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Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah annual shooting tournament

Obaid Al-OsaimiKUWAIT: The Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah annual shooting tournament will be held on Thursday and will last for three day in the 10m air pistol and rifle, skeet, trap, double trap and Olympic archery with the participation of club and National Guard shooters.Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi said the Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah Cup tournament has its special status with...

Ooredoo Cup football tournament kicks off

.KUWAIT: Ooredoo, Kuwait’s fastest network, kicked off its third Ooredoo Cup football tournament last week in Hassan Abul Sports Center in Dasma. The tournament will be ongoing for a week, in a friendly environment away from the office life. This comes in alignment with Ooredoo’s core values of caring, connecting and challenging, and the company’s philosophy of investing in its employees who are the cornerstone of the establishment.The...

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Neymar Jr’s Five Qualifiers Conclude in Hassan Abul fields on April 3 & 4

Goal QualifiersIn a 4-day period, Goal Shaab (Shaab) and Premiere Academy (Bayan) fields crammed with participating teams who competed with immense passion and dedication to make it to the national final of Neymar Jr’s Five in Kuwait. Competently, ten teams managed to qualify and only six remaining teams from Hassan Abul fields (Dasma) 2-day qualifiers (April 3 and 4) shall join the other teams in the national final on April 6.Hassan Abul...

KUWAIT CITY: This file photo shows two cats watching a mouse walking on the pavement in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Mice infested human settlements 15,000 years ago in the Middle East

KUWAIT CITY: This file photo shows two cats watching a mouse walking on the pavement in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatMIAMI: Mice began infesting human settlements some 15,000 years ago in the Middle East, said a study Monday that suggested the little rodents have been scurrying underfoot far longer than previously thought. As soon as hunter-gatherers began settling down rather than roving from place to place, house mice began to...

DUBAI: A truck is parked at the entrance of the Souq.com warehouse on Monday. - AP

Tech giant buys Souq.com after $800m counteroffer

Amazon expands global reach DUBAI: A truck is parked at the entrance of the Souq.com warehouse on Monday. - APDUBAI: Tech giant Amazon expanded its global reach yesterday with the announcement of a deal to buy Dubai-based Souq.com, the Middle East's largest online retailer. The agreement, the financial details of which were not disclosed, brings Amazon into a fast-growing market as it continues to invest in its core retail network despite...

LONDON: In this posed photograph, newly-issued 12-sided £1 (one pound) coins are pictured in London yesterday. Britain’s new £1 coin with the symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland went into circulation from yesterday on the eve of the launch of a Brexit process that has put national unity in doubt. — AFP

Britain's new pound coin enters circulation

LONDON: In this posed photograph, newly-issued 12-sided £1 (one pound) coins are pictured in London yesterday. Britain’s new £1 coin with the symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland went into circulation from yesterday on the eve of the launch of a Brexit process that has put national unity in doubt. — AFPLONDON: Britain's new £1 coin with the symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland goes into circulation...

BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, during the Qatar-UK Business and Investment Forum in Birmingham yesterday. The energy-rich nation of Qatar says it plans to invest 5 billion pounds in the British economy within the next half decade. — AP

Qatar to invest 5bn pounds in UK over 3-5 years

Doha eyes more gas supplies to Britain after Brexit BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, during the Qatar-UK Business and Investment Forum in Birmingham yesterday. The energy-rich nation of Qatar says it plans to invest 5 billion pounds in the British economy within the next half decade. — APDUBAI: The energy-rich nation of Qatar says it plans to invest 5 billion pounds in the British economy within the next half decade. Prime...

Court of Appeal instructs Ministry of Industry and Commerce to register Alghanim Auto as the Ford distributor

.KUWAIT: The administrative Court of Appeal affirmed a first instance judgment in favor of Alghanim Auto confirming the validity of its registration with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce as a Ford distributor in Kuwait. The judgment dated March 27, 2017 reinstates Alghanim Auto's registration as an officially authorized distributor of Ford vehicles and products in Kuwait from March 2016. Additionally, the court ruled that the Ministry of...

Kuwait’s trade surplus drops to 11-year low - NBK Economic Update

.KUWAIT: Kuwait’s trade surplus retreated to an 11-year low of KD 4.7 billion in 2016 or 14 percent of GDP, as oil export earnings remained weak against a backdrop of limited import growth. Oil export revenues continued to be weighed down by lower oil prices, though we expect them to pick up in 2017 amid a sustained recovery in prices.Meanwhile, imports were flat in 2016, with the weakness mainly stemming from the continued contraction in...

Samsung plans to sell revamped Galaxy Note 7s

Tech giant to recoup losses through Note 7s SEOUL: This file photo shows people walking past the Samsung logo at the Samsung group headquarters in Seoul. — AFPSEOUL: Tech giant Samsung Electronics plans to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the company said late on Monday, signaling the return of the model pulled from markets last year because of fire-prone batteries. Samsung's Note 7s were permanently scrapped in...

Saudi film directors, actors and actresses pose with their awards during the opening ceremony

Film festival opens in cinema-less Saudi Arabia

Saudi film directors, actors and actresses pose with their awards during the opening ceremonyThe Saudi Film Festival opened Monday with 58 homegrown cinematic works to be screened in the ultra-conservative kingdom that continues to ban public cinemas. "Welcome to all of you, filmmakers, makers of art and makers of hope," festival director Ahmed Al-Mulla told participants at the opening ceremony, which was broadcast online. The fourth edition of...

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Siblings, partners, or rivals?

Yalda GolsharifiBeing a mom of two little girls definitely comes with its challenges. Most of the time, Lilly and Sasha are the best of friends. They love playing together and are obsessed with each other, however sometimes they do tend to fight, which is so common between young siblings. I'm sure most moms understand what its like when you have more than one child and the jealousy and rivalry that can come along with that. Competing for...

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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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