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Brexit shakes europe while Fed remains optimistic - NBK MONEY MARKETS REPORT
Now that the UK has handed the official divorce papers to the European Union, markets are likely to change their complacency over the UK current and future economic affairs. Indeed, economic data in the first quarter of 2017 continued to ignore the "Brexit" vote effects with unemployment and jobless claims continued to fall more than expected and UK real estate prices remain supported for now.Now that the article 50 has been officially triggered,...
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Three airliners in near-misses with drones at London's Heathrow
LONDON: Three planes narrowly missed colliding with drones near London's Heathrow Airport in the space of three weeks last year, underscoring increasing concerns about the devices being used near aircraft, a report Friday said. The report by the UK Airprox Board, which catalogs air safety incidents, offered new details on the close calls that took place in October and November. In the most unusual incident, the pilots of an A320 passenger plane...
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China reports six new bird flu cases, one death
BEIJING: China reported six new cases of H7N9 bird flu including one death in Hunan after live poultry markets in the province were shuttered last month.The infections were reported in the last week of March by the provincial centre for disease control and prevention, according to a report by Xinhua news agency yesterday. A total ban on live poultry trading in the provincial capital of Changsha has been in effect since March 17 and will continue...
The Strumbellas win Single of the Year with “Spirits” during the Juno Awards gala at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada. —AP/AFP photos
Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night
The Strumbellas win Single of the Year with “Spirits” during the Juno Awards gala at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada. —AP/AFP photosDrake struck out in the first round of Juno Awards that were handed out Saturday during a gala dinner at Ottawa's Shaw Centre. The rap superstar, who did not show up for the festivities, lost the artist of the year Juno to the late Leonard Cohen, watched single of the year go the Strumbellas' tune Spirits,...
This file photo taken on April 25, 2011 shows legendary American singer, songwriter, poet, artist and actor, Bob Dylan performing from his repertoire of over 400 songs and 50 albums at the 22nd annual Bluesfest music festival near Byron Bay, Australia. — AFP
Dylan the Enigmatic accepts 2016 Nobel prize at last
This file photo taken on April 25, 2011 shows legendary American singer, songwriter, poet, artist and actor, Bob Dylan performing from his repertoire of over 400 songs and 50 albums at the 22nd annual Bluesfest music festival near Byron Bay, Australia. — AFPAfter months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at a jovial, champagne-laced  ceremony on Saturday, the Swedish Academy...
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Wrong Choice of April Fool
Syrian actor Mohammed Al-Qass waves his award for best actor in the film “Departures”. — AFP
Film on extremism wins at Saudi festival
Syrian actor Mohammed Al-Qass waves his award for best actor in the film “Departures”. — AFPDHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia: A short film that tackles extremism has won the top prize at the Saudi Film Festival, organizers said yesterday, in an ultraconservative kingdom that continues to ban public cinemas. "Departures", directed by Abdulaziz Al-Shalahei, won the golden palm award at the fourth edition of the festival, which featured 58 homegrown...
Attorney Najmah Brown and Attorney Atyab Al-Shatti
Language barrier still stands between expats and their rights
Two lawyers raise awareness about Kuwait family law Attorney Najmah Brown and Attorney Atyab Al-ShattiKUWAIT: They did not mind waiting more than 40 minutes before an English seminar on Kuwait family law began at the TIES Center. A few men and some more women had shown up looking for answers. They did not want to be identified, so photography was not allowed during the talk.  They were all overwrought due to their constant calls for redress in...
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'Fearful' families removing wombs of disabled girls
KUWAIT: Families of some mentally-disabled girls consumed with fear about their daughters' future and their own reputations have used this as an excuse to remove their wombs as soon as they reach puberty, according to a report in Al-Qabas daily. Head of the genetic diseases center at the maternity hospital Dr Laila Bastaki said several such surgeries have been conducted in Kuwait upon the request of parents.Obstetrics, gynecology and infertility...
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Just another summit
Badrya Darwish Do you think anyone in the Arab world is still following Arab summits? I did a survey among my friends, and they replied, "What summits?" They said they loved the old summits - although they did not accomplish unity or solutions for the Middle East - because they were a little bit of fun, thanks to Col Gaddafi, bless his soul, the deceased Libyan leader. Because at every summit he came up with something new to amuse and abuse...
KUWAIT: The new expansion of the National Assembly’s building. — KUNA
Week summary of Kuwait's humanitarian action across the world
KUWAIT: The new expansion of the National Assembly’s building. — KUNAKUWAIT: Seeking to mitigate suffering of people affected by global wars and conflicts, Kuwait - a country honored by the UN as an International Humanitarian Center- has continued to offer aid to people in several countries throughout the week.Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) last Sunday launched a campaign to collect donations for Yemeni people affected by the ongoing war...
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Five ministers invited to attend panel meeting
KUWAIT: The parliament's financial affairs committee invited Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh to attend its meeting at 11:00 am to discuss decree law no. 69/1980 pertaining with military personnel's pensions and retirement indemnities.Meanwhile, the parliament's legislative committee is...
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
Brazil plane crash kills 62
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Price of image over true value