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Kuwait real estate sector remains buoyant - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT
KUWAIT: The real estate market ended the first quarter on a positive note, with total sales breaching the KD 200 million mark in March amid continued price stability. Real estate sales totalled KD 590 million by the end of 1Q17, down 17 percent compared to the first quarter of last year despite a slight pickup in transaction volumes, which rose by 3 percent year-on-year (y/y). However, March alone saw sales up by 9 percent y/y to KD 255 million,...
WALLA WALLA COUNTY, Washington: In this Oct 3, 2014, file photo, a worker picks apples at Flat Top Ranch in Walla Walla County, Washington. —AP
Robotic fruit pickers may help orchards with worker shortage
WALLA WALLA COUNTY, Washington: In this Oct 3, 2014, file photo, a worker picks apples at Flat Top Ranch in Walla Walla County, Washington. —APSPOKANE, Washington: Harvesting Washington state's vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States. That system eventually could change dramatically as at least two companies are rushing to get robotic fruit-picking machines to...
Dr Ranjan Suri
GOSH educates children on World Asthma Day
Dr Ranjan SuriKUWAIT: With asthma the most common chronic disease among children and increasing in prevalence, a pediatric respiratory expert from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) is calling for parents in Kuwait to educate their children about the condition. The burden of asthma is relatively higher in some countries in Africa, the Middle East and Western Europe when compared to the rest of the world. A local survey conducted on...
The above photo show cast of the Musical comedy Baghdaddy perform the scenes during dress rehearsal at the St. Luke’s Theater in New York.
'Baghdaddy': New York turns Iraq war into musical
The above photo show cast of the Musical comedy Baghdaddy perform the scenes during dress rehearsal at the St. Luke’s Theater in New York.The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and tragedy into a farce that offers potent messages for Donald Trump's America. "Baghdaddy" officially opens on Monday, telling the true story of an Iraqi defector, code named Curveball, whose...
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Probe fish death, alleged FIFA bribes, demand MPs
KUWAIT: Three main issues dominated the local parliamentary scene yesterday with MPs demanding investigations into the mass fish death and the allegations of Kuwait Football officials' involvement in alleged graft. MPs also called on authorities to take part in investigations to uncover the killers who assassinated Kuwaiti businessman Mohammad Metab Al-Shalahi in Istanbul Saturday night along with an Iranian Dubai-based TV owner and considered an...
WASHINGTON: In this Monday, Oct 26, 2015 file photo, Asian Olympic leader Kuwaiti Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Washington Hilton.— AP
Sheikh Ahmad quits FIFA council to fight bribery charge
WASHINGTON: In this Monday, Oct 26, 2015 file photo, Asian Olympic leader Kuwaiti Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Washington Hilton.— APZURICH: World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah announced his resignation yesterday from the FIFA council, saying he did not want to be a distraction while fighting corruption allegations. Aside from serving on FIFA's top body, the...
Photo shows thousands of dead fish washed ashore along Kuwait beach near Doha area
Councilors criticize authorities for failure to address fish deaths
KUWAIT: Municipal Council member and chairman of the technical committee Fahad Al-Sane criticized the reluctance of relevant authorities to reveal the true cause behind the 'seasonal fish death phenomenon.' He further criticized them for 'keeping silent' and for failure to identify those responsible and hold them accountable. Sane expressed displeasure towards exchanged accusations by concerned authorities over this phenomenon without questioning...
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Charging visitors
KUWAIT: MP Khalil Al-Saleh announced that he submitted an official request to the National Assembly in order to discuss a report that recommends charging visitors for medical services at public medical facilities as soon as possible. The recommendation was approved by the parliament's health committee and was supported by the government "which believes that it can help reduce pressure on public hospitals and stop medications' squandering," Saleh...
Kuwaiti ophthalmologist Khalid Al-Sabti (right).
Kuwaiti ophthalmologist performs rare surgery in Italy
Kuwaiti ophthalmologist Khalid Al-Sabti (right).FLORENCE: Kuwaiti leading ophthalmologist Khalid Al-Sabti has performed a successful rare eye surgery for an Italian old man who suffered a retinal detachment due to fibrosis resulting from diabetes.  The medical procedure was aired lively on screens for specialists attending the Floretina 2017, an international retina meeting held in Florence, Italy, April 27-30.  The event, which wrapped up...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Termination because of bankruptcy
Attorney Fajer Ahmed The Kuwaiti economy, much like the case in the rest of the world, is currently going through a shift for many different reasons that I will not get into as it is not part of my specialty. But for once, the government is trying to move away from focusing its revenues solely on oil production, and instead started supporting local businesses, in addition to other factors that are causing this shift. As a result, some...
Passing the baton: Teachers inspiring generations to follow their path.
Creative Kuwaiti teachers paving way for bright future
Passing the baton: Teachers inspiring generations to follow their path.KUWAIT: It is not a secret that teaching is one of the most physically and mentally demanding careers that helps to shape how countries grow and develop.  Bearing that in mind, a new 'class' of creative Kuwaiti teachers took it upon themselves to utilize whatever was offered in terms of modern technology and innovative ways to help cultivate students' talents and skills as...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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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