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Kuwait to invest KD 4.75bn in new development plan - Financing shared by both public and private sectors

Khaled Al-MahdiKUWAIT: Kuwait plans to invest KD 4.75 billion ($15.75 billion) in its 2017-2018 development plan, in which KD 1.59 billion will be borne by the state budget, the secretary general of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development said yesterday. Khaled Mahdi told a news conference that the rest of the funds would come from the public sector, including the energy industry, and from private investors.Mahdi also said that...

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Saad Al-Obaidi (left) is pictured during the signing ceremony. — KUNA

Minister signs retirees' health insurance contract - Deal worth KD 82 million for one year

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Saad Al-Obaidi (left) is pictured during the signing ceremony. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Saad Al-Obaidi yesterday signed a social insurance contract for retirees worth KD 82 million for a whole year. The project covers 107,000 retirees recoded in the social insurance system, minister Obaidi told reporters after the signing ceremony. The project, named Afya (good health) crowns hard efforts and...

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry officials hold a press conference on the newly launched e-visa service yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Electronic visas through hotels, companies soon - Project to renew residencies online

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry officials hold a press conference on the newly launched e-visa service yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Director General of the Residency Affairs Department Major General Talal Maarafi said the second stage of the electronic services project will start soon with the issuance of visit visas through hotels and major companies through the Interior Ministry website without the need to refer to the residency...

KUWAIT: Filipino nationals wait at Kuwait International Airport to board their planes back to their home country, in trips facilitatednthrough the Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program. — Photos by Ben Garcia

97 Filipino nationals repatriated to Manila - Through Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program

KUWAIT: Filipino nationals wait at Kuwait International Airport to board their planes back to their home country, in trips facilitated through the Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program. — Photos by Ben GarciaKUWAIT: A total of 97 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were repatriated to the Philippines yesterday through the Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program (AVRP), a scheme used by the Philippine Embassy as part of a mutual cooperation...

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Harry Potter magic hits Asia as fans celebrate new book

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Snow City the new hot ticket in the Saudi capital

(FILES) This file photo taken on July 20, 2016 shows a Saudi man and a boy sliding on a sledge at the indoor snow theme park "Snow City" in the Al-Othaim Mall Rabwa in the capital Riyadh. - AFP Having to wear ski jackets in Riyadh is unheard of, but a new snow park in the Saudi capital has made them a must despite outside temperatures exceeding 45 Celsius. Saudi women wearing the compulsory traditional abaya that covers the body from head to...

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa (L) move the ball away from Leicester City during their International Champions Cup (ICC) football match at StubHub Center in Carson, California on July 30, 2016. / AFP / RINGO CHIU

PSG sink Leicester as champions clash

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa (L) move the ball away from Leicester City during their International Champions Cup (ICC) football match at StubHub Center in Carson, California on July 30, 2016. - AFP LOS ANGELES: French title winners Paris Saint-Germain brought English champions Leicester City down to earth with a comfortable 4-0 win in the exhibition International Champions Cup in Los Angeles on Saturday. A sell-out 25,667...

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Weekend getaway at Zighybay Resort, Oman

Fatima Al-MattarI was searching for a getaway weekend last November, where I could enjoy good weather and outdoor activities. The hassle of getting a visa and flying for long were out of the picture. After a small search for the newest resorts in the region, I finally decided to pay a visit to this beautiful resort in Oman.Resort name: Six Senses Zighy BayArrival airport: Although the resort is in Oman, the closest point to reach is Dubai. My...

FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2016 file photo, smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and members of the Islamic State group in Hit, Iraq, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad. Iraq’s government is setting its sight on Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city that has been under IS control since June 2014, as its next major target in the fight against IS. The assault is likely months away, but fierce fighting has already been raging as Iraqi forces try to clear the militants from villages and towns south of the city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

Retaking Mosul likely to be tricky, costly for Iraq - Fierce fighting already raging

FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2016 file photo, smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and members of the Islamic State group in Hit, Iraq, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad. Iraq’s government is setting its sight on Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city that has been under IS control since June 2014, as its next major target in the fight against IS. The assault is likely months away, but...

Muslims attend a Mass in Rome's Saint Mary in Trastevere church, Italy, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Imams and practicing Muslims attended Mass across Italy, from Palermo in the south to Milan in the north, in a sign of solidarity after the France church attack in which an elderly priest was slain. (Massimo Percossi/Ansa via AP)

Muslims go to Catholic Mass across France to show solidarity - After the gruesome killing of a French priest

Muslims attend a Mass in Rome's Saint Mary in Trastevere church, Italy, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Imams and practicing Muslims attended Mass across Italy, from Palermo in the south to Milan in the north, in a sign of solidarity after the France church attack in which an elderly priest was slain. - AP)ROUEN, France: In a gesture of solidarity following the gruesome killing of a French priest, Muslims yesterday attended Catholic Mass in churches...

FILE - In this May 7, 2012 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Haiyang Shiyou oil rig, the first deep-water drilling rig developed in China by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is pictured at 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Hong Kong in the South China Sea. Two state-owned companies, China General Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corp., have announced plans to develop floating nuclear reactors for use by oil rigs or island communities. If they succeed, the achievement would raise concern the reactors might be sent into harm’s way to support oil exploration in the South China Sea, where Beijing faces conflicting territorial claims by neighbors including Vietnam and the Philippines. (Jin Liangkuai/Xinhua News Agency via AP, File) NO SALES

China's nuclear ambitions in troubled waters - Beijing racing to get unit into commercial operation

FILE - In this May 7, 2012 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Haiyang Shiyou oil rig, the first deep-water drilling rig developed in China by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is pictured at 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Hong Kong in the South China Sea. Two state-owned companies, China General Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corp., have announced plans to develop floating nuclear reactors for...

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