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VIVA reports KD 19.5 m net profit

Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed AbdulrahmanKUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait's fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, announced the financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2017; whereby VIVA's net profit grew to reach KD19.5 million recording a growth of 1 percent compared to the same period in 2016; whereas the revenues during the first six-month period in 2017 reached KD 133 million. VIVA achieved these results due to a bundle of...

Justin Theroux and Dave Franco, stars of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie, make an appearance at the LEGO booth at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.

Comic-Con goes wild for 'Black Panther' at Marvel panel

Justin Theroux and Dave Franco, stars of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie, make an appearance at the LEGO booth at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California."Black Panther" stole the show Saturday night at Marvel Studios' Comic-Con presentation, outshining the Ant-Man, Thor and even the ultimate Avengers team-up, "Infinity War." Fans went wild for the exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming superhero pic, featuring star Chadwick Boseman T'Challa...

MUMBAI: India's richest man and oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, right, and his wife Nita Ambani (2R) pose with their children (L-C) Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani and Isha Ambani as they arrive for the company's 40th AGM in Mumbai.-AFPn

India's Ambani to launch free smartphone, shakes up telecoms

MUMBAI: India's richest man and oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, right, and his wife Nita Ambani (2R) pose with their children (L-C) Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani and Isha Ambani as they arrive for the company's 40th AGM in Mumbai.-AFPMUMBAI: India's richest man Mukesh Ambani said Friday that his telecoms venture Jio would launch a free smartphone, escalating a price war that is shaking up the country's...

JOHANNESBURG: In this Jan 31, 2006 file photo former South African President Nelson Mandela smiles during his meeting. - AP

Nelson Mandela's book on his treatment stirs dispute

JOHANNESBURG: In this Jan 31, 2006 file photo former South African President Nelson Mandela smiles during his meeting. - APJOHANNESBURG: A new book by a former South African military doctor that documents Nelson Mandela's medical treatments before his 2013 death violates doctor-patient confidentiality, according to some relatives of the anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate. But the retired doctor, Vejay Ramlakan, said in an interview this...

VERMONT: President Donald Trump speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk. - AP

Trump asserts 'complete power' for pardon

VERMONT: President Donald Trump speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk. - APWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has "complete power" to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year's presidential election. It was one of many topics that appeared to occupy the president's mind as the day...

CARACAS: Opposition activists hide behind shields as they clash with the police during a march towards the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in an offensive against President Maduro and his call for Constituent Assembly. - AFP nn

Venezuelan opposition readies fresh strike

CARACAS: Opposition activists hide behind shields as they clash with the police during a march towards the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in an offensive against President Maduro and his call for Constituent Assembly. - AFPCARACAS: Venezuela's opposition has called a fresh 48-hour general strike against embattled President Nicolas Maduro's plans to have the constitution rewritten giving him broader powers. The walk-out comes as violent and...

This photo taken on June 27, 2017 shows a woman making purchases by scanning QR codes using her smartphone at a fruit stall in a market in Beijing. China was the first country in the world to use paper money but centuries later the soaring popularity of mobile payment has some analysts forecasting it could be the first to stop. - TO GO WITH China economy internet, FOCUS by Allison JACKSONn / AFP / WANG ZHAO / TO GO WITH China economy internet, FOCUS by Allison JACKSON

China cashing out as mobile payment soars

BEIJING: This file photo shows a woman making purchases by scanning QR codes using her smartphone at a fruit stall in a market in Beijing. China was the first country in the world to use paper money but centuries later the soaring popularity of mobile payment has some analysts forecasting it could be the first to stop. - AFPBEIJING: Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and...

LONDON: In this Saturday, June 25, 2016 file photo, the front pages of Britain's newspapers report on the EU referendum result. - AP

Divided UK, uncertain election could put the brakes on Brexit

LONDON: In this Saturday, June 25, 2016 file photo, the front pages of Britain's newspapers report on the EU referendum result. - APLONDON: Lucy Harris thinks Britain's decision to leave the European Union is a dream come true. Nick Hopkinson thinks it's a nightmare. The two Britons - a "leave" supporter and a "remainer" - represent the great divide in a country that stepped into the unknown just over a year ago, when British voters decided by...

ANKARA: Vendors sell products featuring coup-victim Omer Halisdemir during the first anniversary of a failed coup attempt on July 16, 2017 at Taksim Square. - AFP

Erdogan tells Germany - don't Interfere in any Turkish affairs

ANKARA: Vendors sell products featuring coup-victim Omer Halisdemir during the first anniversary of a failed coup attempt on July 16, 2017 at Taksim Square. - AFPISTANBUL: Germany has no right to interfere in Turkey's domestic affairs, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, his latest broadside in a blistering row sparked by the waves of arrests under the current state of emergency. Several German nationals are among those being held and...

IKABUL: In this photograph taken on July 21, 2017, Afghan Shiite mourners gather to offer prayers for their relatives, members of the 'Enlightenment Movement', buried in a graveyard on the outskirts of Kabul. - AFP

Afghan police search for villagers after kidnapping

IKABUL: In this photograph taken on July 21, 2017, Afghan Shiite mourners gather to offer prayers for their relatives, members of the 'Enlightenment Movement', buried in a graveyard on the outskirts of Kabul. - AFPKANDAHAR: Afghan police yesterday launched a search for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on Taleban militants in the southern province of Kandahar. Seventy people were abducted Friday from their...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos

Amir meets with EU foreign policy chief

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, on the occasion of her and delegation's visit to the country. She was escorted by First Deputy Premier and Foreign...

KUWAIT: Executive Director of the Illegal Residents Affairs' Apparatus Saleh Al-Fadalah meets with the Dutch Ambassador to Kuwait Frans Potuyt. - KUNA

Illegal residents incentives stem from Kuwait's hospitable nature: official

KUWAIT: Executive Director of the Illegal Residents Affairs' Apparatus Saleh Al-Fadalah meets with the Dutch Ambassador to Kuwait Frans Potuyt. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait offers education and healthcare freely to illegal residents according to its humanitarian policies, an official in a state body tasked with that community's affairs said yesterday. Executive Director of the Illegal Residents Affairs' Apparatus, Saleh Al-Fadalah, made the comment as...

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