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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (C) leads a mass at St Peter’s basilica in Vatican. One thousand prisoners — including some lifers — take part in a special event at the Vatican this weekend, along with 3,000 family members, prison staff and volunteers. — AFP

Pope holds special Vatican Mass for 1,000 prisoners

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (C) leads a mass at St Peter’s basilica in Vatican. One thousand prisoners — including some lifers — take part in a special event at the Vatican this weekend, along with 3,000 family members, prison staff and volunteers. — AFPVATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday celebrated Mass before a thousand prisoners specially invited to the Vatican, giving them a message of hope while denouncing the "hypocrisy" of...

HONG KONG: Protesters scuffle with police officers after clashing as thousands of people march in the streets. — AP

Thousands protest rising Beijing intervention in HK

Police use pepper spray on demonstrators HONG KONG: Protesters scuffle with police officers after clashing as thousands of people march in the streets. — APHONG KONG: Thousands of protesters marched in Hong Kong yesterday, demanding that China's central government stay out of a political dispute in the southern Chinese city after Beijing indicated that it would intervene to deter pro-independence advocates. The dispute centers on a provocative...

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Death toll rises in Pakistan shipbreaking blast, hits 26

QUETTA The death toll from an explosion and fire at a Pakistan shipbreaking yard last week has risen to 26, officials said yesterday. More than 50 others were wounded in the incident when a gas cylinder exploded and started a fire inside an oil tanker at the Gadani yard in the southwestern province of Balochistan."Six more wounded from the Gadani shipyard have died, so the new toll is now 26," Zulfiqar Hashmi, a local government official, told...

Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf

AUB reports net operating profit of KD 54.7m

Promising results emphasize bank's strength as it expands: Al-Mudhaf Dr Anwar Al-MudhafKUWAIT: Ahli United Bank, Kuwait, announced its results and financial statements for the third quarter ending 30 September 2016, following the endorsement of the statements by the Bank's Board of Directors and the approval of the Central Bank of Kuwait.Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf, Chairman, stated "These promising results during the period, in spite of the prevailing...

Eugene Galligan

KIB Savings Account offers highest returns in Kuwait

Returns rise to 1.41% in Q3 of 2016 Eugene GalliganKUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) announced the 3rd quarter results of its Savings Accounts, which saw a rise in returns to a record 1.41 percent, the highest available rate in Kuwait.Eugene Galligan, Acting General Manager of the Retail Banking Department at the Bank said: "At KIB we always strive to offer a comprehensive suite of innovative banking products and services in accordance with...

Malek Khalife

NBK awarded 'Best Private Banking Services' in Kuwait

Global Finance recognition for second consecutive year Malek KhalifeKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has been awarded the "Best Private Banking Services for 2017" in Kuwait, in Global Finance's Annual Survey on top global banks in wealth management and private banking services, for the second consecutive year."Our awards help high-net-worth investors choose wisely among the myriad private banks with different strengths in wealth advisory...

Qualitynet booth at the Forum

Qualitynet sponsors IDC IT Forum with Alcatel Lucent

Forum put spotlight on digital transformation Qualitynet booth at the ForumKUWAIT: Qualitynet, Kuwait's #1 ICT, Data Communications & Internet Services Provider participated as a Sponsor and Exhibitor in the IDC IT Forum, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in October '16. The participation was in cooperation with Alcatel Lucent, and the event was held by IDC, a leader in organizing forums for Information Technology both regionally and...

NEW DELHI: A Delhi policeman stands guard at the war memorial India Gate engulfed in a thick smog in New Delhi, India, yesterday. —AP photos

Delhi shuts schools, halts construction to tackle pollution

NEW DELHI: A Delhi policeman stands guard at the war memorial India Gate engulfed in a thick smog in New Delhi, India, yesterday. —AP photosNEW DELHI: India's capital announced a slew of measures yesterday to combat the crippling air pollution that has engulfed the city, including closing down schools, halting construction and ordering that all roads be doused with water to settle dust. New Delhi, one of the world's dirtiest cities, saw levels...

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'Train of Salt and Sugar' named best film at Inaugural Joburg Film Festival

Train of Salt and SugarBrazilian-born helmer Licinio Azevedo's powerful Mozambican war drama, "Train of Salt and Sugar," was named best film at the first Joburg Film Festival, which wrapped Nov 5 in Johannesburg. Set in Mozambique in the 1980s, during the country's brutal civil war, pic offered a humane portrait of the risks ordinary people faced as they struggled for survival, with the jury noting how it "triumphs in showing the resilience of...

The leather label on a pair of 1893 Levi-Strauss denim blue jeans

These jeans are beyond vintage: '1800s Levi's up for auction

The leather label on a pair of 1893 Levi-Strauss denim blue jeansThere are vintage jeans. And then there are jeans from the American Wild West that are up for auction. A Maine auction house is putting up for bid a bona fide pair of Levi's blue jeans bought in 1893. Daniel Buck Auctions & Appraisals says the jeans were ordered for Solomon Warner, who participated in the creation of the Arizona Territory. Warner wore them only a few times. The...

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SWANSEA: Manchester United's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) jumps and kicks the air as he celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Manchester United's English midfielder Ashley Young (L) and Manchester United's English defender Phil Jones during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester United at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales yesterday. - AFP

Ibrahimovic double inspires United stroll

SWANSEA: Manchester United's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) jumps and kicks the air as he celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Manchester United's English midfielder Ashley Young (L) and Manchester United's English defender Phil Jones during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester United at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales yesterday. - AFPSWANSEA: Zlatan Ibrahimovic eased 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

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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