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Ivor Feerick
VAT regime could present challenges to GCC: Expert
BDO VAT expert Feerick provides insight   Ivor FeerickKUWAIT: Having made presentations to a total number of 1400 -1500 clients of BDO in each of the 6 Gulf GCC states over the past four weeks and having fielded about 130 individual questions from the participants, Ivor Feerick, Indirect Tax Partner at BDO stated that he is in no doubt that the proposed introduction of a Value Added Tax (VAT) system into the region will present significant...
Jennifer Suleiman, Head of Corporate Sustainability in Zain Group
Zain committed to UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Kuwait and beyond
Jennifer Suleiman, Head of Corporate Sustainability in Zain GroupKUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa showcased its regional experience in the areas of sustainable development at a roundtable discussion recently convened by the United Nations (UN) and the Kuwait General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD). The meeting was centered on the...
Qualitynet joins hands with QUADRON Cyber Security
Qualitynet joins hands with QUADRON Cyber Security
Deal to offer IT and data protection in Kuwait, GCC Qualitynet joins hands with QUADRON Cyber SecurityKUWAIT: Qualitynet, Kuwait’s #1 ICT, Data Communications & Internet Services Provider yesterday announced its signing of an agreement with QUADRON Cyber Security Ltd, a European Consulting House specialized in Cyber Security and Data Protection. The agreement brings together two well established IT, Data & Cyber Security and Services companies...
Group photo after signing the cooperation agreement.
Gulfsat, Palsat renew TV broadcast cooperation pact
Group photo after signing the cooperation agreement.KUWAIT: Gulfsat Communications Co (Gulfsat), a leading specialist in providing telecommunications services, TV broadcast and satellite rebroadcast company, announced the renewal of the cooperation agreement for a two-year term with Palsat, a subsidiary of the Palestinian TV & Radio Broadcasting Corporation in charge of the Palestinian TV cable channels. This step comes within the framework of...
BOSTON: Photo shows the Kellogg’s booth at an annual dietitians’ conference, where company representatives explained the health benefits of their products, in Boston. The presence of major food companies underscored the conflict-of-interest issues in the nutrition field. —AP
Do candy, soda makers belong at a dietitians' conference?
BOSTON: Photo shows the Kellogg’s booth at an annual dietitians’ conference, where company representatives explained the health benefits of their products, in Boston. The presence of major food companies underscored the conflict-of-interest issues in the nutrition field. —APBOSTON: The blinking game show wheel spins past logos for Triscuits, Wheat Thins and Honey Maid before the needle settles at Fig Newtons. "Newtons are made with real...
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US Embassy holds ‘Travel and Tourism’ seminar
— Photos by Yasser Al- ZayyatThe US Embassy in collaboration with Qatar Airways held a "Travel and Tourism" Seminar, on Monday at Sheraton Hotel, as a part of 'Discover America' week.During his speech, the US Ambassador to Kuwait Laurence Silverman, said "There are so many things to see from coast to coast: national parks, world-class beaches, global cities, museums, top restaurants, shopping, sports, and adventure tourism, to name just a few...
This photo taken on januar 01, 2016 in Munich, south Germany, shows a message displayed on a smartphone after a video could not be shown on the video portal YouTube, pictured in front of the logo of the German rights recovery company GEMA.  – AFP
German YouTube alive with music after copyright deal
This photo taken on januar 01, 2016 in Munich, south Germany, shows a message displayed on a smartphone after a video could not be shown on the video portal YouTube, pictured in front of the logo of the German rights recovery company GEMA.  – AFPOne of the world's most restrictive countries on access to music videos opened up yesterday as YouTube announced a deal with musicians' body GEMA to pay when people stream music in Germany. YouTube...
This file photo taken on October 24, 2016 shows Mel Gibson on arrival for the special screening of the film he directed, “Hacksaw Ridge”, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. — AFP
Mel Gibson: ‘It’s time Hollywood forgave me’
This file photo taken on October 24, 2016 shows Mel Gibson on arrival for the special screening of the film he directed, “Hacksaw Ridge”, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. — AFPOne of the most sought-after names in Hollywood at the height of his career, Oscar-winning Mel Gibson has been a pariah in the filmmaking community for a decade. Ostracized by Tinseltown after an anti-Semitic tirade captured on tape during...
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Amir opens new Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center
KUWAIT: (Top) HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (fifth right), HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (sixth right), Sheikha Moza of Qatar (fourth right), former National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (fourth left), HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (second left), HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (right) and other officials attend the opening ceremony of the...
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Kuwait plans to end subsidies by 2020
KUWAIT: Three men wait at a bus stop in Kuwait City. — Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT/DUBAI: Kuwait, under financial stress due to low oil prices, plans to end all forms of public subsidies by 2020, a report published yesterday said. A committee set up by the finance ministry to review all public subsidies said it plans to gradually reduce subsidies until it ends them completely by 2020, according to the report published by Al-Qabas newspaper....
Ahmad Al-Qudhaibi
Qudhaibi claims govt protecting corrupt people
‘Restore citizenships’KUWAIT: Former MP Ahmad Al-Qudhaibi said yesterday that by delaying the application of the anti-corruption legislation, the government has effectively promoted corruption. The government was supposed to have issued bylaws necessary for the anti-corruption law to become effective seven months ago, but it did not, the former lawmaker, who is bidding for re-election, said.One week before the National Assembly was dissolved,...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
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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
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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