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Ali H Khalil, COO of Markaz
Markaz named 'Most Innovative Investment Bank in Middle East' - Markaz also 'Best Investment Bank in Kuwait': Global Finance
Ali H Khalil, COO of MarkazKUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre "Markaz" announced winning the "Most Innovative Investment Bank in the Middle East" by Global Finance magazine, a specialized finance and investment magazine. Markaz also won the "Best Investment Bank in Kuwait" in 2016 award for the fourth time. The awards will be presented to Markaz at an awards ceremony conducted the morning of October 8th during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in...
Sheikh Faisal Bin AbdulAziz Bin Jassem Al-Thani, Chairman and Managing Director
Ahli Bank awarded debut rating by Moody's Investors Service
Sheikh Faisal Bin AbdulAziz Bin Jassem Al-Thani, Chairman and Managing DirectorKUWAIT: Ahli Bank QSC (Ahlibank) is delighted to announce that Moody's has assigned an A2/Prime-1 deposit ratings and a baa3 baseline credit assessment.Moody's Investors Service has assigned long- and short-term, local- and foreign currency deposit ratings of A2/Prime-1 to Ahlibank and a Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) of baa3. The long-term deposit ratings carry a...
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flydubai operates 26 extra flights between Kuwait, Dubai - 55th National and Liberation Day holiday
KUWAIT: Dubai-based flydubai will operate up to 17 flights a day between Kuwait and Dubai between 23 and 29 February. The 26 extra flights added to the schedule will accommodate the increase in passenger numbers between the two cities during Kuwait's 55th National and Liberation Day Holiday.The carrier, which has been operating from the convenient Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Terminal in Kuwait since 2013, offers Kuwaiti citizens and well-wishers from...
BARCELONA: A woman reacts as she uses a new Samsung Gear 360, a 360- degree camera, at the Mobile World Congress wireless show, in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday. —AP
Korean giants launch new smartphone in slowing market
BARCELONA: A woman reacts as she uses a new Samsung Gear 360, a 360- degree camera, at the Mobile World Congress wireless show, in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday. —APBARCELONA: South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG showed off their new flagship smartphones on Sunday as they fight for consumer affections with new features at a time of slowing global smartphone sales.Samsung launched two versions of its new premium phone, flat screen...
A handout picture released by Martin Twomey on February 20, 2016 shows British comedian Shazia Mirza posing for a portrait in London. — AFP
Women are suckers for bad boy sex appeal, says Muslim comic
A handout picture released by Martin Twomey on February 20, 2016 shows British comedian Shazia Mirza posing for a portrait in London. — AFPShazia Mirza, who claims to be the world's first devoutly Muslim woman stand-up comic, is used to walking a very thin line. She made her name in Britain and the United States in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks by starting her shows with the line, "My name is Shazia Mirza-at least that's what...
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan Reyonlds in a scene from “Deadpool.”— AP
‘Deadpool’ dominates again with $55 million in 2nd week
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan Reyonlds in a scene from “Deadpool.”— APMarvel’s R-rated antihero smash “Deadpool” continued to dominate movie theaters over the weekend, earning an estimated $55 million and trouncing a trio of newcomers. After pulling in a massive $152.2 million in its President’s Day weekend four-day debut, the comic book adaptation from 20th Century Fox starring Ryan Reynolds as a...
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McQueen returns with sheer evening gowns - London Fashion Week
Dozens of designers showcased their latest creations Sunday at London Fashion Week, from retail giant Topshop and leather goods brand Mulberry to British design's grand dame Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, which made a highly-anticipated return from Paris to the hometown of its late designer. Some highlights from Day 3 of London Fashion Week:McQueen returns to LondonThe Alexander McQueen brand is back on the runways of London, the...
Syrian regime bombings on rebel positions in Jobar, in eastern Damascus
IS blasts kill 130 as US, Russia press Syria truce
SAYYIDA ZEINAB, Syria: A string of suicide bombings near a shrine outside Syria’s capital and in Homs claimed by jihadists killed at least 142 people yesterday, as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire. US Secretary of State John Kerry said a provisional deal had been reached on the terms of a truce in Syria’s brutal five-year conflict, only for the bloodshed to intensify on the ground.Near Damascus, the attacks, including a car...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas: Kuwait Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets former US president George H W Bush. — KUNA
Kuwaiti envoy meets Bush Sr
COLLEGE STATION, Texas: Kuwait Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets former US president George H W Bush. — KUNAWASHINGTON: Kuwait’s Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met former US president George H W Bush in College Station, Texas, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kuwait’s liberation from the Iraqi invasion.Sheikh Salem said in a statement to KUNA on Saturday that he...
KUWAIT: MPs take part in a parliament session yesterday at the National Assembly. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Finance panel approves key amendments to tenders law
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee yesterday introduced key amendments to the tenders law which require forming technical committees for the purchase of arms for the army, police and national guard. Head of the committee MP Faisal Al-Shaye said the amendment was proposed by the Audit Bureau to regulate the purchase of arms and military equipment. The Cabinet will issue the necessary decisions to form such...
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UK launches e-visa system for Kuwaitis
KUWAIT: The UK embassy in Kuwait has announced a new electronic visa waiver (EVW) system for Kuwaiti passport holders to travel to the UK for business and tourism. The EVW will allow Kuwaiti passport holders to travel to the UK for a visit of up to six months by filling in an online form at least 48 hours before they travel to the UK, the British Embassy in Kuwait said in a press release yesterday.The scheme removes the need to give biometrics,...
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Only in Kuwait - 8
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable readers. I am back with a new column from my 'Only in Kuwait' series after a brief halt, because there are many issues that must be addressed. When I address such negative issues in the Kuwaiti society, I do not mean to mock certain people, but to pinpoint the wrongdoings in such practices and ask authorities to thoroughly address and find solutions to them. Only in Kuwait you enter a public...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones