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KUWAIT: Zain team with the entrepreneurs.
Zain kicks off 4th edition of Zain Great Idea accelerator program
Initiative to foster next generation of Kuwait's tech entrepreneurs KUWAIT: Zain team with the entrepreneurs.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, held a press conference at its headquarters and announced the kick-off of the fourth installment of the highly successful Zain Great Idea (ZGI) accelerator program, aimed at identifying and fostering young, hi-tech entrepreneurs in Kuwait.The accelerator program is a Zain...
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Global economy forges ahead despite political headwinds
KUWAIT: The global economy continues to hum along, though political headwinds and weather conditions have complicated matters in recent weeks. While the major economies have either maintained robust growth or seen some improvement, the North Korea crisis and severe weather conditions in the US have weighed on markets. Analysts also began to question whether promised US reforms will materialize following months of legislative failures. Thus,...
Qatar continues to suffer due to economic blockade
S&P boosts Kuwait outlook, sanctions hit Qatar economy
KFIC Report for the Global and GCC Financial Markets in August 2017 Qatar continues to suffer due to economic blockadeKUWAIT: Global developed equity markets cutback during the month of August as the MSCI World Index decreased -0.69 percent MTD Shanghai SE Composite was the top performing developed market index, followed by Dow Jones Industrial Average. In the US, the S&P 500 fell by -0.51 percent as Wall Street dealt with several issues...
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Climate change threatens Latin America coffee producers
WASHINGTON: Climate change is threatening the Latin American zones most favorable for growing coffee, according to a study out Monday that warns seed production could drop by nearly 90 percent by 2050. The study suggests high quality coffees are most at risk-with Arabica coffee unable to withstand even slight fluctuations in temperature, humidity and sunlight. Robusta coffee, mostly grown in Africa to be made into instant coffee, is slightly more...
BEIJING: Tesla cars charge at a Tesla charging station outside a shopping mall in Beijing. —AFP
Dieselgate drives diesel into a dead end
Two years after 'dieselgate', can diesel be saved? BEIJING: Tesla cars charge at a Tesla charging station outside a shopping mall in Beijing. —AFPFRANKFURT AM MAIN: Buffeted by scandals and threatened by driving bans, diesel has become the bete noire of the auto industry. But as the second anniversary of 'dieselgate' approaches, is the engine of choice for millions of European drivers really in its death throes? "For several months now we have...
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Toronto festival doc offers glimpse into sharia, women's rights
Nearly a decade after shattering the glass ceiling of Islamic jurisprudence, the first woman judge to be appointed to a sharia court in the Middle East says women's rights still have a way to go. Kholoud Al-Faqih was at the Toronto film festival on Monday for the premiere of Erika Cohn's documentary "The Judge," which looks at sharia law through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East's religious courts. "I'm...
This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Bill Skarsgard in a scene from “It.” — AP
The 'It' factor: How a scary big hit could change horror
This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Bill Skarsgard in a scene from “It.” — APThere are no sure things in Hollywood, but modestly-budgeted horror movies come pretty close. This weekend took that thinking to new heights as the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It" shattered records and even the boldest predictions with its $123.4 million debut. Until "It," no horror movie had ever even opened over $55 million, let alone...
Peche Di, model and founder of transgender model agency practices a runway walk with transgender model Dusty Rose from Alabama in New York City. — AFP
Busting the transgender barrier, one model at a time
Peche Di, model and founder of transgender model agency practices a runway walk with transgender model Dusty Rose from Alabama in New York City. — AFPDusty Rose has spent an entire year trying to become a model. Thwarted at every turn, she finally got a lucky break in the form of Peche Di, founder of an exclusively transgender modeling agency. The 19-year-old trans woman born and raised in the conservative southern state of Alabama jumped for...
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KUWAIT: Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi (center right), Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer (center left), CEO of Zain Kuwait Eaman Al Roudhan (right) and a Zain management staff pose for a photo after Zain Group announced that it has successfully tested 5G technology - achieving maximum throughput speeds of over 70GegaBit Per Second (Gbps) over 2GHz spectrum.
Zain Kuwait records over 70Gbps speed in 5G trial
The highest throughput speeds ever reached in the region KUWAIT: Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi (center right),Zain Group CEO-Operations Scott Gegenheimer (center left), CEO of Zain Kuwait Eaman Al Roudhan (right) and a Zain management staff pose for a photo after Zain Group announced that it has successfully tested 5G technology - achieving maximum throughput speeds of over 70GegaBit Per Second (Gbps) over 2GHz...
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The back to school jams
KUWAIT: There’s not much new on the streets of Kuwait except becoming jammed in traffic as schools reopen. Children sleeping in cars to catch every ounce of sleep they can get before reaching school will be repeated until they fix their sleeping hours after the holiday - this is another common sight in traffic. Despite repeated attempts by parents each year to depart early to avoid the crazy traffic, something always happen at home in the last...
Dr Bader Al-Matar
Alarming increase in cars, traffic as schools reopen
Dr Bader Al-MatarKUWAIT: The Chairman of Kuwait Society for Traffic Safety and member of the Supreme Traffic Council, Dr Bader Al-Matar stressed the importance of setting a special plan to limit traffic congestions due to the beginning of the new school year commencement of the alarming increase in the number of vehicles on the roads.Al-Matar stressed that traffic police need to have full control over various roads and intersections. He also...
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India
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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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ARLINGTON, US: An American Airlines jet takes off from Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington.. – AFP
Slowing global jet fuel demand adds to oil market concerns
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SUMY, Ukraine: Relatives, friends and fellow soldiers mourn over a coffin during the funeral of six Ukrainian servicemen, who were killed since Ukraine launched its offensive at the Russian border region of Kursk, in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on August 15, 2024. -- AFP
Ukraine, Russia claim advances in Kursk region
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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