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Air-conditioned Qatar FIFA World Cup stadium ready
DOHA: With a little under 2,022 days until the Qatar World Cup kicks-off, the tiny yet hugely ambitious Gulf state will officially unveil the tournament's first completed venue today. The Khalifa International Stadium-complete with the much-talked-about cooling technology that was central to Qatar's controversial bid for the World Cup-will host the country's biggest domestic cup competition, The Emir Cup final.On the pitch it will be a battle...
NEW YORK: In this Wednesday, March 2, 2016, file photo, Kathleen Murphy, president of Fidelity Personal Investing, a unit of Fidelity Investments, talks during an interview with The Associated Press. — AP
Women think men are better investors
NEW YORK: In this Wednesday, March 2, 2016, file photo, Kathleen Murphy, president of Fidelity Personal Investing, a unit of Fidelity Investments, talks during an interview with The Associated Press. — APNEW YORK: Many men and women think men are the better investors. They're wrong. After checking how 8 million of its customers did during 2016, Fidelity Investments found that women earned 6.4 percent on their portfolios. Its male customers...
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Hackers steal 17m users' data from Indian restaurant
NEW DELHI: India's largest restaurant and food delivery app Zomato announced yesterday that the data of 17 million users had been stolen from its database, including names, email addresses and protected passwords. The startup said the "hashed" passwords could not be decrypted but recommended users change their login details if they use the same password for other services.Zomato's chief technology officer Gunjan Patidar said customers' financial...
WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. — AP
EU fines Facebook over 'misleading' information
$120m penalty for misleading info on WhatsApp takeover WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. — APBRUSSELS: The European Commission yesterday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp, imposing its biggest penalty for such a breach. "Today's decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all...
MONACO: Monaco players celebrate at the end of their last French L1 football match Monaco (ASM) vs St Etienne (ASSE) on May 17, 2017 at the “Louis II Stadium”. — AFP
Monaco claims their 1st French title in 17 years
MONACO: Monaco players celebrate at the end of their last French L1 football match Monaco (ASM) vs St Etienne (ASSE) on May 17, 2017 at the “Louis II Stadium”. — AFPMONACO: Teenage star Kylian Mbappe helped Monaco secure their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years with his 15th goal of the season in Wednesday’s 2-0 victory at home to Saint- Etienne. The 18-year-old raced clear of the visiting defence to nervelessly roll in the opening goal...
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KPC projects 47% rise in profits
Assembly likely to hold weekly sessions in RamadanKUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) net profits are projected to reach KD 544 million in the current fiscal year, up 47 percent on last year's profits due to an increase in the price of oil, head of the National Assembly's budgets committee said yesterday. MP Adnan Abdulsamad said KPC has calculated the price of oil at $45 a barrel and is projecting to post revenues amounting to over KD 10...
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Hypocrisy
Badrya Darwish Even our best writers are starting to follow the current. In the last few years, and especially the past few months, we have heard nothing from parliamentarians and officials except for a propaganda war against expats. Expat this. Expat that. Without even thinking, wherever they see a weakness in services in the country - blame it on the expats. Without studying it. Without admitting the real problems. Push the expat button -...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church Aram I. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos
Amir meets Catholicos Aram I
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church Aram I. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church Aram I at Bayan Palace yesterday. The meeting was attended by Acting Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Khaled Boudai.Earlier yesterday, His Highness the Amir...
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Municipality urged to beef up inspections ahead of Ramadan
KUWAIT: Municipal Council member and chairman of the technical committee Fahd Al-Sane asked the executive apparatus of Kuwait Municipality to tighten supervision and inspection of shops and co-ops that directly deal with consumers in selling foodstuff, especially since Ramadan is approaching. He said some callous workers and foodstuff traders use the holy month to sell expired food because of people's increased purchasing power. He said the...
Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
Kuwaiti official hails robust Arab-Turkish ties
Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait's relations with Turkey have made rapid progress in all fields, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said yesterday. Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah, who doubles as Acting Minister of Information, made the remarks to open a conference on Turkey's ties with the Arab world.  On the conference, he said that the event aims to "rekindle the...
Sheikha Hussah Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah attends the ceremony.
OCIS has pre-eminent position in political, cultural circles: Sheikh Dr Mohammad
'Kuwait global leader in cultural, charity work' Sheikha Hussah Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah attends the ceremony.OXFORD: Kuwait's Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) plays a growing role in improving the understanding of the political and literary top brass of the Islamic world through scholarly study. "The patronage of the center since its establishment in 1985 by Prince Charles, of Wales, shows...
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Kuwait Vision 2035 includes effective management, ratings in int'l indications
KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait is seeking to upgrade its rankings in all indications, including administrative and economic ones, through implementing the 'Kuwait 2035 Vision' which is an integrated pillar of an effective government management of the State's resources.The implementation of the cornerstone contributes to improving rankings of Kuwait in indications of the World Bank and other international institutions, including indicators of...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
Three years after return of Taleban, Afghan economic woes loom large