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MANAMA: Al-Marzouq with Bahraini Crown Prince ahead of inaugurating Wadi Alsabeel Complex.
Wadi Alsabeel Complex executed by KFH arm Kuwaiti Manager opens - Bahraini CP inaugurates complex built at a cost of BHD 15m
MANAMA: Al-Marzouq with Bahraini Crown Prince ahead of inaugurating Wadi Alsabeel Complex.KUWAIT: "Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is keen on assuming a significant role in supporting the development plans in the countries it operates in through the execution of several projects, be it directly or indirectly through one of its subsidiaries. KFH achieves civilizational and constructional value when executing vital development projects, mainly in the...
SINGAPORE: Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), speaks at the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit in Singapore yesterday. — AFP
Drones becoming 'real' threat to commercial aviation: IATA - Industry group calls for regulations
SINGAPORE: Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), speaks at the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit in Singapore yesterday. — AFPSINGAPORE: Civilian drones are increasingly becoming a "real and growing threat" to the safety of commercial aviation, industry group IATA warned yesterday, calling for regulations to be put in place before any serious accidents occur. Tony Tyler,...
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Climbing HIV infection rates in the Philippines - Women, infants at risk of HIV from ‘downstream’ infections
CEBU: When Clarissa's younger sister died, she had little time to dwell on her own grief. There were the three young children left behind to think of, two of them HIV positive. Together with her own children, there are now seven youngsters crammed in her tiny, crumbling shanty in Cebu in central Philippines. Space and money are tight as they all depend on Clarissa's husband who is a day laborer. "The kids have no father or mother now. They have...
US actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses with the award for a leading actor for his work on the film ‘The Revenant’.
'The Revenant' and DiCaprio are winners at BAFTA film awards
US actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses with the award for a leading actor for his work on the film ‘The Revenant’.The UK film industry showered Valentine's Day love on "The Revenant" Sunday, awarding the endurance epic five prizes, including best picture and best actor, at the British Academy Film Awards. Leonardo DiCaprio cemented his Oscar-favorite status by taking the best-actor trophy for playing a bear-battling fur trapper in a brutally wild...
US band Chicago performs on stage.
Grammys set with Lamar, Swift in front
US band Chicago performs on stage.The music industry was set Monday to recognize its top artists at the Grammys, with socially conscious rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop superstar Taylor Swift leading nominations. The music world’s annual extravaganza in Los Angeles kicked off with a gala late Sunday that brought a rare performance by the surviving members of Nirvana. Lamar, whose experimental rap opus “To Pimp a Butterfly” reflects on the...
Kanye West
Kanye West says he's $53 Million in debt
Kanye WestIt wouldn't be a typical week in the Kanye West hype machine without some head-scratching moments-this time around they included a Bill Cosby endorsement and a second Taylor Swift feud. But on Saturday night, prior to releasing his eighth studio album and performing on "Saturday Night Live," the rapper disclosed perhaps his biggest shocker yet when he revealed that he was $53 million in debt. The 38 year-old West made the claim on...
Students of the Park Slope Rock School perform on stage at La Bellevilloise concert hall. — AFP photos
When mum and dad go back to rock school...
Students of the Park Slope Rock School perform on stage at La Bellevilloise concert hall. — AFP photosIt is every teenager's worst nightmare-or so you would have thought. Mum and dad up on stage belting out rock anthems in front of your friends. The horror! A few days before they face the toughest audience imaginable-their children-the graduates of what is touted as the world's first rock class for parents are joking about what's the more...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, ministers and lawmakers attend a key meeting of the National Assembly’s financial affairs committee yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Premier to sack ministers who fail to curb spending - Govt to present detailed program on subsidy cuts
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, ministers and lawmakers attend a key meeting of the National Assembly’s financial affairs committee yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The government will submit a detailed program of economic reforms including proposed cuts to subsidies on petrol and electricity to the National Assembly on Saturday, Speaker Marzouq...
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Law met with mixed reactions
KUWAIT: Prior to its ratification in parliament, the electronic media law was met with mixed reactions mainly between two groups; one that sees the law as a necessary medium to regulate a field that remains uncovered by existing laws, and another which fears it might introduce further restrictions on freedom of speech. Last October, MP Saleh Ahour said the bill, which was still a draft law at the time, "aims at silencing people and suppressing...
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Law No. 8 of 2016 regarding the regulation of electronic media
KUWAIT: The National Assembly passed by an overwhelming majority during a January 13, 2016 session a new law to regulate all web-based publications including electronic news services, bulletins, websites of newspapers and televisions and the likes. Under the legislation, all these services must obtain a license from the government before they can operate.Those in existence have one year to comply with the law. Violations committed by these...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Termination Q&As
Kuwaiti oil prices have dropped significantly in the past year, and it is no secret that Kuwait's economy depends on oil. An issue that I have been receiving multiple emails about in the past few weeks is the termination of a work relationship and other employee rights and obligations that come along with it. I have previously spoken about termination, but the cases I recently have been getting are different because there seems to be group...
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0.5 percent medicine expire at ministry’s warehouses
KUWAIT: Health Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Medicine and Medical Supplies Affairs Dr Omar Al Sayyed Omar said the percentage of medicines that expire at central medical stores do not exceed 0.5 percent of total medicines that enter the warehouses each year.He said this percentage is not considered a waste, but rather natural and may exceed that in some countries for various reasons. He said the small percentage mentioned are of...
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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