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Iran foils a 'very big' foreign cyber attack

DUBAI: Iran has foiled a major cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government, the Iranian telecoms minister said yesterday, two months after reports of a US cyber operation against the country. US officials told Reuters in October that the United States had carried out a secret cyber strike on Iran after the Sept 14 attacks on Saudi oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blamed on Tehran. Iran denied...

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Late Sheikh Abdallah shooting tournament

Mohammad Misfer Al-Ghurba KUWAIT: The late Sheikh Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Shooting Cup Championship will start today with participation from Kuwait Shooting Sport Club and National Guard shooters. Competition will be in 10m air pistol and rifle and Olympic archery for men, women and juniors. KSSC Assistant Secretary Eng Mohammad Misfer Al-Ghurba commended the role of the family of the Sheikh Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah towards the Kuwait...

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20th FINA Junior Water Polo championship begin today

HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah Olympic Swimming Pools Complex will be the venue of the opening ceremony of FINA world men's junior water polo championship, Kuwait 2019 under the patronage of House Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim. Kuwait water polo team will start its competition with a strong match with its Irani counterpart at 2:20 pm today as part of the third group, of which Italy and USA will meet at 6 pm. Kuwait's team is hoping to start...

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India PM cleared of complicity in deadly communal riots

AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not complicit in deadly religious riots that broke out in 2002 in one of the bloodiest episodes in independent India, according to a judge-led commission report released yesterday. Modi was the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat when nearly 1,000 people-the majority of them Muslims-were killed in riots triggered by a fire on a train which killed 59 Hindu activists. The riots have long...

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With Netanyahu's fate in question, Israel poised for another election

Efforts to form 'national unity' government deadlockedJERUSALEM: Israel headed yesterday towards a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment. After giving its preliminary approval, and barring last-minute progress in deadlocked efforts to form a new government, parliament was set to vote for its dissolution later in the day and...

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Tremors worsen on NZ volcano island

Risk too high for recovery of bodiesWHAKATANE: Increasing tremors on a volcanic island in New Zealand yesterday heightened the risk of another massive eruption, preventing the recovery of bodies two days after an eruption engulfed dozens of tourists in steam and hot ash. Six people were killed in Monday's explosion at White Island, which lies some 50 km off the mainland, with another nine officially listed as missing, and 30 injured. Australian...

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Facebook firm on message encryption despite the pressure

WASHINGTON: Facebook said it plans to move ahead with strong encryption for all its messaging applications, claiming that allowing law enforcement special access would end up being "a gift to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes." The comments from the leading social network come weeks after officials from the US, Britain and Australia called on Facebook to allow authorities to circumvent encryption to better fight extremism, child...

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New Kuwait panelists discuss developments in oil sector

Experts do not see oil disappearing from energy mix anytime soon KUWAIT: Panelists during the 'Developments in the oil and gas sector' session at the New Kuwait Summit 2019 discussed issues including the sector's role in the New Kuwait strategy, the future of the oil and gas sector in Kuwait and updates on the petrochemical industry. Haitham Al-Ghais, OPEC Kuwait Governor and Market Research Manager at Kuwait Petroleum Company, said oil will not...

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Regulation & supervision: From old fault lines to emerging concerns

ABU DHABI: Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Y Al-Hashel addresses the 14th High Level Meeting for the Middle East & North Africa Region, jointly organized by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the Financial Stability Institute and the Arab Monetary Fund yesterday Keynote speech delivered by Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Y Al-Hashel ABU DHABI: Following is a keynote speech delivered by Dr...

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Germany on alert as swine fever nears border

BERLIN: Sniffer dogs, drones and electrified fences: Germany is deploying a full array of defenses to stop boars from bringing swine fever into the country and avert a disaster for its thriving pork industry. "The question is no longer if swine fever will come to Germany but when," Torsten Reinwald, a spokesman for Germany's hunting federation, told AFP. The virus is not harmful to human health but can cause deadly bleeding in domestic pigs and...

KUWAIT: Durga Prasad Bhandari, Ambassador of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, speaks during a diwaniya gathering at Al-Baghli residence. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Ambassador promotes Nepal tourism at diwaniya gathering

KUWAIT: Durga Prasad Bhandari, Ambassador of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, speaks during a diwaniya gathering at Al-Baghli residence. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: A diwaniya gathering was hosted recently at Al-Baghli residence in Nuzha to promote tourism in Nepal. Durga Prasad Bhandari, Ambassador of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, was invited at the diwaniya to update Kuwaitis on the tourism sector in Nepal. The...

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Amir hails positive steps to forget the past at Gulf meet

Sheikh Sabah: Riyadh Declaration 'gateway to our future' - Hajraf appointed new GCC chief RIYADH: (From left) Secretary General of the GCC Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Kuwaiti Amir HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud Al-Said, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Vice President and Prime...