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PERTH: South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada bowls against Australia on the fifth day of play during their cricket test match in Perth, Australia, yesterday. South Africa lead Australia 1-0 heading towards the Hobart test. — AP

Rabada inspires South Africa to '360 degrees' turnaround

PERTH: South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada bowls against Australia on the fifth day of play during their cricket test match in Perth, Australia, yesterday. South Africa lead Australia 1-0 heading towards the Hobart test. — APPERTH: Skipper Faf du Plessis hailed one of the best wins of his career after Kagiso Rabada's five-wicket haul led South Africa to a remarkable turnaround victory in the first Test against Australia yesterday.Set a mammoth...

First Summer Shooting Tournament concludes

.KUWAIT: President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations said the KSSF is working hard on paying attention to youth and junior shooters, and have plans and strategies that aim at creating an aware generation out of those youth and juniors of both genders.Eng Duaij who was speaking during the closing ceremony of the First Summer Shooting Tournament that was held under the patronage of the Public Authority for Sports, which was held at Sabah...

Abdul Wahab Al Otaibi to represent Kuwait at the World final of Red Bull Street Style in London.

Al Otaibi to represent Kuwait at Red Bull Street World Final

Abdul Wahab Al Otaibi to represent Kuwait at the World final of Red Bull Street Style in London.KUWAIT: The fourth edition of the football free style tournament Red Bull Street Style has concluded with the winning of participant Karam Humaidani (1st) and Abdul Wahab Al Otaibi (2nd). Unpredictably, Al Otaibi will be representing Kuwait as a substitute for Humaidani due to an emergency that has prevented the latter from traveling to London.In this...

KFIC Report on Global, GCC Markets Gulf equities buoyant amid bearish trends across world

.KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) clarified in its financial report for October; Global equity markets ended in negative territory during the month as the MSCI world index fell by -2.0 percent. In the US, S&P 500 fell by -1.9 percent. US Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by +2.9 percent in the third quarter, exceeding economist expectations for +2.6 percent and much stronger than the +1.4 percent growth rate reported in...

US Ambassador Silverman attends magnificent ceremony

Al Mulla, Behbehani Motor Co celebrate Jeep birthday

US Ambassador Silverman attends magnificent ceremonyKUWAIT: Al Mulla and Behbehani Motor Company (MBMC) - the official distributor of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and MOPAR in Kuwait - celebrated the Jeep's 75th anniversary at Mulla & Behbehani showroom in Al-Rai industrial area. The event took place with the attendance of the ambassador of the United States of America to Kuwait, Lawrence Silverman and other important...

Report of different Samsung phone models exploding

SEOUL: In this Oct 5, 2016 file photo, the corporate logo of Samsung Electronics Co. is seen at its shop. —APPARIS: A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire and exploded. The model is different from the Galaxy Note 7 that has been recalled worldwide.Lamya Bouyirdane told The Associated Press that on Sunday she noticed the phone was very hot after she asked her four-year-old son to pass it over. She said she...

NEW DELHI: An Indian man smokes a cigarette sitting next to a roadside vendor selling tobacco products.

Mixed progress: Nations review war against tobacco industry

Smoking-related deaths are still rising worldwide NEW DELHI: An Indian man smokes a cigarette sitting next to a roadside vendor selling tobacco products.NEW DELHI: In Nepal, health warnings cover 90 percent of cigarette packs, while Australia requires those packets be wrapped in drab, plain paper. Indonesia's new ban on outdoor advertising brought down tobacco billboards depicting smiling, smoking youths. And India wants scary photos of rotting...

In this Nov 7, 2015 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the Cannes festival palace in Cannes, southeastern France. — AP photos

Justin Bieber wins 3 MTV EMA Europe music awards

In this Nov 7, 2015 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the Cannes festival palace in Cannes, southeastern France. — AP photosJustin Bieber's "Beliebers" helped turn him into the biggest winner Sunday at the MTV EMA European music awards. Again. Bieber, who carried away the most silverware at the MTV EMAs last year with five awards, won Best Song this time around for his smash "Sorry," and also took away the title of Best Canadian Act. His...

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Court looks into cases of barred candidates

Hopefuls call to plug deficit, but not at citizens' expenseKUWAIT: Candidates standing in the Nov 26 general election called on the government to take necessary measures to tackle the growing budget deficit, but without undermining the standard of living of Kuwaiti citizens. The economic issue, especially government decisions and future plans to raise the prices of services and fuel, topped the agendas of the candidates, who warned the government...

KUWAIT: The opening of every new parliamentary session is an event that is eagerly awaited by citizens because they are building big hopes and aspirations on the parliament. The previous parliamentary sessions have constituted a unique political event embodying the Kuwaiti democratic experience under the dome of the parliament. — KUNA

49 MPs represented 1st constituency till 2013

.KUWAIT: Forty nine MPs had succeeded in representing the first constituency in the last 12 parliamentary rounds from 1981 till 2013. The 1st constituency was considered one of the biggest constituencies in the representation of the governments during the said period.On the parliamentary representation of the 1st constituency during that period which grouped the 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th and 13th in the 25 constituencies formation, MP Adnan Syed Abdul...

An improved educational sector remains one of the most pressing public demands in Kuwait

Education, housing, unemployment major issues await 2016 Parliament

An improved educational sector remains one of the most pressing public demands in KuwaitKUWAIT: Just as November 26 was set for the snap parliamentary elections, the electoral scene has been bustling; candidates hurried to register and join the race, working hard on their manifestos and campaigns to win people to vote for them.Voters, on the other hand, have been busing considering the urgent issues of prime importance for the majority of 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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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

Why small-scale project visas can be problematic

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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP

Britain hit by worst rioting in 13 years

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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