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AlKharji receiving the award from Robin Amlot

KFH wins 'Best SME Customer Service' annual award 2016

Banker Middle East honors KFH for high quality performance AlKharji receiving the award from Robin AmlotKUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) won Best SME Customer Service Award from the Banker Middle East magazine as part of the 2016 annual awards that are dedicated to the banking and finance sector. The award acknowledges KFH's high quality performance and instrumental role in supporting the small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs.Group Chief...

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Ooredoo; first ISO 9001:2015 certified mobile operator in the State of Kuwait by Bureau Veritas

After successful completion of certification audit at the first attemptKuwait City, Kuwait: Ooredoo, Kuwait’s fastest network for 2016, is proud to announce the successful achievement of obtaining the latest ISO 9001:2015 Certification, becoming the first Mobile Telecommunications Company in Kuwait to successfully complete and implement the newest International Quality Standards by Bureau Veritas Kuwait.The event was conducted over two stages....

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Singapore unveils self-driving scooter

SINGAPORE: Researchers in Singapore have come up with a solution to curb accidents involving phone-obsessed walkers, a self-driving mobility scooter that drives single pedestrians along footpaths.The one-seater, four wheel, 50 kg (110 lbs) vehicle travels at a top speed of 6 kmh (4 mph) and has laser sensors to help navigate around obstacles. The scooter, developed by the National University of Singapore (NUS), is the city-state's latest...

NSANJE, Malawi: This file photo shows Eric Aniva arriving at the Magistrate Court in Nsanje.—AFP

Malawi ‘hyena’ man faces sentencing over sex ritual

NSANJE, Malawi: This file photo shows Eric Aniva arriving at the Magistrate Court in Nsanje.—AFPNSANJE, Malawi: An HIV-positive Malawian man who said he slept with at least 100 girls and women in traditional cleansing rituals was to sentenced yesterday after being convicted of "engaging in harmful practices". Eric Aniva was prosecuted on the orders of President Peter Mutharika after publicly speaking about his role as a "hyena" in a BBC...

Bruno Strigini, CEO, Novartis Oncology

Transforming cancer care in MENA region

Bruno Strigini, CEO, Novartis OncologyAMMAN: A gathering of leading medical experts to discuss solutions for transforming cancer care in the Middle East and North Africa was held in Amman recently, organized by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Kuwait Times spoke to Novartis Oncology CEO Bruno Strigini on the progress in cancer research and affordability, and what is being done with researchers, governments and various organizations to...

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This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Lily Collins, left, and Alden Ehrenreich in a scene from ‘Rules Don’t Apply.’ — AP

Review: Beatty as eccentric billionaire-not THAT one

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Lily Collins, left, and Alden Ehrenreich in a scene from ‘Rules Don’t Apply.’ — APWarren Beatty doesn't want us to regard "Rules Don't Apply," in which he stars as Howard Hughes, as a Howard Hughes film. It's actually a movie about late '50s Hollywood, he says, and the sexual puritanism of the era. Indeed, Beatty doesn't appear for a long while in this much-awaited film, which he...

Kanye West

Kanye hospitalized after scrapping US tour

Kanye WestRap superstar Kanye West was hospitalized on Monday with a "medical emergency" after canceling his tour, two days after a rambling onstage tirade against fellow artists Jay Z and Beyonce. The "Saint Pablo Tour" was set to run through December 31 but all 21 remaining shows have been canceled, a spokeswoman for promoter Live Nation told AFP. Hours later it emerged that West, 39, was being treated at a University of California, Los...

Tokyo holds its first fashion show for Muslim women

Models wearing an array of colorful hijabs walked down a Tokyo catwalk yesterday in what organizers said was the first such fashion show for Muslim women in Japan.Floral patterns were among the designs adorning long robe garments and matching headscarves at Japan's first "Muslimah Fashion Show", which is taking place as part of a two-day Halal Expo Japan event. Around 10 brands, mainly from Singapore, were showcasing their creations at the Tokyo...

Snapchat celebrity and Nigerian male Barbie, Bobrisky, poses in Lagos. — AFP photos

'Africa's male Barbie' speaks out after Nigeria controversy

Snapchat celebrity and Nigerian male Barbie, Bobrisky, poses in Lagos. — AFP photosA cross-dressing social media star dubbed "Africa's male Barbie" has shot to fame in Nigeria, sparking a charged debate in a conservative country where alternative lifestyles remain frowned upon. Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, who goes by the name Bobrisky on SnapChat, makes his living selling 100,000 naira ($317) skin-whitening creams while chronicling online his...

KUWAIT: People attend a campaign meeting of Islamist candidate and former MP Mohammed Al-Mutair on Sunday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Top court bars Sheikh Malek, Hashem, Dahoum, 18 others

Constitutional court to assess election petition today KUWAIT: People attend a campaign meeting of Islamist candidate and former MP Mohammed Al-Mutair on Sunday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday ruled to prevent 21 candidates - including a number of former MPs - from contesting Saturday's snap polls, which means that all these candidates will not be able to participate in the elections. Prominent among those...

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Badrya Darwish It’s been a long time since I have written about the blue bird. Our Blue Bird. I’m sure all of you have guessed by now what I’m talking about: Kuwait Airways. The other day, two young Kuwaiti pilots walked into Kuwait Times’ offices sore, angry and desperate. They thought it would be a solace if an English newspaper wrote about their saga. I could not believe what they had to say - that a national company would treat...

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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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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

Why small-scale project visas can be problematic

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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved