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HOBART: Australia’s Shaun Marsh dives to avoid a run out against the West Indies during their cricket test match. — AP

Voges, Marsh put Australia in charge vs West Indies

HOBART: Australia’s Shaun Marsh dives to avoid a run out against the West Indies during their cricket test match. — APHOBART: Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh scored unbeaten centuries and combined for a 317-run partnership to pace Australia to a commanding 438-3 on the opening day of the first test against the West Indies yesterday. Voges, who resumed on 9 after lunch and reached his century before tea at Bellerive Oval, was unbeaten on 174 at...

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Jaber stadium set for opening ceremony

Dr Jassim Al-HuwaidiKUWAIT: The organizing committee of Jaber Stadium celebrated the completion of all preparations related to the event, which is being held on December 18 with the participation of Kuwait and world stars. The past 24 hours witnessed an unprecedented demand on ticks. More than 30,000 seats have been booked, as ticket purchases over the website are still on the rise. The electronic booking service will continue until the day of...

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Sheikh Salman receives Paralympics athletes

KUWAIT: Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah received a delegation yesterday from Kuwait Handicapped Sports Club. The delegation was headed by the club’s chairman of the board Shafi Al-Hajiri and included several athletes from the club.Al-Hajiri lauded the support the club receives from Sheikh Salman, which reflects the support of the political leadership to distinguished athletes of...

LEVERKUSEN: Leverkusen’s Wendell, (left) and Leverkusen’s Roberto Hilbert, (center) and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group E soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Barcelona. —AP

Leverkusen exit despite holding Barca

LEVERKUSEN: Leverkusen’s Wendell, (left) and Leverkusen’s Roberto Hilbert, (center) and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group E soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Barcelona. —APLEVERKUSEN: Bayer Leverkusen bowed out of the Champions League on Wednesday despite holding a weakened Barcelona side, led by goal-scorer Lionel Messi, to a 1-1 draw. The Argentinian superstar gave Barca the...

Arsenal’s French forward Olivier Giroud (center) celebrates scoring 0-3 with teammates during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Olympiacos and Arsenal at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. —AFP

Giroud treble inspires Arsenal to last 16

Arsenal’s French forward Olivier Giroud (center) celebrates scoring 0-3 with teammates during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Olympiacos and Arsenal at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. —AFPATHENS: Olivier Giroud grabbed a superb hat-trick as Arsenal crushed Olympiakos Piraeus 3-0 to book their spot in the Champions League’s last 16 with a classy demolition job that ended the hopes of their Greek...

RIYADH: (From left) GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Saudi Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Omani Deputy Premier Fahd Al-Said, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Bahraini King Hamad Al-Khalifa, United Arab Emirates Vice President, Premier and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman pose for a photo during the 136th Gulf Cooperation Council summit in the Saudi capital yesterday. — KUNA

Gulf leaders seek united front at annual summit - Saudi king calls for Syria, Yemen solutions

RIYADH: (From left) GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Saudi Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Omani Deputy Premier Fahd Al-Said, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Bahraini King Hamad Al-Khalifa, United Arab Emirates Vice President, Premier and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense...

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Youth and Sports Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al- Abdullah Al-Sabah meet the press at the Jaber Stadium yesterday. — KUNA

Jaber Stadium opening 'a new start for sports'

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Youth and Sports Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al- Abdullah Al-Sabah meet the press at the Jaber Stadium yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: As preparations at Jaber Stadium continue in full swing ahead of its opening on Dec 18, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and Minister of Information and Youth and Sports...

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MP questions release of 'Abdaly' suspect

KUWAIT: MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji yesterday sent a series of questions to Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah about the arrest and release of an Iranian suspect after intervention from influential people. Turaiji asked the minister if Iranian national Abdulredha Haider Dahkan was arrested by security authorities over suspected intelligence activities and released later after the intervention of a former security official who is a...

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Center of labor rehabilitation a 'cornerstone for development'

KUWAIT: Secretary General of Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) Fawzi Al-Majdali stressed that the center of developing, training and rehabilitating national labor is a cornerstone for economic and social development in Kuwait. Al-Majdali, who celebrated conclusion of the first phase of the program late on Tuesday, said the project, the first of its kind in the Arab world, aims to contribute to attracting national workers in the...

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Egypt lauds Kuwait's role in promoting moderate Islam

CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Awqaf Dr Mohammad Mokhatar Jomaa stated that the Kuwaiti scholarships and financial support to the non-Egyptian Al-Azhar students would have great role in promoting the moderate Islam teachings worldwide. The support offered by the Kuwaiti Office for Charitable Projects in Cairo, a subsidiary to the Kuwaiti Zakat House, to Al-Azhar students aims to foster moderation and counter extremism and terrorism, Jomaa told KUNA...

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Kuwait has exceptional fiscal strength: Fitch - At 8.3 percent of GDP, debt is among the lowest

KUWAIT: With an exceptional fiscal strength, Kuwait has one of the lowest breakeven oil prices among Fitch-rated oil-exporting countries, said Fitch Ratings, one of the world's most recognized credit rating agencies. At a forecast 463 percent of GDP, its forecast end-2015 sovereign net foreign asset position is the largest of any Fitch-rated sovereign, noted the New York-based agency in its expanded report on Kuwaiti economy. At 8.3 percent of...

RIYADH: GCC leaders meet during the 36th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. Gulf monarchs began arriving in Saudi Arabia for an annual summit, facing challenges including plunging oil revenues, the war in Yemen, pressure for peace in Syria and signs of regional divisions. — KUNA

Media officials underscore significance of participation in GCC summits

RIYADH: GCC leaders meet during the 36th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. Gulf monarchs began arriving in Saudi Arabia for an annual summit, facing challenges including plunging oil revenues, the war in Yemen, pressure for peace in Syria and signs of regional divisions. — KUNARIYADH: A number of officials in the external media sectors in the GCC information ministries have asserted the significance...

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