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DHAKA: Afghanistan’s captain Asghar Stanikzai, left, plays a shot, as Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim watches during the second one-day international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. — AP

Afghanistan shock Bangladesh to level three-match series

DHAKA: Afghanistan’s captain Asghar Stanikzai, left, plays a shot, as Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim watches during the second one-day international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. — APDHAKA: Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai top-scored 57 runs as his side shocked Bangladesh by claiming a two-wicket victory in the second one-day international to level the three-match series 1-1 in Dhaka yesterday.Bowlers set up...

WUHAN: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic hits a return during her third round match against Angelique Kerber of Germany at the WTA Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province yesterday. — AFP

Kvitova forgets rankings, dismisses Kerber at Wuhan

WUHAN: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic hits a return during her third round match against Angelique Kerber of Germany at the WTA Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province yesterday. — AFPWUHAN: Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova put aside thoughts of rankings to down newly crowned number one Angelique Kerber in an epic three sets at the Wuhan Open yesterday.The US and Australian Open champion, playing...

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Saudi unveils painful austerity measures - Ministers' pay cut 20%, state employee benefits trimmed

RIYADH/DUBAI: A decision to slash ministerial pay by a fifth reflects Saudi Arabia's resolve to nudge its citizens into tolerating a fall in living standards at a time of low oil prices. Along with reductions unveiled on Monday that will affect all public sector workers, the cuts also flag to financial markets before a debut sovereign bond issue that the oil exporter is committed to budget discipline.The measures appear largely to formalize...

Euromoney Conference 2016

Banking Sector contributes to development of economy: ABK

Euromoney Conference 2016KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) announced yesterday the successful conclusion of its participation in the 8th Annual Euromoney Kuwait Conference as co-sponsor, which was held on 27 September 2016 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuwait.The theme of this year's conference was "Meeting the Challenge of Financial Innovation and Reform" and it addressed the challenges and opportunities facing the Kuwaiti economy in an era of...

Ahmed Barakat, Managing Partner at ASAR.

Al-Ruwayeh & Partners co-sponsor Euromoney Conference

Ahmed Barakat, Managing Partner at ASAR.KUWAIT: Al-Ruwayeh and Partners (ASAR), Kuwait's leading and most prominent corporate law firm and one of the region's top tier firms, co-sponsored and participated at the yearly Euromoney conference that took place at Kuwait City on September 27. The platform included the participation of senior government officials, market experts and businessmen, discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the...

KUWAIT: Firas Mallah during an interview with Kuwait Times.

Debt issue could put a positive spin on Kuwait economy: Expert - Euromoney Conference weighs mechanism for borrowing

KUWAIT: Firas Mallah during an interview with Kuwait Times.KUWAIT: A debt issue currently being contemplated by Kuwait government could put a positive spin on its economy as the country is financially very healthy and has large foreign reserves in the shape of the future generations fund and the sovereign wealth fund, said a financial expert on Tuesday."Borrowing money when you have good financial health and a budget deficit actually is a...

Kuwait Airways inaugurates Cairo Int’l Airport’s New Terminal 2

.KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the State of Kuwait, has announced that it has become the first airline to arrive and inaugurate Cairo International Airport's (CAI) new Terminal 2. Symbolizing the ever increasing bilateral ties between the two Arab nations, Kuwait Airways' (KAC) long legacy as an aviation pioneer was continued today with the arrival of flight KAC 1541, representing both the ongoing and growing relationship...

Zain crowned ‘Best Telecom Brand’

Zain crowned ‘Best Telecom Brand’KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, is proud to announce that its brand has been identified as the 'Best Brand' for telecom in 2016 at the prestigious Telecoms World Middle East Awards gala event in Dubai earlier this week. Additionally, Zain's operation in Saudi Arabia was presented with the 'Best Customer Experience' service award, while...

Chris Brown, Digital Shadows VP EMEA and APJ

Technology industry has most employee data leaks in ME - Global study by Digital Shadows

Chris Brown, Digital Shadows VP EMEA and APJKUWAIT: Digital Shadows, a provider of cyber situational awareness, released its Compromised Credentials research paper which analyzed the largest 1,000 companies listed on the Forbes Global 2000. The report found that 97 percent of those companies, spanning all businesses sectors and geographical regions, had leaked credentials publicly available online, many of them from third-party breaches....

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World’s first baby born from 3-parent technique

MIAMI: The world's first baby has been born using a controversial new technique by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday. The baby boy was born five months ago in Mexico to Jordanian parents, and is healthy and doing well, said the report in New Scientist magazine, described as an "exclusive." The boy's mother carried genes for a disorder known as Leigh Syndrome, a fatal nervous system disorder which...

KIMANA, Kenyan: Kenyan Maasai “Morans” (warrior) track lions on foot through a patch of scrub, at the Selenkay community conservancy.

In Kenya, lion hunters become defenders - 'Everything we do is about the community'

KIMANA, Kenyan: Kenyan Maasai “Morans” (warrior) track lions on foot through a patch of scrub, at the Selenkay community conservancy.SELENKAY RESERVE , Kenya: In the Maasai heartland of southern Kenya, some young men have swapped their ancestral role as lion-hunters to instead protect the big cats under a conservation scheme that also aims to help their community. Among them is Leiyio Lengete, a "Moran"-or warrior-who wears a scarlet blanket...

MADRID: Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann, right, and Bayern’s Javi Martinez jump for the ball during the Champions League group D soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, yesterday — AP

Atletico inflict more pain on Bayern

MADRID: Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann, right, and Bayern’s Javi Martinez jump for the ball during the Champions League group D soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, yesterday — APMADRID: Atletico Madrid haunted Bayern Munich once more as Yannick Carrasco inflicted Carlo Ancelotti’s first defeat as coach of the German giants with a 1-0 win at the Vicente Calderon in the Champions...

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