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VIRGINIA BEACH: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Regent University. —AP
Queen to invite Trump to Britain for state visit
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth will invite US President-elect Donald Trump for a state visit to Britain next year to try to cement close ties between the two countries, The Sunday Times newspaper said. Citing two ministers and a senior official close to Downing Street, the Sunday Times reported that discussions between British officials and Trump’s team would start soon to ensure that a date could be agreed for June or July next year.Britain is keen...
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70,000 homes without power in storm-hit France
RENNES, France: Winds gusting to hurricane force left nearly 70,000 homes in western and northwestern France without power yesterday, the national electricity grid Enedis said.The national weather agency Meteo France said winds powering to 160 kilometers per hour battered the Breton peninsula and Normandy coast overnight, and two other regions remained under a storm alert. Enedis said 33,000 homes were without power in Normandy, 18,700 in...
LIMA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at a hotel to attend a bilateral meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC) on Saturday.—AFP
Philippines’ Duterte meets ‘hero’ Putin
LIMA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at a hotel to attend a bilateral meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC) on Saturday.—AFPLIMA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday met the man he calls his hero, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and unburdened his gripes about US "hypocrisy," "bullying" and foreign wars.Duterte, who has publicly...
Takaud partnership expands Kuwait’s Ahli Capital client offerings
Takaud partnership expands Kuwait's Ahli Capital client offerings
Takaud partnership expands Kuwait’s Ahli Capital client offeringsKUWAIT:  TAKAUD, the specialist provider of savings, investment, and pension solutions for the MENA region, and Ahli Capital Investment Company K.S.C.C., have signed an agreement that provides Ahli Capital with access to TAKAUD's Sharia-compliant Investment Strategies, which comprises of the best performing Sharia-compliant mutual funds globally. The Investment Strategies are...
Henkel CEOnHans Van Bylen
Henkel continues strong performance in Q3 2016
Acquisition of Sun Products successfully closed Henkel CEOHans Van BylenKUWAIT: "Henkel continued to deliver strong business performance in the third quarter. Sales, adjusted EBIT and adjusted earnings per preferred share reached new highs. The successful development and the high quality of earnings was driven by all three business units and the strong commitment of our global team," said Henkel CEO Hans Van Bylen."In the third quarter, we were...
Abdul Wahab Al Mutawa receiving the award from Banker Middle East
Al-Mal Investment wins 'Most Innovative Financial Product' Award for Takharoj
The Banker Middle East Kuwait Product Awards 2016 Abdul Wahab Al Mutawa receiving the award from Banker Middle EastKUWAIT: Al-Mal Investment has announced yesterday that it has been awarded the "Most Innovative Financial Product" award for Takharoj from The Banker Middle East Kuwait Product Awards 2016, one of the region's leading financial awards. Al Mal received this award for its newly launched product, Takharoj, a one-of-a-kind and first...
Charles Nahas
Microsoft to showcase latest empowered govt solutions
4th E-Government Forum in Kuwait from Nov 27 to 29 Charles NahasKUWAIT: With the theme "An Empowered Government", Microsoft has announced its participation as platinum sponsor at the 4th E-Government Forum for Electronic Services Perspective, due to be held from the 27th to 29th of November at the Marriott Courtyard, Kuwait. Charles Nahas, General Manager Microsoft Kuwait commented, "The theme derives from the company's strategy to drive Digital...
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PharmaLife releases the new collection of 'Perlamar' German products for skincare
.KUWAIT: PharmaLife Company launched its new collection of "Perlamar" German brand for all skin types, in cooperation with Al Dawaeya pharmacies. A lunch reception was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Failaka Hall and was attended by doctors and pharmacists, beauty advisers, PharmaLife sales team as well as media delegates and journalists who got the opportunity to experience the product's formulas that hydrates and moisturizes the...
This file photo shows the Ingmar Bergman archives located at the Film House in Stockholm. — AFP
Hidden Bergman 'masterpiece' to hit Swedish movie screens
This file photo shows the Ingmar Bergman archives located at the Film House in Stockholm. — AFPDiscovered in Ingmar Bergman's archive, a previously unknown manuscript about sexual and social revolution in the 1960s is to be turned into a movie, nearly a decade after the Swedish director's death. "Sixty-four minutes with Rebecka," written by the legendary filmmaker when he was aged 51, was found in 2002 when Bergman donated his work to an...
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem
Cruz, Bardem to star in Iranian director Farhadi's new film
Penelope Cruz and Javier BardemOscar-winning Spanish actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem will star in a new film set in Spain by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, Cruz said in an interview published yesterday. Farhadi, who won the foreign-language Oscar in 2012 for "A Separation" about a middle-class couple's divorce, is currently finishing the original screenplay for the movie, she told Barcelona newspaper La Vanguardia. "The idea is to film...
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MIDDLESBROUGH: Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard (L) hurdles a challenge from Middlesbrough’s English defender Calum Chambers during the English Premier League football match between Middlesbrough and Cheslea at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, northeast England yesterday. — AFP
Poacher Costa sends Chelsea top of table
MIDDLESBROUGH: Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard (L) hurdles a challenge from Middlesbrough’s English defender Calum Chambers during the English Premier League football match between Middlesbrough and Cheslea at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, northeast England yesterday. — AFPMIDDLESBROUGH: Diego Costa scored his 10th goal of the season as Chelsea won 1-0 at Middlesbrough to record a sixth consecutive victory and take over at...
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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
People power rocks Bangladesh
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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved