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This file photo shows Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, makes an appearance at bankruptcy court on March 9, 2016 in Hartford, Connecticut. — AFP
50 Cent, rapper gone broke, settles debts
This file photo shows Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, makes an appearance at bankruptcy court on March 9, 2016 in Hartford, Connecticut. — AFPRapper 50 Cent, whose once-extravagant lifestyle crumbled after a failed business deal and a lawsuit over a sex tape, received court approval to get out of bankruptcy. A Connecticut court gave the green light to a proposal submitted by 50 Cent, who was celebrating his 41st birthday, to pay some...
KFIC report of the Global and GCC Financial Markets
KFIC report of the Global and GCC Financial Markets
KFIC report of the Global and GCC Financial MarketsKUWAIT: Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) clarified in its financial report for June; that global equities remained in neutral territory during the quarter as the MSCI World Index closed flat at +0.31%. The markets were impacted by the Brexit decision, which wiped approximately USD 2trn off global markets as Moody’s lowered UK’s credit rating outlook from AA+ to AA.The British...
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SAINT-DENIS: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, front, and his teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the Euro 2016 final soccer match between Portugal and France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, yesterday. — AP
Portugal beat France to win Euro 2016
SAINT-DENIS: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, front, and his teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the Euro 2016 final soccer match between Portugal and France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, yesterday. — APSAINT-DENISL: Cristiano Ronaldo was stretchered off in tears but an extra-time goal by Eder saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in yesterday’s Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament. The...
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Lawmaker proposes bill to consider IS terrorist group - Ruwaei withdraws resignation; MP calls for pay hikes
KUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour yesterday submitted a draft law calling to consider the so-called Islamic State, a jihadist group fighting in Iraq and Syria, as a terrorist organization. The proposal comes a week after security agencies broke up three IS cells that were plotting suicide attacks in Kuwait. Members of the cells have confessed in detail to plotting attacks on a mosque and an interior ministry target.In his draft law, which will be...
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives Eid Al-Fitr well-wishers.
Interior Ministry firm in efforts to secure country
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives Eid Al-Fitr well-wishers.KUWAIT: Security personnel will always exert utmost effort to protect and secure country, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said yesterday. He made this remark after receiving Eid Al-Fitr well-wishers. He also called on the public to contribute in...
KUWAIT: A man and his daughter buy tickets at a theme park during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.n— Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Heat, terror fears cloud Eid celebrations - Power consumption reached record 12,610 megawatts
KUWAIT: A man and his daughter buy tickets at a theme park during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.— Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Last Wednesday marked the first day of Eid Al Fitr, and Muslims took the opportunity to send greetings and visit one another. Abdulrahman Mustafa said Eid celebrations are a clear expression of social solidarity and tolerance, and is an occasion for family reunions, where people renew their brotherly bonds."Eid is a...
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Domestic helpers commit most crimes in Kuwait: MP - Minister slammed over university professor's remarks
MP Dr Abdulrahman Al-JeeranKUWAIT: MP Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran said security challenges require speedy implementation of the law to remedy the demographical structure imbalance. Jeeran said that expat domestic helpers are the top group that commit crimes and violates the law, based on the answers provided by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-SAbah to his question on the highest percentage of crimes committed...
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Only In Kuwait 10
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable brothers and sisters, and I congratulate you on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. In this article, I would like to talk about numerous issues, some of which are good and some are not. Only in Kuwait you see water dispensing coolers across the country done by philanthropists. Only in Kuwait when Ramadan comes, so many government workers sleep at work, yell at the clients and tell them to come the...
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Gold price up to $1,375 per ounce
KUWAIT: Gold prices went up for the sixth week in a row, hitting $1,375 per ounce during last week's trading, Sabaek Al-Kuwait Company said yesterday. Gold prices are even expected to edge up to $1,400 per ounce in the coming few weeks, buoyed by the current circumstances of the world market and the EU's Brexit vote results, the company said in a report released today.World markets may disagree over goals but they share the same effort in pursuit...
Major General Khaled Al- Saqaabi
920,000 travel during Eid
Major General Khaled Al- SaqaabiKUWAIT: The total number of passengers that left or entered Kuwait during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday reached 920,184, said Major General Khaled Al- Saqaabi, the Interior Ministry’s Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Border Security Affairs. That number includes 497.852 who used the Salmi, Abdali and Nuwaseeb land border outlets, and 422,332 who traveled through Kuwait International Airport from 5th to the 9th of...
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Ministry official jailed for facilitating funds' theft
KUWAIT: The appeals court rejected a request to suspend a jail sentence against an official at the Awqaf Ministry and decided to jail him to serve a seven-year sentence in a case of facilitating the theft of public funds from the Holy Quran printing authority. The court will complete the court procedure and consider a request to suspend the execution of the sentence awaiting the second suspect in the case, who is a Saudi national and also...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story