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Jazeera Airways finalizes voluntary capital reduction - Airline to start cash payouts of KD32.7 million on Dec 13
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways yesterday announced it has finalized its voluntary capital reduction process to bring down its capital from KD42 million to KD20 million to match the size of its current operations after it exited the aircraft leasing business. As part of the process, the company will issue cash payouts worth a total KD32.7 million starting Sunday, December 13, 2015.The KD32.7 million cash payouts include:* KD22 million for a share buyback...
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IISM CHAIRMAN NOMINATED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF DR. APJ ABDULKALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Dr.P.A.IbrahimDr. P.A Ibrahim Haji, the chairman of India International School Mangaf, is nominated by Kerala Governor, Mr. P Sathasivam to the four-member board of governors of Kerala’s newly set up technological university. The university which was established in 2014 and renamed in 2015 as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University has been set up for the promotion of technical education in Kerala. Dr. P.A Ibrahim Haji, the co. Chairman...
KUWAIT: Bader Al-Weqayan, accompanied by the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Industries Company, Dr Adel Al-Subeih, and the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of Kuwait Credit Bank, Salah Al-Mudhaf, in addition to representatives of the Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Electricity & Water and Kuwait Municipality, attend the inauguration of the exhibition. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Fifth Industries & Building exhibition opens - More than 70 governmental authorities and private entities participate
KUWAIT: Bader Al-Weqayan, accompanied by the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Industries Company, Dr Adel Al-Subeih, and the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of Kuwait Credit Bank, Salah Al-Mudhaf, in addition to representatives of the Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Electricity & Water and Kuwait Municipality, attend the inauguration of the exhibition....
Dr Humoud Fulaiteh
Kuwait Champions Challenge Announces more soccer stars
Dr Humoud FulaitehKUWAIT: Kuwait Champions Challenge yesterday announced Jamie Carragher, Andrea Pirlo and Jens Lehmann as part of the Football Champions Tour team to play against a Kuwaiti all-star team on Friday, December 18 at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait.Ronaldinho, Scholes, Pires, Puyol, Zambrotta, Del Piero, Figo, Salgado, Shevchenko, Nesta Deco, James, Gerrard and Aboutrika were already announced as part of the Football...
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India overcome defiant South Africa for crushing win
NEW DELHI: Indian test cricket team members pose with the Freedom Trophy after India won their third Test match against South Africa on the fifth day of the fourth test match in New Delhi, India, yesterday. India won the Test series 3-0 after the second Test match was drawn. — APNEW DELHI: India overcame gritty resistance from South Africa's batsmen to win the fourth and final Test by a massive 337 runs in New Delhi yesterday and seal the...
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender David Luiz (R) and Paris Saint-Germain’s French head coach Laurent Blanc give a press conference on the eve of the team’s UEFA Champions League football match against Shakhtar Donetsk
United, Wolfsburg, PSV to play for Group B finale
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender David Luiz (R) and Paris Saint-Germain’s French head coach Laurent Blanc give a press conference on the eve of the team’s UEFA Champions League football match against Shakhtar DonetskPARIS: Fans look ahead to today's action in the Champions League when most of the focus is on Group B, where nothing has yet been decided going into the final round of games.GROUP A At ParisParis Saint-Germain...
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Russia, Qatar should still host World Cups: Beckham
LONDON: Russia and Qatar should still host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, according to David Beckham, despite being tainted by FIFA's corruption scandals he branded as "disgusting". FIFA has been in crisis since May when 14 executives were indicted as part an FBI investigation into corruption and last week 16 more officials were charged by US authorities.FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini are each serving a 90-day...
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Chanel accused of plagiarism
Chanel fashion house has been accused of plagiarism. The luxury brand is locked in a bitter row with a group of knitters in Fair Isle - based in northern Scotland - after the Paris-based label allegedly “copied” their patterns and featured them in its autumn collection, which was showcased at the Chanel Metieres d’Art show last week.Mati Ventrillon, who sold seven jumpers to Chanel’s team of researchers when they visited the Scottish...
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Alex Garland's 'Ex Machina' wins Best - Film at British Independent Film Awards
Alex Garland's "Ex Machina" won best film at the British Independent Film Awards, and Garland took the director prize for the film. The awards took place at London's Old Billingsgate Market. Tom Hardy won best actor for his dual role as Ronnie and Reggie Kray in "Legend," and Saoirse Ronan picked up the best actress prize for "Brooklyn." Ronan said: "I was very, very lucky. I was given the opportunity to honor a journey and a story that is very...
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Turks accuse Adele of 'stealing' Kurdish song
British pop star Adele has been accused of plagiarism by Turkish music lovers, who say one of the tracks on her latest album is a rip-off of a song by an iconic Kurdish musician. Adele's Turkish critics say "Million Years Ago", track number nine on her album "25", bears an unmistakable resemblance to a tune by Ahmet Kaya called "Acilara Tutunmak" ("Clinging to Pain"), which was recorded in 1985. The song's release has created a storm on social...
Irish band U2 singer Bono (left) performs on stage.
Bono Joined by Patti Smith at U2's Paris Concert: 'We Are All Parisians'
Irish band U2 singer Bono (left) performs on stage.Less than three weeks after postponing their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE concerts in the wake of the Paris attacks, U2 was back to rock the French capital with a powerful and fearless live performance on Sunday. The evening's surprise guest, Patti Smith, joined the band for the last song. Bono stirred vivid emotions from the crowd shouting "Vive La France" as he stepped on stage of the 20,300-seat...
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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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People hold signs as they stand outside Syria's National Museum as it reopens to visitors.
Safe from looting, Damascus Museum reopens a month after Assad's fall
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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
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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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British singer and songwriter Rod Stewart performs during the Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2022 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. --AFP
Raspy-voiced hit machine Rod Stewart turns 80