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PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani heads the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint- Germain and Bordeaux at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris yesterday. — AFP
Clinical Cavani lifts PSG
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani heads the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint- Germain and Bordeaux at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris yesterday. — AFPPARIS: The oft-maligned Edinson Cavani was at his clinical best yesterday with a first-half brace to help champions Paris Saint-Germain ease to a 2-0 victory over Bordeaux in Ligue 1.Cavani struck twice in the first half-hour at the...
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Boxing - Scottish boxer Towell dies after fight
.LONDON: Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital after being seriously hurt in a fight, his management company confirmed yesterday. The 25-year-old Dundee fighter was stretchered from the ring following a fifth-round loss to Welshman Dale Evans in a St Andrews Sporting Club fight at a Glasgow hotel on Thursday. He was taken by ambulance to the city’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, but in the early hours of yesterday his...
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KSE ends September with mixed performance - BAYAN INVESTMENT MONTHLY REPORT
.KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended September with mixed performance. The Price Index closed at 5,398.39 points, down by 0.39% compared to the closings of the month before, the Weighted Index increased by 1.30% after closing at 351.87 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 814.10 points increasing by 1.53%. Furthermore, last month's average turnover decreased by 8.68%, compared to the preceding month, reaching KD 6.02 million, whereas...
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Yahoo hack may become test case for data breach disclosure rules
WASHINGTON: Yahoo's disclosure that hackers stole user data from at least 500 million accounts in 2014 has highlighted shortcomings in US rules on when cyber attacks must be revealed and their enforcement. Democratic Senator Mark Warner this week asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Yahoo and its senior executives properly disclosed the attack, which Yahoo blamed on Sept 22 on a "state-sponsored actor." The Yahoo...
WASHINGTON: In this photo taken April 5, 2016, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. speaks on Capitol Hill. —AP
Report: Obama administration failed to follow health law - $5 billion dispute
WASHINGTON: In this photo taken April 5, 2016, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. speaks on Capitol Hill. —APWASHINGTON: The Obama administration failed to follow the president's health care law in a $5 billion dispute over compensating insurers for high costs from seriously ill patients, Congress' investigative arm said Thursday.The opinion from the Government Accountability Office is a setback for the White House and bolsters Republican complaints...
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Point of no return
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Happy New Islamic Year 1438
Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan wishes HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Sabah, Cabinet members and all our valued readers a happy and blessed Hijri New Year. Kuwait Times will not be published on Saturday, October 1.
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US approves Boeing jet sales to Kuwait - Israel worried over US-GCC arms deal
.BERLIN: The United States began notifying lawmakers that it has approved $7 billion in long-stalled sales of Boeing Co fighter jets to Kuwait and Qatar, and more than $1 billion in Lockheed Martin Corp jets to Bahrain, sources familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The sales had been pending for more than two years amid concerns raised by Israel, Washington’s closest Middle East ally, that arms sold to Gulf Arab states could be used...
Nejoud Al-Yagout signs a copy of her book.
Kuwaiti author launches ‘Ounces of Oneness’ - Five minutes with poet Nejoud Al Yagout
Nejoud Al-Yagout signs a copy of her book.Local author and poet Nejoud Al-Yagout launched her latest collection of poetry Ounces of Oneness at Al Shaheed Park on Wednesday. “This event is a poetry reading utilizing technology for visual purposes. We screened four poetry videos. I collaborate with directors constantly, and they bring the poetry to life. It is also a book launch for the second edition of my first book This is an Imprint as...
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Kuwait bans UAE street racing film
KUWAIT: Kuwait has banned an Emirati street facing film without explanation. ‘Hajwala’, a UAE-produced drama set in the underground world of Khaleeji street racing will not be allowed to be shown in Kuwait despite being shown elsewhere across the Gulf.The film was directed by Ali Bin Matar and Ebrahim Bin Mohammad and show in the UAE, mostly in Ral Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi. It will be in Arabic with English subtitles
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E-visa system explained
 KUWAIT: Director of Residency Affairs Maj General Talal Marafi yesterday met with a number of EU diplomats of countries whose citizens will be eligible to use the recently launched e-visa system to explain the system to them.Marafi explained that Kuwait issues visas through immigration departments, Kuwaiti consulates abroad, hotels and commercial companies, direct access through various marine, land and air border exits and finally by using the...
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Hussainiyas ‘safe’
KUWAIT: KFSD's prevention teams recently toured various local hussainiyas to check safety and security measures taken before prior to the start of Muharram. The teams also trained hussainiya' staffs on firefighting and evacuation measures in case of fire. A hussainiya is a congregation hall where Shiites meet to commemorate the first 10 days of the month of Muharram. There are dozens of hussainiyas in Kuwait and the Interior will take extra...
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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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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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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