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A man eats a meal beside street art painted on a shoplot wall along Peel Street in Hong Kong's SoHo district
Art for art's sake: Calls for Hong Kong to get more creative
A man eats a meal beside street art painted on a shoplot wall along Peel Street in Hong Kong's SoHo districtHong Kong will see a creative surge as Art Basel comes to town, but there's a push for a more permanent change to the visual landscape of the city better known for its business hustle than its art scene. Asia's largest art fair unveils its first preview yesterday and has boosted Hong Kong's artistic credentials since it first launched in...
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Global distributes $15 million to its investors
KUWAIT: Global Investment House (Global), a regional Asset Management and Investment Banking firm headquartered in Kuwait with offices in major capital markets in the MENA region, announced yesterday that Global MENA Financial Assets, a fund managed by its Private Equity Asset Management team has distributed around GBP 12.1 million (equivalent to $15 million), which resulted from the sale of its majority stake in Jordan Trade Facilities, a...
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One android phone, two sims, two social Messaging accounts for Kuwait residents
New app cloning functionalityKUWAIT: Alcatel, a mobile device brand of TCL Communication, is introducing the option for smartphone users in Kuwait to run separate WhatsApp accounts for each number on their dual-sim Android phone. The new app cloning functionality, available on selected Alcatel dual-sim smartphones running Android Marshmallow, means that users no longer need to carry two devices or sign in and out of accounts if they have two...
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Russian Influence Probe
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Turkey welcomes Amir
ANKARA: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcomes Kuwait's Amir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah upon his arrival at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara. - AFPKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation arrived yesterday in the Turkish capital Ankara on an official visit. His Highness the Amir was received at the airport by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as...
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Kuwaiti lawyer seeks ban on expat drivers
Shemmari withdraws case for revoked citizenshipKUWAIT: A Kuwaiti lawyer yesterday filed a lawsuit at Administrative Court demanding an “urgent suspension” of all driving licenses for expatriates and halting the issuance of new licenses for them to make it easier for citizens to drive on roads. Lawyer Mohammad Al-Ansari said he filed the lawsuit on behalf of several Kuwaitis citizens after the traffic problems have deteriorated reaching an...
Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait City
Man ‘armed with knife’ disrupts Catholic mass in Kuwait City
Suspect detained; security beefed up Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait CityKUWAIT: A citizen, carrying a concealed knife, disrupted mass at the Catholic Church in Kuwait City Sunday evening. The man was later arrested by police. No one was hurt in the incident. Interior Ministry officials confirmed that a Kuwaiti man was taken by police after causing a disturbance at the Holy Family Cathedral Sunday evening. Two eye witnesses at the church confirmed...
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ pulled from Kuwait theaters
KUWAIT: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was pulled from theatres in Kuwait yesterday. The step comes as the Ministry of Information asked theatre companies to make additional cuts to the film. The popular Disney movie was recently remade with UK actress Emma Watson as lead character, Belle. But it has sparked controversy within the first week of release in some Muslim countries due to alleged ‘gay’ scenes. Malaysia has banned the film after Disney...
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Kuwait 39th happiest country in the world
KUWAIT: Kuwait ranked 39th worldwide and fourth amongst Arab countries in the World Happiness Report 2017, which was released yesterday. According to the report, the United Arab Emirates came first amongst Arab countries and 21st worldwide. The list of Arab countries include Qatar (35th worldwide), Saudi Arabia (37), Bahrain (41), Algeria (53), Libya (68), Jordan (74), Lebanon (88), Somalia (93), Tunisia (102), Egypt (104), Iraq (117), Sudan...
Minister Khaled Al-Roudhan
Coordination to supply market in case of livestock shortage
Khaled Al-RoudhanKUWAIT Minister of Commerce and Industry, Acting State Minister for Youth Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan said that the commerce ministry coordinated with the Kuwait Livestock Trading and Transport Company to supply the local market with enough supplies of livestock in case any shortages were detected. The ministry's consumer protection department continues to monitor prices in order to prevent any fabricated increase in prices, he...
Mohammad Boushehri
Electricity Ministry improves production capacity, up 2000 MW
Mohammad BoushehriKUWAIT: The Undersecretary of Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water Mohammad Boushehri revealed yesterday that production capacity of the electrical network increased by 2000 MW due to two major projects, northern Al-Zour power station and Subbiya.Boushehri said in an interview with Al-Anbaa daily that Al-Zour power station, which entered service with full production capacity in November of last year will contribute 1.500...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA
Cabinet instructs establishing national cyber-security center
Ministry to provide funding for Khor Abdullah development KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has asked Public Authority for Communications and Information Technology to establish a national cyber-security center.  This came during a customary weekly cabinet meeting held yesterday under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime...
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Summer enters its final stages
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Kuwait residents try to ward off the heat
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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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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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Price of image over true value