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Disparate effect of crude prices on oil, gas stocks
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti economists have shared the view that the impact of changing crude prices, up or down, vary on the listed oil and gas stocks. They said that most of the listed oil and gas companies listed on the Boursa Kuwait, the Kuwait stock market, are not directly involved in dealing in the crude, but they offer logistics services, such as exploration or the complementary Industries.The listed stocks respond positively to any rise of prices of...
BASRA: A general view shows pipelines in the newly opened section of the oil refinery of Zubair, southwest of Basra in southern Iraq.
Kuwait oil price up $1.33 to $49.01 pb
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by $1.33 to $49.01    per barrel Friday after being at $47.68 pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. At the global level, the oil price went up to its highest number in five years due to the OPEC announcement to reduce the organization's production by the beginning of next year.The price of the Brent crude was up yesterday by 52 cents to $54.46 per barrel, the same case...
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Kuwait ranks among top ten Middle East cities to live in
Bayt.com ‘Top Cities in Middle East and North Africa’ survey .KUWAIT:  In a new survey by Bayt.com titled 'Top Cities in the Middle East and North Africa', Kuwait City ranked among in the Top 10 Cities to live in. In Kuwait City, 40 percent of the citizens were happy about their current city of residence, and 19 percent were 'very happy'. The ranking was based on several factors including economic, environmental, standard of living,...
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Thani
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Thani participates in Open ROADS Summit
Summit discusses latest trends in telecom technology Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-ThaniKUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait's CEO and General Manager Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Thani attended the Open ROADS summit in London recently, as a member of the summit's advisory board. The summit aims to bring the Open ROADS community together to discuss the latest technologies and ways to implement joint efforts to advance telecommunications worldwide.Founded by...
SYDNEY: A group of chemistry students James Wood, Brandon Lee, Austin Zhang, Patrick Ngo, Christopher Lai, and Dylan Siow-Lee (L-R) stand together in their school lab with the equipment they use to make the compound of an anti-parasitic medicine used to treat malaria, called Daraprim, at Sydney Grammar School on December 2, 2016. — AFP
Ex-drug executive Shkreli congratulates Australian students
SYDNEY: A group of chemistry students James Wood, Brandon Lee, Austin Zhang, Patrick Ngo, Christopher Lai, and Dylan Siow-Lee (L-R) stand together in their school lab with the equipment they use to make the compound of an anti-parasitic medicine used to treat malaria, called Daraprim, at Sydney Grammar School on December 2, 2016. — AFPFormer pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has congratulated a group of Australian students who reproduced...
CHENNAI, India : In this photograph taken on November 11, 2016, Indian snake-catcher Kali holds a sawscaled viper on a stick, caught in the paddy fields during scouting in the early hours of the morning at Vadanemmeli village. — AFP
The snake-catching tribe saving lives in India
World's deadliest snakes CHENNAI, India : In this photograph taken on November 11, 2016, Indian snake-catcher Kali holds a sawscaled viper on a stick, caught in the paddy fields during scouting in the early hours of the morning at Vadanemmeli village. — AFPCHENGALPATTU, India: A small scythe, a crowbar and a bundle of canvas bags are all that Kali and Vedan carry when they venture into the fields of southern India to catch some of the world's...
Photo shows British musician Sami Yusuf. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
'Art alone can portray how peaceful Islam is'
Photo shows British musician Sami Yusuf. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKuwait Times caught up with British musician Sami Yusuf just before his concert yesterday at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre. Yusuf was named the "King of Islamic Pop" by the Al-Jazeera network and listed by the BBC as one of the '30 Most Famous Britons' in 2009.Kuwait Times: Tell us about yourself. How did you get into music?Sami: I come from a family of musicians; I...
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KUWAIT: Rain drenched various areas across Kuwait yesterday with heavy downpours throughout the day. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Authorities lay out safety measures during heavy rain
'Don't use phone during thunderstorms'KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry's relations and security media department and Kuwait Fire Service Department (KFSD) urged all citizens and expats to be very careful during heavy rain and thunderstorms, during which the following safety measures should be fully observed:* Keep updated about weather forecasts issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation by following various media or through smartphone...
MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei
Lawmaker reiterates call for GCC confederation
MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiKUWAIT: MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei has urged leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to turn the council into a confederation. In a tweet, Tabtabaei said that in view of threats and major challenges, GCC leaders have to turn it into a confederation in which each state has its own domestic political system, with joint foreign affairs and defense policies. Tabtabaei also said he would support any consensus candidate...
KUWAIT: A general view of the bustling Kuwait City that houses several banking and financial institutions, hotels and malls. —Photo by Joseph Shagra
Kuwait first in attracting banks
RIYADH: Kuwait has ranked first among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries attracting commercial banks from fellow member states to open branches in the country, a statistical report revealed yesterday. Kuwait is hosting eight branches of GCC commercial banks, followed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with six branches each, three in Bahrain and two in each of Oman and Qatar, the report, prepared by the information sector at the GCC...
Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi
Health Ministry cares for over 41,000 persons with disabilities
Dr Khaled Al-SahlawiKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health offers due services to all persons with disabilities in Kuwait, who hit 41,330 till the first quarter of 2016, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Khaled Al-Sahlawi, citing  statistics of the Public Authority for Disabled Affairs (PADA). Disabilities are various, mental, physical, visual and auditory, Al-Sahlawi added in a press statement yesterday as the ministry is marked the...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters
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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved
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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief
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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and CEO of the Shared Electronic Banking Services Company (K-Net) Essam Al-Khashnam are pictured after signing the deal. - KUNA
Ministry of Finance and KNET ink e-payment services deal