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BEIJING: Leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum pose for a group photo at the Yanqi Lake venue on the outskirts of Beijing yesterday. — AP photos
China slams protectionism, touts globalization
Europeans rain on Silk Road parade, India skips summit BEIJING: Leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum pose for a group photo at the Yanqi Lake venue on the outskirts of Beijing yesterday. — AP photosBEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized protectionism yesterday at a summit positioning Beijing as a champion of globalization, but some European nations challenged Beijing to address concerns about its own trade practices.Xi addressed...
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KAMCO announces its financial results for Q1 2017
KAMCO’s CEO Faisal SarkhouKUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C. (Public), a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, yesterday reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The Company recorded a net profit of KD 285,992, an increase of 112 percent in comparison to KD 135,150 during the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Revenue stood at KD 2,291,618 with an increase of 42 percent...
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Qatar Airways supports US Embassy event
Qatar Airways partners with US Embassy to celebrate new US destinations .KUWAIT:  Qatar Airways, the award-winning airline has supported the US Embassy event, 'The United States: A Great Place to Visit'. The event took place on 14 May and aimed to brief top US Travel Agents on the United States as an ideal travel destination for Kuwait travellers. The event also focused on how the travel agents can increase the number of travellers from Kuwait...
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Ghassan Al-Khaled wins ‘Visionary of the Year’ by Arabian Business Kuwait Awards
Ghassan Al-KhaledKUWAIT: In its annual awards ceremony, ACICO Industries Group CEO, Ghassan Ahmed Al- Khaled, was named the Visionary of the year by the Arabian Business magazine. Commenting on the award, Al-Khaled said: “The ACICO Group has continued to grow this year, further strengthening its position in the industry to continue growing and expanding. “Today, I am a proud founder of ACICO Group, which has become one of the leading...
This file photo taken on July 21, 2014 shows an employee of Equinix data center checking servers on July 21, 2014 in Pantin, a suburb north of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. —AFP
For some ransomware victims, hard lessons
This file photo taken on July 21, 2014 shows an employee of Equinix data center checking servers on July 21, 2014 in Pantin, a suburb north of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. —AFPSINGAPORE/HANOI: The WannaCry ransomware worm that hobbled big institutions and businesses at the weekend, including FedEx and Britain's National Health Service, also indiscriminately caught many smaller victims across Asia, from hoteliers to Chinese...
MINNESOTA: Christopher Lee looks through a window secured by bars towards a barbed wire fence surrounding the building from a conference room at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in St Peter, Minn. —AP
Schools face vexing test: Which kids will sexually attack?
'The rhyme or reason as to why people offend, is infinite' MINNESOTA: Christopher Lee looks through a window secured by bars towards a barbed wire fence surrounding the building from a conference room at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in St Peter, Minn. —APNEW YORK:  Third in a month-long Associated Press investigative series focusing on sexual assaults by students on students in US elementary and secondary schools The children who...
In this file photo, Beyonce performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Beyonce, Bruno Mars lead BET Awards nominations
In this file photo, Beyonce performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.Beyonce dominated last year’s BET Awards with “Lemonade,” but there’s more juice in her cup. The pop star is nominated for seven awards at the 2017 BET Awards, the network told The Associated Press yesterday. The show will take place June 25 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Bruno Mars follows Beyonce with five nominations. Beyonce, who won video...
Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Kara McCullough (center) is surrounded by fellow contestants after she was crowned Miss USA 2017.
Miss District of Columbia crowned as Miss USA
Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Kara McCullough (center) is surrounded by fellow contestants after she was crowned Miss USA 2017.The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old scientist working for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on the Las Vegas Strip. She will go on to compete on the Miss Universe contest. "I'm extremely thankful...
Models showcase Abayas for the Kuwaiti designer Rasha Al-Wazzan in collaboration with the Jewelry designer Zainab Ali during the KIFW.
Kuwait International Fashion Week: Reflects an image of creativity, art, elegance and beauty
'KIFW in strategic partnership with Al-Hamra Tower and sponsored by Maserati' Models showcase Abayas for the Kuwaiti designer Rasha Al-Wazzan in collaboration with the Jewelry designer Zainab Ali during the KIFW.The Kuwait International Fashion Week , in collaboration with Oriental Fashion Show,  the unique event that puts Kuwait on the map of global fashion, kicked off last week in strategic partnership with Al-Hamra Tower and Maserati.The...
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Nod to labor support for bedoons
MPs press for second livestock companyKUWAIT: The National Assembly's legal and legislative committee yesterday approved proposed amendments to extend the financial support provided to Kuwaitis employed in the private sector to stateless people known as bedoons and children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis. Head of the committee MP Mohammad Al-Dallal said the panel unanimously approved the proposal, but rejected another one calling to...
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Ramadan begins May 27: Saadoun
KUWAIT: The lunar month of Ramadan will begin on Saturday, May 27, meteorologist Adel Al-Saadoun told KUNA yesterday. The lunar calendar is the reference Muslims use for marking religious occasions and seasons. Ramadan is the ninth month, devoted for fasting from sunrise till sunset with more prayers and acts of worship observed by devotees. The start of Ramadan is not announced according to astrological calculations alone. A testimony of...
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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
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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