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DUNEDIN: Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis bats in front of New Zealand’s BJ Watling, second from right, on day four of their first international cricket test at University Cricket Oval in Dunedin, New Zealand, yesterday. — AP
New Zealand sniff victory in Dunedin
DUNEDIN: Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis bats in front of New Zealand’s BJ Watling, second from right, on day four of their first international cricket test at University Cricket Oval in Dunedin, New Zealand, yesterday. — APDUNEDIN: Wicketkeeper BJ Watling took a record-equalling ninth catch as New Zealand inched their way to a probable victory over Sri Lanka in the first test as they reduced the visitors to 109 for three at the close of the...
LONDON: British boxer Anthony Joshua (C) celebrates beating British boxer Dillian Whyte in the British and Commonwealth heavyweight title boxing match at the O2 arena in London. — AFP
Joshua wins heavyweight title with 15th knockout
LONDON: British boxer Anthony Joshua (C) celebrates beating British boxer Dillian Whyte in the British and Commonwealth heavyweight title boxing match at the O2 arena in London. — AFPLONDON: Olympic champion Anthony Joshua defeated former kick-boxer Dillian Whyte to take the British heavyweight title on Saturday with a bruising seventh-round knockout and edge closer to a possible shot at the world crown.The 26-year-old took his record to 15...
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Greed and Extremism
MANAMA: An oil pump at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain, yesterday. Gasoline prices remain low in the United States and are expected to soon drop below $2 a gallon. —AP
Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows - Oil's drop to near 11-year lows drags down markets
MANAMA: An oil pump at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain, yesterday. Gasoline prices remain low in the United States and are expected to soon drop below $2 a gallon. —APKUWAIT: Share prices in the energy-rich Gulf states tumbled to multi-year lows yesterday after oil prices closed the week below $38 a barrel, the lowest in seven years. The slide was led by markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which plunged...
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Oil revenues form 93% of Kuwait’s income: Report
KUWAIT: Kuwait's oil revenues make up 93 percent of the country's income, Chairman of the Industrial Bank of Kuwait (IBK) Abdulmohsen Al-Hunaif said. He added in an interview with "Al-Jareeda" daily in its yesterday's issue that the decline in oil prices since June of 2014 resulted in weak forecasts regarding such revenues, thus leading to a budget deficit for financial year 2015-12016 of around KD 8.2 billion.This decline will continue in case...
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Investment professionals expect low oil prices: CFA Institute survey
KUWAIT: CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, has launched the results of its first CFA Institute GCC Societies Survey, based on feedback from more than 200 GCC-based CFA charterholders and members from Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. The survey highlights economic, investment and employment trends and challenges in the GCC region.Elaborating on these findings, Rafik Hafez, President of CFA Society...
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NBK awarded by Visa for being the first bank to launch 'Verified by Visa'
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has been awarded by Visa for being "the first bank to launch "Verified by Visa" for Debit Cards in Kuwait". The award recognizes NBK for its commitment to delivering superior value to its customers by providing a secure banking environment.Salah Al-Fulaij, NBK-Kuwait Chief Executive Officer and Mohammed Al Othman, NBK Deputy General Manager, Consumer banking Group received the award from Ihab Ayoub, Visa...
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IoT creates a new world of opportunities: Cisco official - 'It's about better education, healthcare and job opportunities'
Inbar Lasser-RaabDUBAI: Dramatic transformations are now gaining momentum across every industry and city, creating a new world of opportunities that are made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT), a top Cisco official said. IoT is defined as the network of devices that are connected to the Internet and can be controlled remotely."What we are seeing now is the second generation of Internet. It will transform every person's life around the...
BEIJING: In this photo taken on December 11, 2015, Yann Boquillod displays an Airvisual air quality monitor. — AFP
Surveillance secret weapon in China pollution struggle
BEIJING: In this photo taken on December 11, 2015, Yann Boquillod displays an Airvisual air quality monitor. — AFPBEIJING: In the future, China will shut down a factory before it even pollutes-or so it hopes, as it deploys big data in the fight against bad air. In Beijing's environmental bureau, a team of engineers tend to giant mainframe computers that keep a watchful eye on the city's pollution. Using everything from factories' infrared...
US director Francis Ford Coppola (center) poses with winners during the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Marrakech international film festival in Marrakech.
Coppola jury prizes complete Marrakech competition
US director Francis Ford Coppola (center) poses with winners during the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Marrakech international film festival in Marrakech.In a landmark decision that nevertheless caught the inclusive spirit of 2015's 15th Marrakech Festival - if somewhat overshadowing other awards - a Francis Ford Coppola-chaired jury gave its Jury Prize - and effective second biggest award - to all the 15 films in competition. In...
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Al-Ansari on his 'Rattle the Cage - Dubai Fest: Director Majid
Young Emirati director Majid Al-Ansari's debut feature film "Rattle the Cage" - titled "Zinzana" in the Arab world - is a neo-noir with a Tarantino-esque touch considered the first genre movie of this type to come out of the United Arab Emirates, where accomplished helmers are few. The well-received pic being launched from the Dubai Film Festival into the Middle East is fully financed by prominent Abu Dhabi-based media company Image Nation, which...
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Health insurance for visit visas
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health intends to impose health insurance on visitors coming to Kuwait using tourist or commercial visit visas, well-informed ministry sources said. The sources added that a team consisting of members from the health minister's office and the ministry's legal affairs department was currently preparing a draft bill to submit it to the cabinet soon.Further, the sources explained that the team discussed various options to put...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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DAMASCUS: Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati (left) shaking hands with Syria's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa before their meeting in Damascus on January 11, 2025. -- AFP
Syria, Lebanon to build firm ties after years of tensions
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
US and Britain announce sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector