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KUWAIT: Flames are seen coming out of a vehicle at Fourth Ring Road yesterday.
Car burns at Fourth Ring Road, no injuries
KUWAIT: Flames are seen coming out of a vehicle at Fourth Ring Road yesterday.KUWAIT: Farwaniya firemen put out a blaze that burned a vehicle on the Fourth Ring Road near Yarmouk. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, a fire broke out in a Qadisiya house, prompting response from the Shuhada and Hawally fire stations. The fire was put out and no injuries were reported. The teams were led by Majors Suleiman Al-Matar and Ali Sadiq. Investigations...
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Inter-GCC cooperation
Labeed Abdal The declaration of Qatar's Limited Liquefied Gas Company (Qatar Gas2) that made a deal with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to provide Kuwait with half a million tons of liquefied gas for four years starting from March, is an important step towards encouraging commercial exchanges amongst GCC states because it remains one of the most important forms of self-sufficiency. The deal was made right in time to meet Kuwait's growing...
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Alia and Ghalia
Talking about various forms of corruption, senior officials immediately ask for proofs and examples, which sounds more like throwing the ball back to our court. Such a challenge is logical in terms of having to prove any allegations. The challenge would even be greater if simple citizens are asked to produce statistics and authentic official documents. Therefore, occasional reports issued by some monitoring bodies like the Audit Bureau,...
SHARM EL SHEIKH: A picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea’s Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Straits of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. — AP
Outrage as Egypt surrenders islands to Saudi - Surprise move kicks off a storm of vociferous opposition
SHARM EL SHEIKH: A picture taken through the window of an airplane shows the Red Sea’s Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Straits of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. — APCAIRO: Egypt's declared intention to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia has kicked off a storm of vociferous opposition, laced with stinging satire, and dealt a blow to the pride of many...
MINAWAO, Cameroon: A handout photo shows fifteen-year-old Nigerian refugee Fati (not her real name) walking with her mother while carrying her sister at the Minawao refugee camp in Northern Cameroon. Fati was abducted by Boko Haram and given to a man and forced to be his wife during her four months in captivity. — AFP
Alarming rise in child suicide bombers used by Boko Haram
MINAWAO, Cameroon: A handout photo shows fifteen-year-old Nigerian refugee Fati (not her real name) walking with her mother while carrying her sister at the Minawao refugee camp in Northern Cameroon. Fati was abducted by Boko Haram and given to a man and forced to be his wife during her four months in captivity. — AFPLIBREVILLE: The number of children used by Nigeria's Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of...
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the Conservative party’s spring forum in central London. — AP
Panama scandal forces UK to open up on taxes - A shift to Scandinavian-style openness
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the Conservative party’s spring forum in central London. — APLONDON: The rush of revelations about British politicians' finances this week prompted by the Panama Papers leak marks a shift from traditional deference to Scandinavian-style openness, commentators say. Prime Minister David Cameron led the way by releasing a summary of his taxes for the past six years on Sunday and he told parliament...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi secular activists and university students take part in a protest in following the murder of 26-year-old law student. — AFP
Bangladesh blames domestic Islamists for activist murder
DHAKA: Bangladeshi secular activists and university students take part in a protest in following the murder of 26-year-old law student. — AFPDHAKA: Bangladeshi police said yesterday they suspect a domestic Islamist militant group of being behind the brutal murder of a secular activist in Dhaka, days after a branch of Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. Nazimuddin Samad, a law student who criticized Islamism in Facebook posts, was killed last week...
BHUBANESWAR: Indian devotees roll on sand as they offer prayers to the Hindu God Shiva during a ritual as part of The Danda Festival which coincides with The Oriya New Year in the village of Mendhasala Village yesterday. Devotees inflict physical pain on themselves as they perform rituals of penance to appease Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction during the Danda festival, or the festival of self-punishment. — AFP
Hindu temple ban on some women is ‘unacceptable’: India Supreme Court
BHUBANESWAR: Indian devotees roll on sand as they offer prayers to the Hindu God Shiva during a ritual as part of The Danda Festival which coincides with The Oriya New Year in the village of Mendhasala Village yesterday. Devotees inflict physical pain on themselves as they perform rituals of penance to appease Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction during the Danda festival, or the festival of self-punishment. — AFPNEW DELHI: Indian temples that...
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ABK hosts exciting 5th Annual Golf Challenge event
KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) yesterday announced the results of its 5th Annual ABK Golf Challenge event held at the Sahara Golf Resort and Spa on April 2. 72 golfers participated on a warm sunny day perfect for golf. During the event, participants competed in teams of four for the sort after ABK Golf Challenge trophy.The 2016 winning team, as well as the second and third placed teams were handed their trophies from Abdullah Al Sumait -...
Andy Murray
Federer dominant, Murray struggles at Monte Carlo
Andy MurrayMONTE CARLO: Roger Federer made a flawless comeback after two and a half months away, as the Swiss advanced over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4 yesterday to power into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.The Swiss third seed showed no signs of a layoff after undergoing a knee operation on February 3 and delaying his comeback by three weeks due to a stomach illness last month before Miami. Federer has never won the Monte Carlo...
England’s batsman James Taylor
Taylor forced to retire because of heart problem
England’s batsman James TaylorLONDON: Nottinghamshire and England batsman James Taylor has been forced to retire at the age of just 26 because of a “very serious” heart condition, his county announced yesterday.Taylor, who won the last of his seven caps in England’s most recent Test against South Africa at Centurion three months ago, withdrew from Nottinghamshire’s opening and ongoing County Championship match at home to Surrey because...
TOKYO: People are reflected on the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo. The IMF yesterday downgraded its outlook for growth for most regions and for the global economy as a whole. —AP
IMF keeps weak Saudi growth outlook - Fitch cuts kingdom's credit rating over oil price fall
TOKYO: People are reflected on the electronic board of a securities firm in Tokyo. The IMF yesterday downgraded its outlook for growth for most regions and for the global economy as a whole. —APDUBAI: The International Monetary Fund yesterday maintained its gloomy economic forecasts for Saudi Arabia due to low oil prices and lowered its expectations for the Middle East and North Africa overall. The Saudi economy is set to grow by 1.2 percent...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Zain interns sharpen media chops at Kuwait Times and Kuwait News