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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 file photo, visitors of different nationalities visit the Masdar Institute campus, part of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Israel will soon open an office at a renewable energy agency in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates ó even though the two nations have no diplomatic relations, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. According to the spokesman, Emmanuel Nahshon, the office will be accredited to IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency which has has set up a base in Masdar City, a government-backed clean energy campus just outside of the capital, Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Abu Dhabi levies airport, hotel taxes to boost revenues

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi is introducing taxes on airline passengers and hotel guests as it seeks to compensate for a hit to government revenues from low oil prices. Airline passengers departing from or transiting through Abu Dhabi International Airport will be charged an airport tax of 35 dirhams ($9.53) from June 30, said the Abu Dhabi government's official gazette, seen on Thursday. "Airlines will be responsible for collecting the fee and shall...

EGYPT: Some debris that the search teams found in the sea after the Egyptair Airbus A320 crashed in the Mediterranean. —AFP

Pieces of EgyptAir plane found at bottom of Med - Deep-sea robot is what located the pieces

EGYPT: Some debris that the search teams found in the sea after the Egyptair Airbus A320 crashed in the Mediterranean. —AFPCAIRO: A deep-sea robot has located pieces of the missing EgyptAir plane at the bottom of the Mediterranean as investigators race to find the black boxes that could reveal the cause of the crash. While the wreckage discovered may offer clues about why the Airbus A320 went down with 66 people on board nearly a month ago,...

LENS: England's Daniel Sturridge celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Wales at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, France, yesterday. – AP

Vardy, Sturridge rescue England

LENS: England's Daniel Sturridge celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Wales at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, France, yesterday. – APLENS: Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge rose from the bench to score as England came from behind to defeat neighbours Wales 2-1 in yesterday's all-British Euro 2016 clash in Lens. Just as he had in Wales's opening 2-1 win over Slovakia,...

Models present creations during a fashion show on a tourist river boat cruising the Seine, as part of the J Autumn Fashion Show 2016 by Vietnamese-born model and global fashion show organizer Jessica Minh Anh in Paris. — AFP photos

Fashion mogul Berge to sell second part of famed library

Models present creations during a fashion show on a tourist river boat cruising the Seine, as part of the J Autumn Fashion Show 2016 by Vietnamese-born model and global fashion show organizer Jessica Minh Anh in Paris. — AFP photosFashion mogul Pierre Berge said Wednesday he will put the second part of his famed library-one of the most valuable in private hands-up for auction in November. The French philanthropist, who co-founded the Yves...

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Qatar to lure overseas money with tax incentives

DOHA: Qatar is seeking to draw in more foreign investors and cut its dependence on gas revenues by setting up special economic zones that will allow for 100 percent overseas ownership. The world’s top LNG exporter is one of the richest countries per capita but faces a projected 46.5 billion riyal ($12.8 billion) budget deficit this year and like other Gulf states has had to borrow abroad to shore up its finances. A draft law approved by...

ST KITTS: South African cricketer Imran Tahir delivers a ball during the 6th One Day International match of the Tri-nation Series between West Indies and South Africa at the Warner Park stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, on Wednesday. — AFP

Tahir spins South Africa to victory over West Indies

ST KITTS: South African cricketer Imran Tahir delivers a ball during the 6th One Day International match of the Tri-nation Series between West Indies and South Africa at the Warner Park stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, on Wednesday. — AFPST KITTS: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir became the first South African to claim seven wickets in a one-day international as the Proteas demolished West Indies in St Kitts on Wednesday. Tahir served up a rich...

LENS: Football supporters walk past a piece of street art as they walk in heavy rain in Lens, northern France, yesterday, on the day England plays against Wales in their Euro 2016 group B football match. — AFP

20 Russians thrown out of France amid new Euro 2016 hooligan alert

LENS: Football supporters walk past a piece of street art as they walk in heavy rain in Lens, northern France, yesterday, on the day England plays against Wales in their Euro 2016 group B football match. — AFPMARSEILLE: Twenty Russians including a far-right agitator were to be thrown out of France yesterday as the city of Lens went into lockdown ahead of England’s next Euro 2016 match. Amid diplomatic tensions over the case, three Russian...

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MPs approve seven new budgets for authorities - Assembly to hold daily sessions next week

KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday approved the budgets and final accounts for seven new government bodies after strong criticism by MPs especially against the Port Public Authority. The Assembly also decided to cancel today's additional session and instead opted to hold daily sessions throughout next week to finish debating the budgets of government bodies and later the state budget before it goes into summer recess early next month.The...

Photo shows drug suspect with the 98 kg of illicit drugs.

KD 3 million worth of illicit pills seized

Photo shows drug suspect with the 98 kg of illicit drugs.KUWAIT: Narcotics detectives yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle 98 kg of illicit pills with a market value of over KD 3 million into Kuwait, said the General Department for Drug Control's Acting Director Col Waleed Al-Duraei, while briefing Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd and top security officials visiting the narcotics department. Duraei explained that...

KFSD’s Director General Lieutenant General Yusuf Al-Ansari presents a memento to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah looks on.

Amir lauds KFSD efforts in saving lives, properties - Directorate announces strategy in line with Amir’s vision

KFSD’s Director General Lieutenant General Yusuf Al-Ansari presents a memento to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah looks on.KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah lauded the continued efforts exerted by members of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) in keeping lives and properties safe. His Highness the Amir...

The Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary Lieutenant General Sulaiman Al-Fahad presents a memento to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir urges MoI to double efforts to maintain domestic security - Rate of offences drops by nine percent

The Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary Lieutenant General Sulaiman Al-Fahad presents a memento to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Tuesday urged the Ministry of Interior (MoI) personnel to double efforts to maintain domestic security and stability. His Highness the Amir, in a speech during a visit to MoI's Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah greets National Guard officers, in presence of Kuwait National Guard’s Chief His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah.

Amir urges National Guard for vigilance amid regional turmoil

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah greets National Guard officers, in presence of Kuwait National Guard’s Chief His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said Tuesday the critical period being undergone by the Arab region require the National Guard personnel to double their efforts and remain vigilant."I am fully confident that you are aware of the turmoil...

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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

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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

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