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BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (second right) heads the ball to score against Athletic Bilbao during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday, Jan 17, 2016. — AP

Barcelona hammer 10-man Bilbao 6-0

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (second right) heads the ball to score against Athletic Bilbao during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday, Jan 17, 2016. — APMADRID: Atletico Madrid maintained a two-point lead in La Liga with a 3-0 victory at Las Palmas and Barcelona and Real Madrid stayed hard on their heels with thumping wins over Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Gijon on Sunday. A rare goal from...

Serena Williams of the US plays a backhand return during her women’s singles match against Italy’s Camila Giorgi

Djokovic, Serena star at scandal-hit Open

Serena Williams of the US plays a backhand return during her women’s singles match against Italy’s Camila GiorgiMELBOURNE: Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams raced into the Australian Open second round yesterday as the year's first Grand Slam was rocked by claims of widespread match-fixing in tennis. Former winners Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova also progressed smoothly on a day of high temperatures at Melbourne Park,...

TEHRAN: Vehicles driving on a street in front of the Azadi Tower in the capital Tehran yesterday. — AFP

OPEC sees oil market rebalancing in 2016 - Iran orders oil output boost, UAE sees 'harm'

TEHRAN: Vehicles driving on a street in front of the Azadi Tower in the capital Tehran yesterday. — AFPLONDON: OPEC forecast yesterday that oil supply from non-member countries will post a larger-than-expected decline this year due to the collapse in prices, boosting the need for crude from the producer group. Supply outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would decline by 660,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, led...

The First Trading Company, one of Mutawa Alkazi Group of companies, launches the latest cars of BAIC Motor Group at the Auto-Moto 16 Exhibition at 360 Mall. The exhibition began with a ribbon cutting and the announcement of BAIC Motor in Kuwait by Chief Executive Officer of Mutawa Alkazi Company, Omar Sulaiman Alkazi, Vice President of BAIC Motor in the Middle East and North Africa Sun Zhiyong, BAIC GCC Manager Gao Yunfei, Sales Manager Jiang Dong, and General Manager of New Car Sales at Mutawa Alkazi Company Ahmad Abulhuda. —Photos by Joseph Shagra

Mutawa Alkazi's Group launches BAIC Motor at Auto-Moto 16 Exhibition in 360 Mall - First Trading Company is BAIC agent in Kuwait

The First Trading Company, one of Mutawa Alkazi Group of companies, launches the latest cars of BAIC Motor Group at the Auto-Moto 16 Exhibition at 360 Mall. The exhibition began with a ribbon cutting and the announcement of BAIC Motor in Kuwait by Chief Executive Officer of Mutawa Alkazi Company, Omar Sulaiman Alkazi, Vice President of BAIC Motor in the Middle East and North Africa Sun Zhiyong, BAIC GCC Manager Gao Yunfei, Sales Manager Jiang...

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Zain Group promotes AbdulGhaffar Setareh to Chief Risk Officer

KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading telecom innovator across the Middle East and Africa announces the promotion of Kuwaiti national, AbdulGhaffar Setareh to the position of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for Zain Group. The newly created executive role will see Setareh reporting to the Board Risk Committee, being responsible for delivering the global risk framework and strategy across all operations within Zain Group.An accomplished corporate executive...

Steve Golin, left, and the cast and crew of “Spotlight” accept the award for best picture at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards. — AP photos

'Spotlight,' DiCaprio, Larson win at Critics' Choice Awards

Steve Golin, left, and the cast and crew of “Spotlight” accept the award for best picture at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards. — AP photosThe investigative journalism drama "Spotlight" won the top prize at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday, while awards favorites Brie Larson and Leonardo DiCaprio won the top acting prizes for "Room" and "The Revenant." Both actors won Golden Globe Awards and are considered front-runners for the...

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'High School Musical' stars reunite for 10th anniversary

The stars of "High School Musical" are reuniting for a 10th-anniversary tribute to the TV movie. Actors Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman share memories of the movie when it airs again at 8 pm EST tomorrow on the Disney Channel. Zac Efron, who played Troy opposite Hudgens' Gabriella, couldn't attend the pre-taped group reunion because it conflicted with promotion of his movie "Dirty Grandpa," a...

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Penn tells '60 Minutes' he was 'Stunned' by El Chapo Meeting

Sean PennMillions of people were surprised that actor Sean Penn was able to meet with escaped Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for an article that would make its way into the pages of Rolling Stone. Sean Penn was one of them. In an interview with CBS News anchor Charlie Rose on "60 Minutes" Sunday evening, the actor told Rose that he assumed Mexican officials were aware of what he was doing, and that the meeting was indeed a risk for...

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Kuwaiti experience highlighted in Boumedjeria's maiden book

Spending only a year in Kuwait to study Arabic at Kuwait University's language center, French activist and writer of Algerian origin Farida Boumedjeria seems to have had such a wonderful experience, that she keeps remembering it and even highlighted this experience in her first book published in Paris - Lignes De Foi, Lignes Devie (Lines of Faith, Lines of Life).The title of her book resonates like an echo coming from the deepest part of her...

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Amir orders slashing Amiri Diwan budget

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday ordered HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to take measures needed to restudy the Amiri Diwan budget and that of affiliated bodies as well as rationalize it, said Deputy Amiri Diwan Minister Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah yesterday.MPs welcomed and praised the Amir's order. MP Madhi Al-Hajeri...

KUWAIT: Traders follow stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Gulf shares plunge after oil rout, Iran deal

KUWAIT: Traders follow stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Share prices in the energy-rich Gulf states nosedived yesterday following the sharp decline in oil prices as Iran prepares to resume crude exports after the lifting of sanctions. The plunge in the first day of trading also follows heavy losses in global bourses on Friday, when Gulf exchanges were closed for the weekend. The...

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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan

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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.

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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise

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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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VIENTIANE, Laos: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) speaks during the 25th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. – AFP

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