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RSM Albazie & Co holds IFRS seminar in Kuwait - IFRS 9 to have greatest impact on financial institutions

Dr Shuaib ShuaibKUWAIT: RSM Albazie & Co, a member of the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms 'RSM International', recently hosted an International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) seminar for its key clients at Marriott Courtyard. The intensive two-day seminar was conducted by Peter Thatcher, a UK-based specialist in IFRS training courses and Chandra Sekaran, partner at RSM Kuwait who has more than 25 years...

MILTON KEYNES: People look towards an autonomous self-driving vehicle as it is tested in a pedestrianized zone during a media event yesterday. —AFP

Driverless cars hit British streets in landmark trial

MILTON KEYNES: People look towards an autonomous self-driving vehicle as it is tested in a pedestrianized zone during a media event yesterday. —AFPMILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom: Driverless vehicles carrying passengers took to Britain’s streets for the first time yesterday in a landmark trial which could pave the way for their introduction across the country. The compact two-seater cars trundled along a pedestrianized zone in Milton Keynes,...

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Ben Affleck appears in a scene from ‘The Accountant.’ — AP

Affleck plays hero bookkeeper in The Accountant

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Ben Affleck appears in a scene from ‘The Accountant.’ — APBen Affleck walked the red carpet at the premiere of his latest movie “The Accountant” in Los Angeles on Monday. The American actor plays Christian Wolff, a small town accountant who secretly keeps the books for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations.“This is a great movie. It’s very original, very fresh....

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars to present new song at MTV Europe awards

Bruno MarsBruno Mars will return to the global concert stage when he performs his fun-loving new song at the MTV European Music Awards, the network announced yesterday.The funk-pop singer, who scored a string of hits before taking a hiatus, will sing his “24K Magic” at the EMAs, which will be broadcast live on November 6 from Rotterdam.The youth network said that Mars was the first in a series of performers it would announce for the...

French-Lebanese designer Ingie Chalhoub waves at the end of her show during the Arab Fashion Week.

Arab Fashion Week closes with Warhol-inspired designs

French-Lebanese designer Ingie Chalhoub waves at the end of her show during the Arab Fashion Week.French-Lebanese designer Ingie Chalhoub has closed a busy Arab Fashion Week with a collection inspired by American pop art icon Andy Warhol. Her models strutted down the catwalk in pleated skirts and blouses and disco-style dresses and jackets, all in a mix of bright red, fuchsia, blue and black. "My design is all about the Parisian chic woman who...

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BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (left) talks to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah before the opening ceremony of the 2nd Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit at the foreign ministry yesterday. — AP

Amir calls on Asian nations to cooperate to tackle problems - Sheikh Sabah says JASTA breaches rules of int'l treaties

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (left) talks to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah before the opening ceremony of the 2nd Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit at the foreign ministry yesterday. — APBANGKOK: Cooperation amongst members of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit (ACD) was the main theme in the address given by HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the second meeting of the...

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Protecting human rights

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Kuwait Association for Basic Elements of Human Rights Dr Yousef Al-Sager stressed that developments in protecting human rights have led to considerable changes in NGOs' working patterns. Speaking at a press conference, Sager said that in collaboration with the UN's Human Rights Commission in the Middle East, the association will hold a workshop on following up UN recommendations on human rights at 5:00 pm today at its...

Abdulhameed Dashti

Court hands MP Dashti six more years in jail - More support for petrol price grilling

Abdulhameed DashtiKUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced Shiite MP Abdulhameed Dashti for six more years in jail for insulting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, raising to 31 and a half years the total number of jail terms he has already got. The court tried him on charges of making statements deemed offensive to the two Gulf neighbors. The sentence was issued in absentia since Dashti has been living outside Kuwait since the start of the...

Interior Ministry Undersecretary receives dean, tours husseiniyas

Interior Ministry Undersecretary receives dean, tours husseiniyas

Interior Ministry Undersecretary receives dean, tours husseiniyasKUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd yesterday received at his office the dean of the College of Social Sciences Prof Humoud Al-Qashaan, who was accompanied by Prof Ibtisam Al-Qooud. Discussing preparations for the 3rd annual forum on patriotism organized by the college, Fahd stressed that MoI will never stop supporting all positive and constructive...

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Ministry approves new oil company - 'Kuwait Integrated Petrochemical Industries Company'

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) approved late last week a request from Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to set up what would become the largest oil company in Kuwait with an estimated capital of KD 1.8 billion, of which around KD 450 million (25 percent) is paid. The new company will be known as the 'Kuwait Integrated Petrochemical Industries Company.' It would serve as KPC's subsidiary that runs refining and petrochemical...

Bohra community urged to adhere to Islamic principles

.KUWAIT: A condolence session was held yesterday morning in the Burhani Center for Bohras Islamic Community in Kuwait. The program was attended by thousands of Bohra people in Kuwait. The uncle of His Holiness Sultan Al-Bohra, His Eminence Ali Asgher Kalimuddin delivered a speech where he inaugurated the session by extending his thanks to Allah and praying upon his prophet (PBUH), the noblest messenger and his noble family. He recited the...

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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos

Fears of Middle East war grow

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Shereeda Al-Maousherji

CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate

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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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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP

Somalia beach attack kills 32

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GAZA: A woman mourns over the bodies of children killed in Zionist bombardment on the Hassan Salama and Al-Nasser schools housing displaced Palestinians on Aug 4, 2024 at the at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital in Gaza City. - AFP

Bloodbath in Gaza as region boils