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West Indies star Chris Gayle
Gayle says sexism row was just a 'little fun'
West Indies star Chris GayleLONDON: West Indies star Chris Gayle has insisted controversial comments he made to a female television reporter earlier this year were "just a little fun" as he turned on critics including Andrew Flintoff and Ian Chappell. Gayle, 36, came under fire for asking Australian broadcaster Mel McLaughlin out on a date in a live television interview during a Big Bash Twenty20 game in January."I wanted to see your eyes for...
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Al-Tamimi & Company closes $250m sukuk transaction for Boubyan Bank
KUWAIT: Al-Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, acted as legal counsel for Boubyan Bank KSCP (Bank), a leading Kuwaiti Islamic Bank, in its issuance of Sukuk worth $250 million.The transaction is the first Sukuk issued by a Kuwaiti Bank to enhance Tier 1 Capital. The transaction used a Mudarabah structure in order to ensure Shari'a compliance. It will be listed in the NASDAQ market as well as the Irish Stock Exchange and...
BAPCO CEO Dr Pete and Andrew Owens, CEO, Greenergy
BAPCO signs strategic JV agreement with Greenergy
BAPCO CEO Dr Pete and Andrew Owens, CEO, GreenergyKUWAIT: Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), an operating company wholly owned by nogaholding, has announced today that it has formed a strategic joint venture with Greenergy, a large-scale blender of gasoline in the United Kingdom, to establish Bahrain Gasoline Blending (BGB).The joint venture will combine Bapco's infrastructure and refinery gasoline production with Greenergy's blending, terminal...
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Daimler AG launches new partnership with AR Albisher& Z Alkazemi Company
KUWAIT: Daimler AG has enhanced its relationship with AR Albisher& Z. Alkazemi Company, Mercedes-Benz Kuwait, by entering into an additional distribution agreement to supply the new "Mercedes-Benz Accelo 915C" medium-duty truck in Kuwait.On May 8, Roland Schneider, President & CEO of Daimler Commercial Vehicles (MENA), arrived in Kuwait for the signing of the additional distribution agreement with A R Albisher& Z.Alkazemi Company (A&A). Top...
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)yesterday shows a scale version of a “Reusable Launch Vehicle” or RLV-TD as it is readied for launch from Sriharikota on the south-east coast of India yesterday. — AFP
India’s budget mini space shuttle blasts off
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)yesterday shows a scale version of a “Reusable Launch Vehicle” or RLV-TD as it is readied for launch from Sriharikota on the south-east coast of India yesterday. — AFPBANGALORE: India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle yesterday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes.The shuttle was reportedly...
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Campaigners say eating fat won't make you fat - Group challenges UK advice
LONDON: Encouraging people to eat a low-fat diet is making Britain's weight problem worse not better, and having a disastrous impact on health, two anti-obesity campaign groups said yesterday. In a report questioned by other health specialists, the National Obesity Forum (NOF) and Public Health Collaborative (PHC) said "eating fat does not make you fat". UK dietary guidelines advise people to eat lots of fruit and vegetables, plenty of...
Celine Dion performs ‘The Show Must Go On’.
Celine Dion, Kesha give emotional performances at Billboard
Celine Dion performs ‘The Show Must Go On’.Celine Dion and Kesha, both in the midst of drama in their personal lives, gave emotional performances at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. Dion sang Queen's "The Show Must Go On" in strong form Sunday, sporting a shiny dress and backed by a powerful orchestra. Dion lost her husband and brother in the same week in January, and her son presented her with the Billboard icon award after her...
Group photo of the organizers and participants at the Woven Paintings: The Art of the Loom workshop recently held at Sadu House. — Photos by Athoob Al Shuaibi and Jamie Etheridge
Weaving a community together - Workshop on weaving arts celebrates Kuwait’s heritage
Group photo of the organizers and participants at the Woven Paintings: The Art of the Loom workshop recently held at Sadu House. — Photos by Athoob Al Shuaibi and Jamie EtheridgeArtisans were once among the most respected members of society. The skilled craftsmen and women of times past created the functional and the beautiful through the work of their hands. But then the Industrial Revolution changed all that and factories challenged the...
British director Ken Loach celebrates on stage after being awarded with the Palme d’Or for the film ‘I, Daniel Blake’.
From 'I, Daniel Blake' to 'American Honey' to 'Toni Erdmann,' the best films at Cannes were Bulletins from a new world
British director Ken Loach celebrates on stage after being awarded with the Palme d’Or for the film ‘I, Daniel Blake’.Movies channel the world, even when they're not trying to. At a festival like Cannes, the films that win awards and the ones that are most celebrated, which aren't necessarily the award winners-have almost always had a heartbeat of relevance. They're movies that speak to us because they matter, and they matter because they...
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Call to raise minimum wage for dependent visa to KD 450 - Study seeks to double daily fine for absconders
KUWAIT: The government is mulling increasing the minimum wage for expatriates to be eligible to issue dependent visas for their family members, as the state scrambles to find a solution for its demographic imbalance problem. The current law stipulates that a foreigner must earn a minimum KD 250 a month to apply to sponsor his wife and children, but a recent study suggests increasing the amount to KD 450, which excludes a majority of expatriates...
Minister of Education and Higher Education Bader Al-Essa
Education Minister halts private school fee hikes - Groups slam 'conspiracy' against judiciary
Badr Al-EssaKUWAIT: Minister of Education Badr Al-Essa issued a ministerial decree yesterday aimed at halting private school fee hikes. According to the decree, private schools should abide by the decision or face consequences. Schools violating the decree will receive a warning letter, which will be followed by suspension if the educational facility continues with the violation, said the decree. It stressed that any additional expenses and...
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