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This file photo shows Pedro Pascal attending the “Narcos” Season 3 New York Screening at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater in New York City. — AFP
Mexico investigates killing of 'Narcos' location scout
Authorities in central Mexico say they are investigating the killing of a location scout working on the Netflix series "Narcos," which chronicles the violent world of drug trafficking. The Mexico State prosecutor's office says it believes Carlos Munoz Portal was working before he was found shot to death in a car in farm fields near the border of Hidalgo state on Sept 11.The prosecutor's office says in a statement that the car was found in the...
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Kuwait consumer sector shows signs of recovery
KUWAIT: Kuwait's consumer sector appeared to stabilize and show some early signs of recovery in 2017, following a noticeable slowdown in 2016. Lower oil prices and some fiscal adjustment negatively impacted the consumer sector in 2016. Although we are seeing stabilization and some recovery in card spending, consumer confidence and household credit, most consumer indicators remain noticeably weak in 2017 and far below the double-digit growth of...
Maxim Frolov, Managing Director of the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Kaspersky Lab.
5 tips to educate your staff on cybersecurity
Maxim Frolov, Managing Director of the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Kaspersky Lab.KUWAIT: Over the last few years, cyber criminals have adopted increasingly sophisticated attack techniques. As a result, we've seen a tremendous upsurge in cyber-attacks in the Middle East. Ransomware, for example, has gained notoriety by creating chaos across the region and the world. According to the latest KSN ransomware report, the number of attack victims...
UKHIA, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslim refugees camp on a road near Balukhali refugee camp near the Bangladehsi district of Ukhia yesterday. — AFP
Bangladesh frets about population boom in Rohingya camps
UKHIA, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslim refugees camp on a road near Balukhali refugee camp near the Bangladehsi district of Ukhia yesterday. — AFPUKHIA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has launched a birth control drive in its overcrowded Rohingya refugee camps, an official said yesterday, fearing a population boom would worsen the humanitarian crisis unfolding along its border. Family planning teams have been deployed to offer advice and distribute...
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KUWAIT: A man walks along the coastline in Kuwait City. Kuwait is dealing with another crude oil spill off its southern coast, state news agency reported yesterday, the latest in a series of unexplained leaks in recent months. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait tackles another oil spill off south coast
The latest in a series of unexplained leaks KUWAIT: A man walks along the coastline in Kuwait City. Kuwait is dealing with another crude oil spill off its southern coast, state news agency reported yesterday, the latest in a series of unexplained leaks in recent months. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatDUBAI: Major oil exporter Kuwait is dealing with another crude oil spill off its southern coast, state news agency KUNA said yesterday, the latest in...
NEW DELHI: The Kuwaiti Army’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Al- Khoder meets with Indian Minister of Defense Nirmala Sitharaman. — KUNA
Kuwait, India eye closer military ties
NEW DELHI: The Kuwaiti Army’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Al- Khoder meets with Indian Minister of Defense Nirmala Sitharaman. — KUNANEW DELHI: The Kuwaiti Army’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Al- Khoder held talks yesterday with Indian Minister of Defense Nirmala Sitharaman, focusing on plans to boost cooperation between both nations. Khoder, who is on a visit to the world’s second most populous country,...
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Kuwait complies with UN resolutions on North Korea
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s decision to cut North Koran diplomatic presence in the country follows a UN Security Council plan to stiffen sanctions on Pyongyang over its missile and nuclear tests, said a source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry yesterday.Among the measures taken by Kuwait include a ban on visas for North Korean citizens, halting flights to and from Pyongyang, in addition to severing trade with the isolated country and slashing its diplomatic...
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Oil minister must be grilled: Hajraf
MP Mubarak Al-HajrafKUWAIT: MP Mubarak Al-Hajraf said that Minister of Oil, Minister of Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq must be grilled at the beginning of the coming parliamentary term, saying that there is evidence that a parliamentary inquiry filed by MP Omar Al-Tabtabae was rephrased to mislead lawmakers on the details of some senior oil officials' alleged profiteering at the expense of public funds.Hajraf also called for referring...
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KNPC denies laying off Kuwaiti staff
KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) yesterday said it neither dismissed staff nor revoked any contract. Reports about purported layoff of Kuwaiti personnel following recent shutdown of Al-Shuaiba refinery were false, said Bassem Al-Issa, the KNPC official spokesman said. Status of the Kuwaiti staff at Al-Shuaiba refinery was on top of the company priorities, he said, explaining that the Kuwaiti personnel were transferred to other...
Engineer Mohammad Bou Shehri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Water (center) is honored during the event. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Govts drive economic growth in GCC: Minister
Engineer Mohammad Bou Shehri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Water (center) is honored during the event. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Governments are the main driver of economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, where they contribute with more than 70 percent of the gross domestic product, a Kuwaiti minister said yesterday.Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah...
A performance made during the opening of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center.
Jaber Al-Ahmad Center kicks off massive six-month cultural festival
A performance made during the opening of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center.KUWAIT: Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center chose the late Amir's quote 'From Kuwait We Start' as the theme of its first festival season, which kicks off today. The center intends to showcase the Kuwaiti cultural scene's cream of the crop to suit the venue, which won several international awards for its architectural beauty, the center's director-general for events...
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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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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna