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KUWAIT: Omar Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of Gulf Bank during his interview session.
Gulf Bank affirms success of 8th Euromoney conference - Solutions to Kuwait's challenges lie in entrepreneurship, infrastructure and privatization: Alghanim
KUWAIT: Omar Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of Gulf Bank during his interview session.KUWAIT: Gulf Bank successfully concluded its lead sponsorship of the 8th Euromoney conference in Kuwait, which took place yesterday 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 global...
KUWAIT: (From left to right): Wassim Makarem, Makram Malaeb and Mohamed Jalloul address a press conference.
TSC launches Gold Card rewards program - Loyal customers to get unique shopping experience
KUWAIT: (From left to right): Wassim Makarem, Makram Malaeb and Mohamed Jalloul address a press conference.KUWAIT: The Sultan Center announced yesterday the launch of TSC's Gold Card Rewards Program, an addition to the current TSC Rewards Program designed to reward TSC's most loyal customers with a unique shopping experience. Gold Card Members will receive additional reward card benefits that suits their lifestyle and will be provided with...
KUWAIT: ACICO management team poses for a group photo during the event.
ACICO launches new ‘smart parking system’ in Kuwait
KUWAIT: ACICO Construction has launched its new 'smart parking system' to help resolve a space crunch in many areas of Kuwait. "This is a new product by ACICO. We want to help manage the distressing parking problems in Kuwait. Many areas badly needed this system - from ministries to private companies," Ahmed Al-Khaled, Chief Operation Officer, said at an event at the Palms Hotel in Salwa.Khaled announced that Kuwait is about to experience the...
DORTMUND: Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro, left, and Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal challenge for the ball during the Champions League group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in Dortmund, Germany, yesterday. — AP
Schuerrle strikes late as Dortmund deny Real
DORTMUND: Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro, left, and Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal challenge for the ball during the Champions League group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in Dortmund, Germany, yesterday. — APDORTMUND: Andre Schuerrle rescued Borussia Dortmund yesterday with an 87thminute equaliser to seal a 2-2 draw with Real Madrid and deny the Spaniards a rare Champions League win in Germany. Real were minutes from a...
‘Service Orientated Architecture’
Zain awarded best ‘Service Orientated Architecture’ in MEA 2016 from iCMG
‘Service Orientated Architecture’KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, was awarded with the "best Service Orientated Architecture (SOA)" across the Middle East and Africa in 2016 as part of the Architecture Excellence Awards organized by iCMG, a global leader in providing Enterprise Architecture consultancy services.The awards ceremony - held this year in Bangalore, India - witnessed the attendance of senior...
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Al-Mazaya Holding among top ten Kuwaiti companies - CMA lists 233 Arab firms noted for robust corporate governance
.KUWAIT: Al-Mazaya Holding has been named among the top 10 in the list of Arab companies that boast the most robust and transparent corporate governance. The list, according to a report released by Kuwait's Capitals Markets Authority (CMA), includes 233companies, the ranking of which is based on corporate governance metrics that measure their compliance with accountability, transparency and disclosure.Al-Mazaya Holding came fourth out of the 233...
Mike Weston, Vice President, Cisco Middle East
Cisco announces integrated cloud-based security solutions
Mike Weston, Vice President, Cisco Middle EastKUWAIT: Cisco announced new services and cloud-based security solutions built with Cisco's threat-centric security architecture. With best of breed security solutions uniquely architected to be integrated, automated and simple to use, the Cisco security portfolio provides companies with a more effective approach for securing their digital business models. From the network to the endpoint to the...
KARACHI: Pakistani motorcyclists ride through smoke on a street in Karachi yesterday.—AP/AFP photos
Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO
KARACHI: Pakistani motorcyclists ride through smoke on a street in Karachi yesterday.—AP/AFP photosGENEVA: Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said yesterday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths a year. New data in a report from the UN's global health body "is enough to make all of us extremely concerned," Maria Neira, the head of...
This file photo taken on July 11, 2016 shows US musician Bruce Springsteen performing with The E Street Band at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. — AP
Springsteen reveals father's ghost, depression in memoir
This file photo taken on July 11, 2016 shows US musician Bruce Springsteen performing with The E Street Band at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. — APWhen Bruce Springsteen's first marriage fell apart, the rock legend-a multimillionaire about to turn 40 -- received a surprise offer: his father asked him to move back temporarily into their tiny home. "The old man finally wanted me around the house," Springsteen, who ultimately declined the...
Paris fashion week
What to look out for at Paris fashion week
Paris fashion weekParis fashion week started yesterday with dizzying changes at the top of some of the most famous brands. Saint Laurent, Dior and Lanvin all have new artistic directors who will be putting on their first shows in their new roles.With more than 90 runway shows and dozens more presentations behind closed doors over nine days, the spring-summer ready to wear collections promise to be the most scrutinized for some time. Here is our...
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Duterte's drug war
GOA: FIFA President Gianni Infantino (2L) and President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa pose during the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa yesterday. An Asian football congress to elect representatives to the FIFA Council closed after just 20 minutes yesterday after members rejected the agenda in protest at a Qatari official being barred from the poll. Members voted 42 to one against supporting the agenda at the meeting in India’s Goa, which meant the ballot to elect three new members to the world body’s powerful council was cancelled. —AFP
Asian congress scrapped after FIFA protest vote
GOA: FIFA President Gianni Infantino (2L) and President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa pose during the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa yesterday. An Asian football congress to elect representatives to the FIFA Council closed after just 20 minutes yesterday after members rejected the agenda in protest at a Qatari official being barred from the poll. Members voted 42 to one against supporting the...