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Rooney faces battle to regain England place after Berlin win
Wayne RooneyLONDON: Outstanding performances by three attacking players in England's 3-2 comeback win over Germany on Saturday has sparked renewed debate about where injured captain Wayne Rooney fits in for the Euro 2016 finals.After Roy Hodgson's team fell 2-0 behind to the world champions in Berlin, the Premier League's two leading scorers this season, Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane and Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, brought England level with...
Nasser Al Attiyah
Al Attiyah flies to Algeria to head FIA meeting - MENA
Nasser Al AttiyahKUWAIT: Nasser Al Attiyah - FIA Vice President heads today for FIA meeting - MENA. The meeting will be attended by the presidents of federations and clubs of MENA, the meeting is expected to discuss many issues related to mechanic sport and the agenda of the 3 days meetings hosted by Algeria, in addition to a number of workshops pertaining the motorsport activities.About the nature of the meeting, Al Attiyah praised the...
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Oman to increase air traffic fees in state revenue push
MUSCAT: Oman’s Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) will raise fees charged for air traffic through the sultanate, the authority’s chief executive Mohammed Al-Zaabi told the official Oman News Agency.The decision is part of a series of steps by Oman to strengthen state finances as it grapples with a big budget deficit caused by low oil prices.In January it cut domestic gasoline price subsidies; earlier this month it raised prices of...
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National Agencies Group receives Platinum Prestige Award from KIA
KUWAIT: KIA Motors Corporation has honored National Agencies Group, a subsidiary of Abdulaziz Al-Ali Al-Mutawa Group of Companies and the Authorized KIA Motors Distributor in Kuwait, with the renowned Platinum Prestige Award, placing it among the top 3% of KIA Dealerships& Business Partners available in 172 countries around the world.The award, which is the highest recognition of its kind made available to KIA distributors, assesses the customer...
Al Mejhem receiving the award
KFH wins ‘Best Islamic Bank in Kuwait 2015’ award from IFN
Al Mejhem receiving the awardKUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) won three awards from Islamic Finance News Magazine (IFN), which are “Best Islamic Bank in Kuwait 2015”, “Kuwait Deal of the Year” for its participation in National Industries Holding KWD 85 million Commodity Murabaha where KFH’s share of the deal amounted to KD 25 Mn, and Turkey Deal of the Year related to the KT Kira Sertifikalari Varlik Kiralama RM800 million Sukuk...
Special activity trackers
US wearable tech takes aim at healthcare costs - Employers stepping up use of technology in 'wellness' programs
Special activity trackersWASHINGTON: Stroll around the office or neighborhood six times a day, and earn $1.50 toward your health insurance. Step up activity a bit more and bring the total to $1,400 annually.The catch: you need to wear a special activity tracker that monitors steps taken, "intensity" levels and other physical indicators. That's the offer in a new insurance product marketed by UnitedHealthcare, the second-largest US health...
MOHALI: India's MS Dhoni, left, and Virat Kohli run between the wickets during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match against Australia in Mohali, India
Kohli carries India to World T20 semis - India set up semi-final with West Indies
MOHALI: India's MS Dhoni, left, and Virat Kohli run between the wickets during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match against Australia in Mohali, IndiaMOHALI: Virat Kohli smashed a masterful 82 to guide India to a six-wicket win against Australia in their final World Twenty20 Super 10 game yesterday and set up a semi-final against West Indies in Mumbai.Kohli resurrected India with his unbeaten 51-ball knock from a seemingly tricky position...
NAGPUR: Afghanistan's cricketers celebrate their win over West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match in Nagpur, India
Afghanistan's Stanikzai hails historic win over Windies
NAGPUR: Afghanistan's cricketers celebrate their win over West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match in Nagpur, IndiaNAGPUR: Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai hailed his underdog side after their historic six-run victory over the powerful West Indies at the World Twenty20 match in Nagpur yesterday. Afghanistan had failed to qualify for the semi-finals heading into Sunday's match, but were determined to take home a consolation...
KFAR PINES: A woman works on the BOL (Breath Of Life) Pharma greenhouse.
Israel sees heady future for medical marijuana - 'For cannabis ,we have a good climate and perfect levels of humidity'
KFAR PINES: A woman works on the BOL (Breath Of Life) Pharma greenhouse.KFAR PINES, Israel: With its moat, wall, barbed wire, armed guards and security cameras, the facility could be mistaken for a military base if it weren't for the pungent odor of marijuana in the air. Here, on the outskirts of a quiet village in northern Israel, 50,000 plants of 230 varieties grow at the country's second-largest medical cannabis plantation. "For cannabis, we...
US singer Janet Jackson performs during the Dubai World Cup horse racing event at the Meydan racecourse in the United Arab Emirate of Dubai. — AFP photos
Janet Jackson returns to stage in Dubai
US singer Janet Jackson performs during the Dubai World Cup horse racing event at the Meydan racecourse in the United Arab Emirate of Dubai. — AFP photosJanet Jackson on Saturday returned to the stage after a four-month hiatus for mysterious health reasons, bringing her energetic dance show to Dubai. The pop superstar performed in the Gulf emirate as the entertainer to close the Dubai World Cup, the world’s most lucrative horse race.She went...
Sawaber residential complex
Sawaber tenants watch memories fall with decaying complex - 35-year complex to be evacuated by March 31
Sawaber residential complexKUWAIT: The looming demolition of the Sawaber residential complex has saddened many current and former residents, who have dear memories of this housing estate. The remaining tenants have been issued official orders to vacate the complex by March 31, 2016. Sawaber was built in early 1980s in Kuwait City on approximately 245,000 sq m of land, consisting of 33 buildings with differing number of floors and flats. Each...
Kuwait 'free' from harmful radioactive, nuclear wastes - Ministry sets a 9-point plan for nuke protection
Kuwait 'free' from harmful radioactive, nuclear wastes - Ministry sets a 9-point plan for nuke protection
Kuwait 'free' from harmful radioactive, nuclear wastes - Ministry sets a 9-point plan for nuke protectionKUWAIT: Samples of soil, air and water taken from various parts of Kuwait, particularly Al-Metla'e area, tested negative for uranium radioactive substances, said director of the Health Ministry's Department on Radiation Prevention. The daily readings of particle detectors showed no indication of radioactive pollution or harmful substances in...
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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
Mideast seethes amid carnage
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
The impact of oil discoveries