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Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh
Indian historical epic sweeps 'Bollywood Oscars'
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Bollywood actor Ranveer SinghIndian historical epic "Bajirao Mastani" swept the "Bollywood Oscars" yesterday, taking home awards for best director, best supporting actress and best male actor for leading man Ranveer Singh. The movie, which sees Singh play an 18th century Maratha warrior, picked up nine other technical awards at the International Indian Film Academy awards, including for choreography and...
Models present creations by Kenzo during the men Spring summer 2017 collection fashion show.
Dior tough guys hot on Paris catwalk
Models present creations by Kenzo during the men Spring summer 2017 collection fashion show.The boot boys are back. And they have never looked so elegant. Dior, the French fashion house known for the dreamy beauty of its clothes, showed a new much tougher side in its Paris menswear show Saturday. It's wasn't quite skinhead chic but it wasn't far from it with every trope in the punk wardrobe from string vests to dangling trouser braces...
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Summer Destination: CINQUE TERRE, ITALY
Hello965 is a travel blog run by Fatima, a female Kuwaiti traveler who is curious to explore the world. In Hello965, Fatima aims to shed light on untraditional or new destinations, hotels, resorts, adventures and even events around the world. Fatima loves diversity, from luxurious to lowbudget travel, group to solo traveling, and aspires to convey a diverse style of traveling to all her readers and followers through all her social media channels,...
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'Combating extremism requires collective effort': Sheikha Fariha
KUWAIT: Staving off extreme ideologies and protecting youth from its ill effects requires collective effort, said yesterday President of the Kuwaiti Society for the Ideal Family Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.A gruesome murder in Kuwait recently, in which a man killed his brother over family disputes, highlighted the dire need of serious action to rid society of malicious thought, Sheikha Fariha said in a press statement. A newspaper...
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Visa fees increase pushed to next assembly term
KUWAIT: The interior ministry decided to defer increasing residency fees and traffic fines to next year, said informed sources, noting that the ministry decided to refer both projects to the parliament for voting in the next parliamentary term. The sources added that the ministry's legal affairs department had already finalized the project on increasing residency fees, while the one on traffic violations is still being studied. A report earlier...
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Some 36,844 cards issued to illegal residents in 2016
KUWAIT: Some 36,844 cards were issued to illegal residents since the beginning of the year until the end of May, said an official yesterday. The cards allowed illegal residents to follow up on their government transactions, said Director at the Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents, Tariq Mohammed Al-Buaijan, noting that requests to receive the cards are completed within a few days.Meanwhile, the official noted that some 1,064 (to whom it may...
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Brexit could cause $5 drop in oil price: Analyst - Kuwait oil down to $43.38 pb
KUWAIT: A local oil analyst expected on Friday that UK’s exit from the EU may cause a five dollar drop in the price of a barrel of oil in international markets, from $60 to $55 for the benchmark Brent crude. The price of Kuwaiti oil went down Friday by $1.17 to settle at $43.38 per barrel after being at $44.55 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday.The exit may also cause the Kuwaiti oil price to average about $47...
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Kuwait acquires land in Mexico to build cemetery
MEXICO CITY: The State of Kuwait has legally acquired a plot of land in Mexico State, in Mexico, where the first cemetery for the Muslim community bearing the name of Kuwait will be built. “The 7,500- sq-m land was gifted to the Kuwaiti diplomatic mission by the friend of Kuwait, Mexico Governor Eruviel Avila Villegas,” Kuwaiti Ambassador to Mexico Samih Johar Hayat said.The Kuwaiti ambassador has officially received the documents on the land...
Kuwait keeps, breeds unique Arabian horses
Kuwait keeps, breeds unique Arabian horses
Kuwait keeps, breeds unique Arabian horsesKUWAIT: Bait Al-Arab (The Arabian Horse Center) plays a key role in breeding of the unique Arabian horses, numbers of which have dwindled in the Arabian Peninsula. The center, run by the Assistant Undersecretary at the Amiri Diwan, Sheikha Sara Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, was founded in 1980 to preserve breeding of these horses and promoting the raising of the beautiful animals in the country.Mohammad Al-Marzouq,...
Military clothes found with four suspects arrested yesterday
Four Bangladeshi men arrested for selling military uniforms
Military clothes found with four suspects arrested yesterdayKUWAIT: Farwaniya detectives arrested a gang consisting of four Bangladeshi men, who were caught selling military clothes in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh, said security sources. Case papers indicate that while on a routine round in Jleeb, patrol officers spotted the suspects displaying the military clothes for sale. On arresting them, policemen found 799 army uniforms, 133 National Guard uniforms...
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Who killed the dogs?!
Muna Al Fuzai The images were truly disgusting and extremely painful. Twenty-four dogs were killed in cold blood by a contractor after a failed deal with KNPC. The pictures were all over social media and dailies, filled with speculations and opinions over the real reasons behind such a crime. The Kuwait National Petroleum Company issued a statement last week denying any connection with the 'execution' of the 24 sniffer dogs that were supposed...
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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi
Gulf Bank, Boubyan Bank mull merger into Islamic bank
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
HANIYEH ASSASSINATED
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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: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn