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Bangladesh's 'Tree Man' undergoes surgery
Bangladeshi patient Abul Bajandar, 26, dubbed “Tree Man” for the massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet, sits at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. —AFPDHAKA: A Bangladeshi father dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet yesterday underwent a successful operation to remove some of the growths, a hospital said.A nine-doctor team took three and a half hours to remove the giant warts from Abul...
NEW DELHI: Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, left, prepares to shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting in New Delhi yesterday. — AP
India pledges $250m to rebuild quake-hit Nepal
NEW DELHI: Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, left, prepares to shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting in New Delhi yesterday. — APNEW DELHI: India yesterday pledged $250 million for post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal as the two countries try to heal strained ties following protests in Nepal over the country's new constitution. The assistance, covering housing, health, education and cultural...
MALANG: Indonesian police officers stand guard outside the house of a suspected militant following a raid in Malang yesterday. — AP
Indonesian police arrest 41 Islamist militants
MALANG: Indonesian police officers stand guard outside the house of a suspected militant following a raid in Malang yesterday. — APJAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested dozens of suspected Islamic militants on the main island of Java as authorities get set to tighten anti-terrorism laws following last month’s deadly attack in Jakarta. Central Java police spokesman Col. Liliek Darmanto says police early yesterday arrested 36 men who were...
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Bader Al-Rabee’a
Nour Real Estate posts KD 1.9 million net profits in 2015
Bader Al-Rabee’aKUWAIT: Nour Al-Salhiya Real Estate Company’s deputy chairman of the board and CEO, Bader Al- Rabee’a said that his company has made KD 1,916,226 net profits in 2015 making an increase of 3.8 per cent compared to the previous year. He also noted that the company’s assets increased by 34.5 per cent compared to 2014.Further, Al-Rabee’a said that the board of directors recommended distribution of 6 per cent cash dividends...
Chairman Saud Bin Naser Al-Thani
Ooredoo Kuwait posts KD 718m revenue in 2015 - Telecom operator posts 19% profit rise - Customer base up by 3% to 24m
Chairman Saud Bin Naser Al-ThaniKUWAIT: National Mobile Telecommunications Company --NMTC (Ooredoo) yesterday announced its financial results for the Year 2015:Financial Highlights* Total customer base increased by 2.7 percent to 23.8 million in 2015 from 23.2 million in 2014.* Positive trend delivering growth in EBITDA and improvement in margin in 2015 supported by revenue growth (in local currency terms) in key markets.* Revenues for 2015...
SAKHIR: The sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil futures spiked briefly after Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran, a development that could be seen as a threat to oil supplies. Investors quickly discounted those fears, however. — AP
Tehran boosts oil exports by 500,000 bpd
TEHRAN: Iran has increased oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day since international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in January, a top official said yesterday. “As we had promised, we managed to increase our exports by 500,000 bpd shortly after the lifting of sanctions,” Mohsen Ghamsari, Director of International Affairs of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), was quoted by the FARS news agency as saying yesterday.Greece’s biggest oil...
KUWAIT: Traders follow stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Only 64 firms reported 2015 financial results - Companies post KD 1.16bn in profit
KUWAIT: By the end of last week, the number of companies that disclosed its 2015 financial results reached only 64, out of the 190 total listed companies in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), however more than half of the legal disclosing period have passed, said a report.The disclosed companies have realized around KD 1.16 billion, with an increase of 4.28 percent compared to the results of the same companies for year 2014, Bayan Investment Company...
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Kuwait equities remain mixed - BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week with mixed performances. The Price Index closed at 5,140.96 points, up by 0.18 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 0.15 percent after closing at 349.83 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 822.89 points down by 0.52 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover decreased by 25.51 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 8.95 million,...
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Ooredoo to demonstrate 5G, voice over technology at Mobile World Congress
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Group will demonstrate a range of innovative solutions and services at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, set to take place in Barcelona, Spain, next week.The company will use its presence at the event to highlight the incredible progress it has made in updating and optimising networks in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, as well the range of solutions that Ooredoo companies are delivering over these...
Ziad Salameh
Cisco introduces industry's first integrated next-generation firewall
Ziad SalamehKUWAIT: As global companies embrace new digital business opportunities, cybersecurity is regularly cited as a top concern impeding growth and innovation. To give businesses the confidence to pursue digital opportunities to enable growth, Cisco has made security a top priority and is today announcing innovations to its flagship Next-Generation Firewall. The goal: to deliver leading protection to keep organizations safer.Cisco's first...
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One in three US adults not getting sleep
ATLANTA: Did you get enough sleep last night? If not, you are not alone. More than one out of three American adults do not get enough sleep, according to a study released Thursday from the US  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "That's a big problem" says, Dr. Nancy Collop, director of the Emory Sleep Center at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, who is familiar with the study. "You don't function as well, your ability to...
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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