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DUBAI: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to France's Benoit Paire during their ATP tennis match as part of the Dubai Duty Free Championships yesterday. - AFP
Roger Federer off to smooth Dubai start
DUBAI: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to France's Benoit Paire during their ATP tennis match as part of the Dubai Duty Free Championships yesterday. - AFPDUBAI:  Roger Federer took the opening step in his bid for a record eighth title at the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Benoit Paire. Federer, playing his first match since winning a record 18th Grand Slam title a month ago in...
LONDON: Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates with the trophy after his side won the League Cup Final soccer match by beating Southampton 3-2 at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday. - APn
Ibrahimovic will 'stop on top' but is coy on United future
LONDON: Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates with the trophy after his side won the League Cup Final soccer match by beating Southampton 3-2 at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday. - APLONDON: Ever the showman, Zlatan Ibrahimovic seems to be reveling in maintaining the suspense. Why accept a one-year contract extension from Manchester United now when you can sustain the ambiguity and add to the mystique?"Let's see what happens,"...
Winners Indian English Academy School
IEAS clinch UGC’s inter-school soccer trophy
Winners Indian English Academy SchoolKUWAIT: The United Goans Center (UGC) has been one of the premier soccer clubs in Kuwait for the past thirty eight years. They are always at the forefront of sports activities, socio-cultural activities and various social events to promote harmony between expatriate community in Kuwait.On the turn of the season, when the cold winds refused to make way for a warmer weather, the United Goans Center( UGC)...
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Mastercard streamlines ops in Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain
KUWAIT: In a move to further consolidate its presence across key GCC markets and renew the company's focus on customer engagement, Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, has announced the appointment of Pankaj Kathuria to the role of Area Business Head, Northern Gulf.Pankaj will join Mastercard's Middle East and North Africa Management Committee and will be responsible for leading and driving the company's full...
Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group Chief Executive Officer
NBK-Bahrain reports net profits of KD 59.638 million for 2016
Regional expansion strategy paid off: Al-Sager Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group Chief Executive OfficerKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait-Bahrain (NBK Bahrain), the branch of NBK Group in Bahrain, reported net profits of BHD 73.415 million (KD 59.638 million) for the year 2016 compared with BHD 64.207 million (KD 52.158 million) in 2015, a growth of 14 percent year-on-year.As of end of 2016, NBK-Bahrain's total assets increased by 28 percent y-o-y to BHD...
Heads of Trading Group with Mubarak Naser Al-Sayer, CEO and Bengt Schultz COO.
Al-Sayer honors team commitment to customer care
Best In The Business: Annual employee convention* Reinforcing the Spirit in 2017 With 'Engage One By One' Heads of Trading Group with Mubarak Naser Al-Sayer, CEO and Bengt Schultz COO.KUWAIT: Al-Sayer Group Holding, one of the leading conglomerates in the region recently held the Annual Employee Convention to honor outstanding customer service efforts for the year 2016 and honor distinguished "Best in the Business" teams across its non-trading...
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Every second phishing attack aims to steal money
Dubai: Almost half of all phishing attacks (fraudulent email messages or copycat websites that appear legitimate) registered in 2016, were aimed at stealing their victim's money, according to an analysis of the financial threat landscape by Kaspersky Lab. Compared to 2015, the amount of financial phishing attacks increased 13.14 percentage points in 2016to comprise 47.48 percent of all registered phishing attacks. In 2016 Kaspersky Lab's...
Dr. Wael
Heart disease growing health concern in GCC
Dr. WaelUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Cardiovascular diseases have been attributed to being the leading cause of death worldwide. More people worldwide die annually from CVDs than from any other cause. An estimated 17.5 million people died from CVDs in 2012, which represents 31 percent of all global deaths. Of these deaths, an estimated 7.4 million were due to coronary heart disease and 6.7 million were due to stroke.CVDs are a group of disorders...
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Beauty beyond Imagination from the Pearl Clinic
.KUWAIT: The Pearl Clinic; a gem in the heart of Kuwait, welcomes you to its specialized medical center for dermatology and laser procedures. With a combination of the latest technology and modern facility, the clinic will meet your aspirations in terms of skin care, dermatology and beauty treatments. All procedures are overseen by the most professional medical team of specialist doctors in dermatology and venerology as well as skilled nurses...
The cast of ‘Moonlight’ and “’La La Land” appear on stage as presenter Warren Beatty (center), flanked by host Jimmy Kimmel (left) shows the winner’s envelope for Best Movie “Moonlight” on stage at the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. — AP/AFP
'Moonlight' wins best picture at botched Academy Awards
The cast of ‘Moonlight’ and “’La La Land” appear on stage as presenter Warren Beatty (center), flanked by host Jimmy Kimmel (left) shows the winner’s envelope for Best Movie “Moonlight” on stage at the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. — AP/AFPOscar winner, take two. Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" - not, as it turned out, "La La Land" - won best picture at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset and an...
Taraji P. Henson, Emma Stone and Jessica Biel
The Oscars red carpet led by Ruth Negga and Emma Stone
Taraji P. Henson, Emma Stone and Jessica BielAnd the red carpet goes to ... the women in red, for one, with equal accolades for shiny and  shimmery gold worthy of the Oscars, this and all years. Long sleeves and belts played major roles Sunday in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre, along with a beautiful Janelle Monae, transformed in Elie Saab Haute Couture into a busy but fabulous fashion city of black tulle, birds, lace, feathers, sequins,...