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Models walk down the catwalk wearing designs by Marchesa
Arab Fashion Week brings unisex minimalism to Dubai
Models walk down the catwalk wearing designs by MarchesaDesigners, buyers and influencers have descended on Dubai for Arab Fashion Week, a five-day event dedicated to ready couture and resort wear for women, men and those who refuse a label. The show opened Tuesday night with Jordanian-Canadian sensation Rad Hourani, known for his unisex designs, Palestinian-American Jenanne Filat and her menswear lineup straight out of Arkansas, and runway...
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Travel beauty hacks that helps to stay fresh and looking your best
As most of you may know, my job requires 'A LOT' of traveling which can be very tiring with constant flights back and forth and jet lag. Over the years, I've come up with some travel beauty hacks which help with making sure I stay fresh and looking my best.1. Staying make up free while on a flightI usually try not to wear make up when I'm flying because cabin air is dry which can lead to flaky skin and breakouts if you're wearing heavy make up,...
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Oil companies post billions of dollars in losses
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's budgets committee yesterday said two state-owned oil companies operating abroad have posted huge losses in the past few years. The committee said Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) posted losses worth $656 million in the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The company's production has remained at 69,000 barrels per day, unchanged for the past six years and it is highly expected to miss the 200,000 barrels per...
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72 projects to resolve traffic woes
KUWAIT: The ministry of public works said yesterday that it plans to resolve the traffic crisis in the country through implementing 72 road projects, some of which are already underway or completed. The ministry's assistant undersecretary for road engineering Ahmad Al-Hassan said that 24 of the projects are already underway, four have been completed and as many as 15 others have been offered in a public tender.Speaking after briefing the National...
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Kuwait backs call to extend oil output cuts
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday backed a call by top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend a deal on crude production cuts for nine more months. "Kuwait gives its full backing and support to the joint position of Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend the oil output cuts deal between OPEC and other producers until March 2018," Oil Minister Essam Al-Marzouk said in a statement. Russia and Saudi Arabia on Monday called for extending the deal struck...
Ebrahim Al-Khuzam
Kuwait Airways appoints Khuzam carrier's new CEO
Ebrahim Al-KhuzamKUWAIT: Kuwait Airways, the official national carrier of Kuwait, has confirmed that Ebrahim Abdullah Al-Khuzam has been appointed as the airline's new Chief Executive Officer. As one of the newly-appointed board members of Kuwait Airways, as announced on April 4 this year, Khuzam assumed the additional role and duties of the CEO from May 4.Formerly the Managing Director of AREF Investment Group KSCC, in addition to many...
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'Kaifi, ana Kuwaiti'
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable brothers and sisters, and I wish you all a blessed month of Ramadan in advance. The title of this column means 'I am a Kuwaiti, and I can do whatever I want.' This proclamation can be heard in many places inside and even outside Kuwait. Many Kuwaitis think by making this statement, they are superior to people of other nationalities, since the law in many cases supports and backs them against...
Minister Khaled Al-Roudhan
Govt okays amendments to sports law: Official
Minister Khaled Al-RoudhanKUWAIT: The government has informed a parliamentary committee dealing with youth and sports that it has endorsed a suggestion related to a sports law, Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan said yesterday.Speaking to the press after a meeting, Roudhan, who is also Minister of State for Youth Affairs, said that the government will pitch the suggestion to international federations to find out whether the...
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Endocrine gland disorder meds don't affect fasting
KUWAIT: Al-Sabah Hospital endocrine gland and diabetes specialist Dr Adel Redha stressed that endocrine gland disorder medications do not affect fasting. He explained that patients could take the medicine at iftar time with a little water, then wait for 10-15 minutes, which is usually enough for Maghreb prayers, then have iftar.Redha added that patients on cortisone as a treatment for adrenal gland failure are advised to take a larger dose of...
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Lockheed Martin to deliver Sniper Pods for Kuwait Hornet Aircraft
Lockheed Martin will send Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Kuwait Air Force for its F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft.The order was added under Lockheed Martin's existing foreign military sales indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract and includes 14 Sniper ATPs, spares, support equipment and integration. Pod deliveries will begin in 2018 to address urgent operational needs of the Kuwait Air Force."Sniper ATP provides critical...
BEIJING: Kuwait’s Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with China’s Vice President Li Yuanchao. — KUNA
Supreme Planning and Development Council sees prosperous future in ties with China
BEIJING: Kuwait’s Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with China’s Vice President Li Yuanchao. — KUNABEIJING: Collaboration with China is seen as crucial to turn Kuwait's aspirations of becoming a global and financial hub into a reality, Kuwait's Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD) said on Tuesday.  The SCPD members made the remarks in separate statements on the sidelines of...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
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