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Kuwait's 2016-17 budget deficit shrinks by 60.8%: Finance Ministry

KUWAIT: Kuwait's final statement of fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 showed deficit shrinking by 5.9 billion Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) ($19.5 billion), or 60.8 percent than projected deficit reduction of KD 9.7 billion ($32 billion), a Finance Ministry official said. Abdulghaffar Al-Awadhi, Assistant Undersecretary of Accounting, elaborated Tuesday on the budget and said actual revenues of ministries and government departments amounted to KD 13.09 billion...

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Kuwaiti diplomat condemns Israeli violations in Jerusalem

NEW YORK: Kuwait utterly condemns the continuous Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, namely the recent obstructions set by Israel at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, said a Kuwaiti diplomat late Tuesday. Speaking at a UNSC meeting on the developments in the Middle East and the situation in the Palestinian territories, Kuwait's permanent delegate to the UN headquarters in New York Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi warned the international...

KUWAIT: Archive photos showing youths participating in pearl diving trips in past years. - KUNA

'Dasha' ceremony marks 29th pearl diving trip

KUWAIT: Archive photos showing youths participating in pearl diving trips in past years. - KUNAKUWAIT: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the 29th Pearl Diving Trip will start today with the traditional ceremony of 'Dasha,' Arabic for 'start,' which represents the beginning of the journey and bidding farewell to family members. At least 200 Kuwaiti youngsters, aged between 14 to 20, are taking...

KUWAIT: Vehicle impounded during a police crackdown.

36,075 traffic tickets in one week

KUWAIT: Vehicle impounded during a police crackdown.KUWAIT: Traffic Department carried out surprise campaigns around Kuwait last week, which resulted in issuing 36,075 citations, impounding 1,120 vehicles, detaining 59 people and deporting two expatriates for driving without licenses. By Hanan Al-Saadoun

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Saudi Arabia, allies unveil Qatar 'terrorist' blacklist

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist yesterday of 18 organizations and individuals suspected of links with Islamist extremism that they said had ties with regional rival Qatar. The move by the four Arab governments came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of their fellow US ally. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt last month released a list of 59...

JERUSALEM: Palestinians pray as Israeli border police officers stand guard at Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City yesterday. - AP

Israel removes metal detectors amid boycott

JERUSALEM: Palestinians pray as Israeli border police officers stand guard at Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City yesterday. - APJERUSALEM: Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site yesterday after their installation triggered deadly violence, but Muslim worshippers suspicious over what would come next kept up a boycott. Israel's move came in the face of intensive international diplomacy seeking to prevent the...

ARBIN: A Syrian man sits in his damaged house on July 25, 2017 following an air strike late the previous night on the rebel-held town. - AFP

Al-Qaeda in Syria close to snuffing out competition

ARBIN: A Syrian man sits in his damaged house on July 25, 2017 following an air strike late the previous night on the rebel-held town. - AFPBEIRUT: Syrian rebels and activists are warning that an al-Qaida-linked jihadi group is on the verge of snuffing out what remains of the country's uprising in northwestern Syria, after the extremists seized control of the opposition-held regional capital, Idlib, last weekend.With the jihadis cementing their...

Apple’s new hijab emoji.

Hijab goes mainstream as advertisers target Muslims

Apple’s new hijab emoji.BEIRUT: The hijab - one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture - is going mainstream with advertisers, media giants and fashion firms promoting images of the traditional headscarf in ever more ways. Last week, Apple previewed 12 new emoji characters to be launched later this year, one of a woman wearing a hijab. Major fashion brands from American Eagle to Nike are creating hijabs, while hijab-wearing models have...

In this file photo, Tyler Hubbard, from right, and Brian Kelley, third from left, of Florida Georgia Line, and from left, Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson, of Backstreet Boys, perform at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.-AP

Backstreet Boys, Florida Georgia Line back together on CMT

In this file photo, Tyler Hubbard, from right, and Brian Kelley, third from left, of Florida Georgia Line, and from left, Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson, of Backstreet Boys, perform at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.-APBackstreet Boys got their first hit country song this year on a collaboration with country duo Florida Georgia and now the two powerhouse acts are teaming up for a "CMT...

ATHENS: A man speaks his on his cellphone next to an index board at the reception hall of the Stock Exchange in Athens yesterday. Greece is poised to tap international bond markets for the first time in three years in a move the government hopes will signal the country is ready to emerge from its bailout era. -APn

Fed and Trump keep dollar glum, Europe up

ATHENS: A man speaks his on his cellphone next to an index board at the reception hall of the Stock Exchange in Athens yesterday. Greece is poised to tap international bond markets for the first time in three years in a move the government hopes will signal the country is ready to emerge from its bailout era. -APLONDON: The dollar sat at a more-than-one-year low while stocks climbed yesterday as investors bet that subdued US inflation and...

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Ooredoo reports 21% increase in net profit for H1 2017

KUWAIT: National Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P "Ooredoo" (Ticker: OOREDOO) announced yesterday its financial results for the first half ended 30 June 2017:Financial Highlights:* Consolidated customer base increased by 4% to reach 25.6 million at 1H 2017, compared to 24.6 million for the same period in 2016.* Revenues for 1H 2017 stood at KD 343.8 million, compared with KD 350.8 million for the same period in 2016, representing a...

WEST VIRGINIA: US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve in Glen Jean. - AFP n

Trump renews attacks on attorney general

WEST VIRGINIA: US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve in Glen Jean. - AFPWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday, calling his onetime ally "VERY weak" in pursuing intelligence leaks and for failing to go after former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her email. Trump's latest Twitter salvo...

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