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Photo shows the Empire State Building, in New York. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made an iconic purchase in America-a stake in the company owning New York’s Empire State Building. — AP
Qatar makes an iconic purchase in US - State Fund buys stake in NY Empire State Building
Photo shows the Empire State Building, in New York. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made an iconic purchase in America-a stake in the company owning New York’s Empire State Building. — APDUBAI: Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has made an iconic purchase in America - a stake in the company that owns New York's Empire State Building. The $622-million purchase by the Qatar Investment Authority comes as the Doha fund increases its investments...
NBK receives PCI-DSS Certification for Credit Card Fraud Prevention
NBK receives PCI-DSS Certification for Credit Card Fraud Prevention
NBK receives PCI-DSS Certification for Credit Card Fraud PreventionKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has received the Payment Card Industry (PCI) - Data Security Standards (DSS) Certification from the qualified security assessors, SISA to protect customers' credit cards from fraudulent acts and safeguard their personal data. SISA awarded NBK with the PCI 3.1 certification in a ceremony that took place in NBK's Head Office and presented to...
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Corporate governance in focus as GCC business relations grow
Jane VallsKUWAIT: As the region continues to break through geographical borders in business operations, GCC corporate governance standards are being enhanced and global best practices are being implemented to cultivate effective international business landscape. "The growing volume and increased depth of cross-border relations has resulted in a high demand for more transparency and disclosure among investors which did not exist in previous years...
NEW YORK: In this Aug. 16, 2016 photo, Matthew Kane charges his phone while panhandling at a wi-fi kiosk at 39th Street and 8th Avenue. —AP
Wi-Fi? Why not? Homeless are avid users of free web kiosks - Replacing obsolete pay phones
NEW YORK: In this Aug. 16, 2016 photo, Matthew Kane charges his phone while panhandling at a wi-fi kiosk at 39th Street and 8th Avenue. —APNEW YORK: An effort to replace obsolete pay phones with Wi-Fi kiosks that offer free web surfing and phone calls has been a hit with panhandlers and the homeless, the least wired people in the city.The city doesn't track who's using the new LinkNYC terminals, but anecdotal evidence suggests many users are...
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Meditation and its benefits
The Real FouzSome days I feel like it is impossible to just sit down and relax with nothing on my mind and not worrying about what I'm going to be doing every second of the day. I also feel like I need more than 24 hours a day to finish all my work. It's even worse when you're obsessed with work and it takes up 99% of your life. Sometimes we get so caught up with our career or our job, trying to perfect it, fixing any mistakes and even pushing...
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Saudi Arabia submits second film, ’Barakah Meets Barakah,’ for Oscar foreign language
Saudi Arabia has backed Mahmoud Sabbagh's "Barakah Meets Barakah" as its 2017 Academy Awards entry for best foreign language film. The  movie marks the second-ever Saudi film to be submitted for consideration. "Mahmoud Sabbagh is a representative of a new generation who will soon be a pioneer in the history of filmmaking in Saudi Arabia," said Sultan Al Bazie, head of the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts and chairman of the nominating...
Moroccans spend time at the beach in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
The burkini in North Africa: ‘Most people don’t care’
Moroccans spend time at the beach in the Moroccan capital Rabat.The burkini, a body-concealing women's swimsuit that fits a conservative Islamic dress code, has stirred controversy in France, but on the beaches of North Africa, it has made few waves. On the coast of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, women are already wearing increasingly modest outfits-but few can afford the full-body costume. In Zeralda, a seaside resort in western Algiers, few...
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Haidar Al-Abadi meets a delegation of Kuwaiti journalists. —KUNA
Iraqi PM hails 'distinguished', 'exemplary' ties with Kuwait - Iraqi FM: Kuwait has gained Gulf, Arab, global clout
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Haidar Al-Abadi meets a delegation of Kuwaiti journalists. —KUNABAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Haidar Al-Abadi praised deep-rooted Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations, describing them as "distinguished and exemplary" and expressing his pride in these relations. Abadi said during a meeting Monday night with a delegation of Kuwaiti journalists, which is on a visit to the Iraqi capital, that relations between the two...
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Technological wave in Kuwait induces boom in education
Education MinisterDr Bader Al-EssaKUWAIT: More than two decades have elapsed since Kuwait's second educational boom, set in motion by the late Amir His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on August 24, 1991, after a technological wave buttressed education in the country.After schools shut down and learning stopped for a year as a result of the invasion of 1990, Sheikh Jaber felt that it was crucial for students to get back to school and for...
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Ministry changes plans to build nuclear plant
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) retracted its plan to build a nuclear power plant, as Kuwait had planned earlier to obtain a license from the UN in this regard. MEW said its decision to scrap the project was because studies proved it was unfeasible and of high cost, in addition to having alternative projects that are better in production and cost such as solar energy and wind. An official said Kuwait needs water desalination...
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Costly weddings for Kuwaitis - KD 235 million a year
KUWAIT: The total cost of weddings for Kuwaitis is estimated at over KD 235 million a year, with an average of KD 35,000 for middle class families, while there are around 50 very wealthy families which spend between KD 250,000 and KD 1 million on at least one of their children’s weddings, according to a study prepared by a top wedding organizer in Kuwait. — Al-Qabas
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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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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
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