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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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Kuwait lifts ban on live birds imports from UK, Germany
KUWAIT: Kuwait has lifted ban on imports of live birds and chicken from Germany and Britain after determining that they are free of bird flu. Faisal Al-Hasawi, Acting General Director of the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fisheries, said in a statement yesterday that poultry imports must meet terms, set by the livestock department at the authority, also according to regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the veterinary laws,...
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'Contractor' employs wife, sister and brother's wife as prostitutes
KUWAIT: Ahmadi detectives arrested a 'contractor' who used his wife, her sister and the wife of his brother for prostitution purposes. Most of those who frequented his "brothel" were adolescents, one of whom was aged 15 years. The suspect told police about a friend who helped him in his illicit activity.A security source said that detectives learned about an Arab contractor who had turned his flat in Fahaheel into a brothel, so detectives placed...
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Islamic teacher jailed for torturing her daughter by beating and burning her
KUWAIT: The Cassation Court sentenced a citizen who works as Islamic education teacher to seven years in jail for torturing her daughter by beating and burning her. The child's father asked the Appeals Court to uphold his daughter's rights, as well as the rest of his children who suffered a lot of torture and negligence from their mother. He said she beat them, broke their bones, bit and burned them out of a grudge against him.Citizens exchange...
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Third Paris Bataclan gunman identified - Mother receives 'martyr' text after attack
Foued Mohamed Aggad, who has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan music hallPARIS: French police have identified the third gunman from the deadly attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said yesterday, with the attacker's father telling AFP he "would have killed him" if he had known. "The last time I saw him was two years ago before he went (to Syria)," Said...
RAMALLAH: In this Nov 29, 2015, file photo, Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes following a demonstration to demand the release of bodies of Palestinian attackers being held by Israeli authorities, in the West Bank city. — AP
Fueled by rage: Palestinian lone wolf attacks continue - Three months on, violence defies definition
RAMALLAH: In this Nov 29, 2015, file photo, Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes following a demonstration to demand the release of bodies of Palestinian attackers being held by Israeli authorities, in the West Bank city. — APRAMALLAH: On a recent morning, Palestinian taxi driver Shadi Kaseeb dropped off his two oldest children at school before picking up his first passenger - a seemingly routine start to his...
SAN BERNARDINO: San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon, right, comforts dispatcher Michelle Rodriguez during a news conference with the first responders who were at the scene of last week’s fatal shooting at the Inland Regional Center. — AP
California terror attack shows difficulty identifying terrorists - 'Hundred percent prevention is not achievable'
SAN BERNARDINO: San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon, right, comforts dispatcher Michelle Rodriguez during a news conference with the first responders who were at the scene of last week’s fatal shooting at the Inland Regional Center. — APLOS ANGELES: By the time the married couple who carried out the deadly San Bernardino terrorist attack came to the attention of police, it was far too late. Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen...
KANDAHAR: Civilians wait as Afghan security forces guard at the main gate of Kandahar civilian airport during a clash between Taleban fighters and Afghan forces. — AP
Taleban attack at afghan airport leaves nine dead
KANDAHAR: Civilians wait as Afghan security forces guard at the main gate of Kandahar civilian airport during a clash between Taleban fighters and Afghan forces. — APKANDAHAR: Afghan forces battled yesterday to flush out Taleban militants hours after they stormed Kandahar airport, killing at least nine people and taking families hostage as President Ashraf Ghani sought to revive peace talks at a regional conference.Local residents said they...
RAWALPINDI: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (left) receives bouquet from a Pakistani woman as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (center) looks on upon his arrival at the military Nur Khan airbase. — AFP photos
Afghan president arrives in Islamabad to restart talks - India's top diplomat adds major significance
RAWALPINDI: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (left) receives bouquet from a Pakistani woman as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (center) looks on upon his arrival at the military Nur Khan airbase. — AFP photosISLAMABAD: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani arrived in Islamabad yesterday hoping to revive peace talks with the resurgent Taleban, as he opened a regional conference that has taken on added significance with the attendance of India's top diplomat....
JAKARTA: In this file picture taken on March 10, 2015, Indonesian demonstrators rally in front of a vandalized portrait of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a protest outside the Australian Embassy. — AFP
Ex-Australia PM says West should 'proclaim superiority over Islam' - Remarks slammed as 'entirely counterproductive'
JAKARTA: In this file picture taken on March 10, 2015, Indonesian demonstrators rally in front of a vandalized portrait of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a protest outside the Australian Embassy. — AFPSYDNEY: Deposed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared yesterday "cultures are not all equal" and the West should proclaim its superiority over Islam which he said has a "massive problem", in comments slammed as...
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, jumps for the ball next to other players, during a Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Malmo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. — AP
Ronaldo hits four as Real crush Malmo
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, jumps for the ball next to other players, during a Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Malmo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. — APMADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo hit four goals and Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick as Real Madrid romped to a Champions League record-equalling 8-0 group-stage win at home to Malmo on Tuesday. Real, who had already reached the last 16...
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