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SevenCapital participates in RIE 2016 expo in Kuwait
John Treacy and Adrian EndersbyKUWAIT: Kuwaitis are diversifying investments both at home and abroad, specifically in the real estate sector. According to the World Investment Report of 2015, released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Kuwait is the Middle East's largest and the world's seventh largest foreign investor. Many exhibitions related to real estate have been held in Kuwait recently, the latest of which...
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Kuwait stocks surge on renewed optimism - BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week in the green zone. The Price Index closed at 5,300.51 points, up by 1.34 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index increased by 1.12 percent after closing at 365.07 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 863.14 points up by 1.20 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover increased by 30.41 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 16.43 million,...
KAZIRANGA: Britain’s Prince William (center), Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, feed baby elephants as a rhino calf looks on at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Panbari reserve forest in Kaziranga in the northeastern state of Assam. — AFP
India poachers kill rhino after royal couple visit
KAZIRANGA: Britain’s Prince William (center), Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, feed baby elephants as a rhino calf looks on at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Panbari reserve forest in Kaziranga in the northeastern state of Assam. — AFPGUWAHATI: Poachers shot dead a rhinoceros at a wildlife park in northeast India hours after Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate visited the...
Actors Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson in the previous film they worked together on ‘Central Intelligence’.
Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson circling ‘Jumanji’ reimagining
Actors Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson in the previous film they worked together on ‘Central Intelligence’.Sony is getting closer to rebooting a Robin Williams classic with two of the busiest actors in town. Sources tell Variety Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart are in early talks to star in Sony’s “Jumanji,” a new adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s original 1981 adventure book. Schedules are still being worked out, as both Johnson and...
A screen shot from the ‘Jungle Book’ Movie.
‘Jungle Book’ Swinging to Huge $87 Million Opening
A screen shot from the ‘Jungle Book’ Movie.Blowing past forecasts, Disney’s “The Jungle Book” is dominating the US box office with an impressive $87 million opening weekend at 4,028 sites, yesterday’s estimates showed. “The Jungle Book” will notch the third-highest opening weekend of 2016 after “Batman v Superman” at $166 million and “Deadpool” at $132.4 million-and far ahead of Disney’s “Zootopia” with $75 million,...
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Russian fighter jet close encounter
Kuwaiti inventor Nasser Al-Jimaz
Kuwaiti teen contends for Int'l award
Kuwaiti inventor Nasser Al-JimazGENEVA: Nasser Al-Jimaz, a 16-year-old Kuwaiti inventor, is competing for the award of the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, jostling for the prize among 1,000 contenders from 40 countries.Jimaz is taking part in the Geneva exhibition, sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Swiss Government, representing an expedition of the GCC Patent Office. The Kuwaiti citizen is...
ISTANBUL: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends then13th Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul,nTurkey on Thursday. — KUNA
Islamic summit appreciates Kuwait for hosting Yemen talks - Kuwait's humanitarian support to Syrians lauded
ISTANBUL: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the 13th Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. — KUNAISTANBUL: The 13th Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that wrapped up meetings yesterday highly appreciated Kuwait that will host negotiations among Yemeni stakeholders on Monday.The Final CommuniquÈ of the...
A screen shows the clubs that will be facing each other during the semi-final draw for the UEFA Champions League at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on April 15, 2016.   AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
Man City, Real face off in CL semis - Guardiola avoids his future employers City; Atletico v Bayern
A screen shows the clubs that will be facing each other during the semi-final draw for the UEFA Champions League at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on April 15, 2016. -AFP NYON: Pep Guardiola avoided his future employers as Manchester City were yesterday drawn to play Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League (CL) while Atletico Madrid will face the Spaniard's Bayern Munich. Guardiola takes over as City boss next season after three...
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a protest against the decision to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 15, 2016. Graffiti on the wall at background showing Tamer Abdel Raouf and Ahmed Mahmoud, two journalists were killed during 2011 uprising. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Protesters slam Egypt govt over islands deal - Police fire tear gas, break up rallies
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a protest against the decision to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 15, 2016. Graffiti on the wall at background showing Tamer Abdel Raouf and Ahmed Mahmoud, two journalists were killed during 2011 uprising. -APCAIRO: Thousands of Egyptian protesters angered by President...
British Labour Party politician Alistair Darling gestures toward a journalist while giving a speech on the economics arguments for EU membership in London on April 15, 2016 during the first day of official lobbying ahead of Britain's EU referendum.  The campaign got underway with 10 weeks to go before polling day on 23 June when Britain will vote to leave or remain in the European Union.  / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS
Battle lines drawn as UK squares up for EU vote - 'Remain' and 'Leave' camps neck-and-neck
British Labour Party politician Alistair Darling gestures toward a journalist while giving a speech on the economics arguments for EU membership in London on April 15, 2016 during the first day of official lobbying ahead of Britain's EU referendum. The campaign got underway with 10 weeks to go before polling day on 23 June when Britain will vote to leave or remain in the European Union. - AFPLONDON: Activists hit the streets yesterday for the...
An aerial view shows construction workers restoring a damaged road beside a grave yard in the town of Mashiki in Kumamoto prefecture, on April 15, 2016, after a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu the day before.  Rescuers were rifling through the remains of collapsed building in southern Japan on April 15, after a powerful earthquake left at least nine people dead and injured hundreds, sparking fires and buckling roads. - Japan OUTn / AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS
Search for survivors after deadly Japan earthquake - Aftershocks rattle southwestern island
An aerial view shows construction workers restoring a damaged road beside a grave yard in the town of Mashiki in Kumamoto prefecture, on April 15, 2016, after a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu the day before. Rescuers were rifling through the remains of collapsed building in southern Japan on April 15, after a powerful earthquake left at least nine people dead and injured hundreds, sparking fires and...