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Real FouzMost people who follow me from the very beginning know that I started my page on social media because of my love for makeup, and sharing different looks and products with my followers. I was obsessed with MAC cosmetics and I used to post different looks using their products all the time. Ever since I started experimenting with make up and using it, I started with MAC, specifically their lipsticks. MAC lipsticks were the first products...

NEW YORK: People look at the New York skyline with the Empire State Building lit in burgundy and white in honor of Qatar Airways and its 10th Anniversary of flying to the United States, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey on June 27, 2017. Qatar's sovereign wealth fund in August purchased a 9.9-percent stake in the company that owns the Empire State Building for $622 million. - AFP

Doha's hotels suffer in Eid holiday

Arab sanctions lead to steep fall in occupancy rates NEW YORK: People look at the New York skyline with the Empire State Building lit in burgundy and white in honor of Qatar Airways and its 10th Anniversary of flying to the United States, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey on June 27, 2017. Qatar's sovereign wealth fund in August purchased a 9.9-percent stake in the company that owns the Empire State Building for $622 million. - AFPDOHA: A...

NEW DELHI: Indian traders shout slogans as they burn an effigy representing a tax worker during a protest against the forthcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates. -- AFP

Indian businesses brace for biggest tax reform

NEW DELHI: Indian traders shout slogans as they burn an effigy representing a tax worker during a protest against the forthcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates. -- AFPMEERUT: Businessman Pankaj Jain is so worried about the impending launch of a new sales tax in India that he is thinking of shutting down his tiny textile factory for a month to give himself time to adjust. Jain is one of millions of small business owners who face wrenching...

Kuwait Investment Authority

Kuwait Investment Authority invests in a small finance bank in India

KUWAIT: Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund is among a small group of anchor investors backing a finance bank in India head of its initial public offering. The AU Small Finance Bank raised $87 million from investors including Kuwait Investment Authority, GIC Pte, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore and US-based private equity firm East Bridge Capital, reported VCCircle website.Other foreign investors who took part in the anchor allotment include...

BRUSSELS: European Union Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters. —AP

EU fines Google $2.7 billion for abusing weaker rivals

Attempting to curb company’s clout on the continent BRUSSELS: European Union Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters. —APBRUSSELS: European regulators fined Google a record 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market in a case that could be just the opening salvo in Europe's attempt to curb the company's clout on that continent. The...

SHENZHEN: In this picture a drone flies in the showroom of the DJI headquarters in Shenzhen. —AFP

China drone king turns to farming

SHENZHEN: In this picture a drone flies in the showroom of the DJI headquarters in Shenzhen. —AFPSHENZHEN: China drone-maker DJI is betting on flying machines that shoot pesticide instead of photos to fend off growing competition in the global remote-controlled aircraft market. The world leader in the civilian drones sector is switching its focus from leisure photography to more professional uses for its unmanned aerial vehicles, and it sees...

THAILAND: This photograph shows a farmer chopping fresh fish for lunch in the northeastern Thai province of Khon Kaen. —AFP

Deadly diet: Thai doctors battle cancer-causing fish

THAILAND: This photograph shows a farmer chopping fresh fish for lunch in the northeastern Thai province of Khon Kaen. —AFPKALASIN, Thailand: It wasn't until he got to medical school that Narong Khuntikeo finally discovered what caused the liver cancer that took both of his parents' lives: their lunch. Like millions of Thais across the rural northeast, his family regularly ate koi pla-a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime....

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Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan wishes HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Cabinet members, heads of states around the world, Kuwaitis, expatriates and our valued readers Eid Mubarak. Kuwait Times will not be published from June 26 to 28. Our next issue will be published on Thursday, June 29.

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Amir congratulates citizens, expatriates, calls for peace

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated all citizens and expatriates on Eid Al-Fitr, said the Amiri Diwan. The Amiri Diwan, on its part, congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on the...

Kuwait International Airport

Huge 65% rise in travellers during long Eid holiday: Airport official

Kuwait International AirportKUWAIT: Kuwait International Airport expects a 65.46 percent rise in people flying abroad within the Eid Al-Fitr holidays in comparison to last year’s figures. During the approximately 10- day holiday starting on Friday, which comprises the occasion, travellers are expected to hit the 410,400 mark, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation deputy chairman for aviation safety said.The number is a stark difference to...

Wataniya Airways

Wataniya Airways commissions its first Airbus

Wataniya AirwaysKUWAIT: Wataniya Airways, one of three national carriers of Kuwait, said Thursday its first Airbus (A- 320) arrived at Kuwait International Airport to joint its fleet.The move opens a new chapter of the airline’s operations on the local market after a five-year hiatus, said Lana Al-Rashid, director of the information and public relations dept. of the company. “This is a historic moment on Wataniya’s march; it is the fruit...

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