Sept 29, 2017 file photo, model Cindy Crawford, right, poses with her daughter Kaia Gerber for photographers upon arrival at a party for Omega in Paris. — AP photos
Cindy Crawford: Daughter's entry into modeling 'inevitable'
In this Sept 29, 2017 file photo, model Cindy Crawford, right, poses with her daughter Kaia Gerber for photographers upon arrival at a party for Omega in Paris. — AP photosCindy Crawford says she's more concerned about her 16-year-old daughter sitting behind the wheel of a car than walking a runway. The supermodel's daughter, Kaia Gerber, made her New York Fashion Week debut last month. Her 18-year-old son, Presley Gerber, also is a model. "My...
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Beyond Beyonce: Boston Symphony taking it to the streets
Getting a better grasp of their musical roots BeyonceWander Boston's more diverse neighborhoods and you're more likely to hear Beyonce than Brahms or Drake than Dvorak. The Boston Symphony Orchestra says that's about to change. Starting this month, the renowned orchestra is reaching out to Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester - culturally vibrant corners of the city that haven't fully embraced classical music - to get a better grasp of their...
Miss Belarus Aleksandra Chichikova (C), winner of the Miss Wheelchair World contest beauty pageant, first runner-up Lebohang Monyatsi from South Africa (R) and second runner-up Adriana Zawadzinska of Poland react after the awards
‘All winners’ at inaugural Miss Wheelchair World pageant
Miss Belarus Aleksandra Chichikova (C), winner of the Miss Wheelchair World contest beauty pageant, first runner-up Lebohang Monyatsi from South Africa (R) and second runner-up Adriana Zawadzinska of Poland react after the awardsIn her elegant evening dress and perfectly styled hair and make-up, Maria Diaz looks like any beauty pageant contestant-except for the wheelchair she has been confined to since being shot by a stranger ten years ago....
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Dr Jamal Al-Harbi
Precision surgeries not covered by health insurance hospitals
Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-HarbiKUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi said services to be provided by health insurance hospitals once they open will not include precision surgeries, which will still have to be done at public specialized centers that would be open to all including expats. Harbi added that health insurance hospitals will serve expats working in the private sector alone, while those working for the government will be treated...
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IS women
Muna Al Fuzai Despite the progress in science and technology and the increasing number of educated women in the world, some women continue to fall victim to militant groups and pay the price of an unknown future and the children they give birth to as wives of terrorists. This issue must now be tackled by governments around the world with the fall of IS. The military defeat of IS over the past few months in Syria and Iraq has led to...
The National Assembly
Two MPs plan to grill info minister
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's acting speaker refused to receive a request by opposition MPs Abdulkarim Al-Kandari and Riyadh Al-Adasani on Thursday to grill the information minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah. The rejection came because the request was submitted after the official time and after consultations with the constitutional experts.The two lawmakers allege that Sheikh Mohammad has committed a series of financial and...
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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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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