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STC takes controlling stake in Kuwait’s VIVA
KUWAIT: Saudi Telecom Co (STC) said yesterday it has raised its share in Kuwait Telcom Co (VIVA) to a controlling stake after acquiring 25.8 percent of shares for $425 million. STC, the largest Arab telecommunications firm in terms of capitalization, had held a 26-percent stake in VIVA since its establishment in 2008 and was running the company. In December, STC made an optional bid to purchase all other shares for $3.30 each. The offer ended on...
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Kuwait's consumer sector growth robust despite some moderation - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT
KUWAIT: Growth in the consumer sector remained relatively robust, though the sector might be showing some signs of moderating. Household debt growth remained in the double-digits, with the pace even picking up slightly during the last six months. Consumer spending growth has also maintained a robust pace despite a slowdown in household income growth. Meanwhile, further declines in the consumer confidence index during 4Q15 could point to some...
KUWAIT: State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohamed Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah along with other officials during the inauguration of the fourth edition of the Kuwait Yacht Show yesterday.— Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Biggest ‘Kuwait Yacht Show’ kicks off - Value of vessels totals more than $100 million
KUWAIT: State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohamed Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah along with other officials during the inauguration of the fourth edition of the Kuwait Yacht Show yesterday.— Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The biggest and probably the most grandiose ‘Kuwait Yacht Show’ kicked off yesterday at the Marina Crescent under the patronage of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah, represented...
Jean Turgeon, Avaya’s VP & Chief Technologist.
Virtual agents need to evolve towards Smart virtual intelligence: Turgeon
Jean Turgeon, Avaya’s VP & Chief Technologist. KUWAIT: Virtual agents need to evolve towards Smart virtual intelligence, delivering big data through real-time smart analytics, said Jean Turgeon, Avaya's VP & Chief Technologist, Software Defined Architecture, World Wide Sales, during an interview. Excerpts: Q: Scanners, CCTV, detectors, are all in place to prevent crime, loss of lives, etc. What is the advantage of all this data? A: While...
NEW DELHI: An Indian Army soldier stands guard as children get their photographs taken in front of the Republic Day Tableau of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh depicting models of white tigers at the Red Fort grounds, in New Delhi. — AP
Rubbish piles up in pollution-hit Delhi - India cities get funds to tackle woes from sewage to traffic
NEW DELHI: An Indian Army soldier stands guard as children get their photographs taken in front of the Republic Day Tableau of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh depicting models of white tigers at the Red Fort grounds, in New Delhi. — AP NEW DELHI: Rubbish piled up on New Delhi's streets yesterday as refuse collectors vowed to push ahead with a nearly week-long strike, the latest crisis to hit the world's most polluted city. Already reeling from...
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Management Board Changes at Henkel - Henkel appoints Hans Van Bylen to succeed Kasper Rorsted as CEO
KUWAIT: Henkel announced yesterday that CEO Kasper Rorsted, who has decided not to renew his current contract beyond 2017, will leave the company at his own request as of April 30, 2016. He served on the Henkel Management Board for 11 years, thereof 8 years as CEO. Effective May 1, 2016, Hans Van Bylen has been appointed as his successor. His successful career at Henkel started in 1984 and he serves as member of the Management Board since 2005,...
In this Dec 17, 2015 file photo, French Swiss Chef Benoit Violier of the restaurant Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Switzerland, poses with his trophy for the best restaurant of the World during the award ceremony of “La Liste” (The List) at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris
Michelin crowns Paris hotels under cloud of top chef's suicide
In this Dec 17, 2015 file photo, French Swiss Chef Benoit Violier of the restaurant Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Switzerland, poses with his trophy for the best restaurant of the World during the award ceremony of “La Liste” (The List) at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris France's Michelin guide gave the country's most famous chef a much-prized third star but stripped another of his establishments of its top ranking yesterday as the...
A student and helper arranging the necklace of a “luuk thep” (child angel) doll at the house of doll collector, producer and trader, Mananya Boonmee (not pictured).
Lucky or Chucky? Thai spirit dolls delight and disturb
A student and helper arranging the necklace of a “luuk thep” (child angel) doll at the house of doll collector, producer and trader, Mananya Boonmee (not pictured). Driving to a Buddhist temple on the northern fringes of Bangkok, beauty salon owner Natsuda Jantaptim is running through her youngest daughter's likes and dislikes. "We sleep in the same bed together, she has her own pillow and blankets," she told AFP, her daughter sitting...
Turkish police from the Istanbul Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Unit, hold-up an original painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, “Woman Dressing Her Hair”, in Istanbul. — AP
Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul
Turkish police from the Istanbul Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Unit, hold-up an original painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, “Woman Dressing Her Hair”, in Istanbul. — AP Turkish police have recovered an original painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in an undercover operation in Istanbul, state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday. The operation targeted alleged art thieves attempting to sell the...
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Integrating students with special needs in education - Part VI
After reviewing the vocational center for child evaluation and teaching (CCET), results showed several recommendations, of which the most important were: Using government support in developing the management of integration training centers, utilizing experts’ experiences in developing vocational development programs in those centers, exchanging expertise at universities and foreign training centers’ levels and developing the integration...
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Subsidy cuts won't affect low-income citizens: Omair
KUWAIT: The National Assembly bureau announced yesterday that it will meet with the economic committee of the Supreme Planning Council on Wednesday and with the minister of finance and a team from his ministry on Sunday to discuss the issue of reducing subsidies on commodities and services. The announcement came after a meeting of the Assembly bureau chaired by speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, which comes ahead of a scheduled Assembly debate to study...
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22,000 obtain exit permit as rule takes effect from July 1
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KAFR MALIK: Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of three people killed the previous day in Kafr Malik in the Zionist occupied West Bank.-- AFP
6 Zionists held for attacking soldiers in West Bank
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BEIJING: Officials are seen in a group photo at the the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's (AIIB) 10th annual meeting, held in Beijing from June 24 to 26, 2025.
AIIB membership opens new financing path for Kuwait
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and Acting Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Ali Al-Adwani visit husseiniyas to review security plans on June 27, 2025. - KUNA
Robust security plan for husseiniyas
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PILTON: Mo Chara and Moglai Bap of Irish rap band Kneecap perform on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival on June 28, 2025. - AFP
Kneecap perform at Glastonbury despite ban calls