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ANGALORE: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (second right) is helped by a fellow monk and a security official to climb down the stairs after delivering his key note address ‘Universal Responsibility for Harmony’ at the Peace for Economy conference yesterday. — AP
Chinese govt adviser denounces fake living Buddhas
ANGALORE: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (second right) is helped by a fellow monk and a security official to climb down the stairs after delivering his key note address ‘Universal Responsibility for Harmony’ at the Peace for Economy conference yesterday. — APBEIJING: A senior Chinese government official said fake living Buddhas were using donations to support pro-independence activities in Tibet and called on local authorities to...
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Former Liverpool’s icon Gerrard to play in Kuwait
Steven GerrardKUWAIT: The committee organizing the opening ceremony of Jaber stadium on Dec 18 succeeded in attracting a major soccer legend and Liverpool’s icon Steven Gerrard to be among world stars who will play Kuwaiti players. Gerrard is the 15th player to join, as this will be his first visit to Kuwait.The committee will announce the rest of the names today, Monday, while at the same time the committee made a major Arab surprise by...
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Late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Shooting tourney concludes
KUWAIT: The late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Shooting Tournament concluded at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex on Saturday in the presence of Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem al-Sabah, the head of the National Security Department, Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi, President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations, Obaid Al-Osaimi Secretary General of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federation and Eng Hussam Al-Roumi, KSSF board member.Eng Duaij...
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Gritty South Africa defy India in fourth Test
NEW DELHI: South Africa’s AB de Villiers (R) plays a shot during the fourth day of the fourth Test cricket match between India and South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi yesterday. — AFPNEW DELHI: South Africa fought yesterday to try to save the fourth and final Test after Ajinkya Rahane scored his second century of the match to give India control on the second-last day. Chasing a highly improbable target of 481, South...
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Indian economic fundamentals are improving - Asiya Capital Investments Company Analysis
KUWAIT: Emerging markets are going through a rough patch. Brazil is suffering its worst crisis in 80 years, Russia's economy is contracting close to 5 percent compared to the previous year and China continues to decelerate. Only one country in the group seems to be able to generate good news: India. In the third quarter of this year, real GDP growth accelerated from 7.0 percent to 7.4 percent YoY. While exports continued to contribute negatively...
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Jazeera Airways boosts frequency to Riyadh
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways yesterday announced it will increase flights between Kuwait and Riyadh, KSA, to four flights a week starting January 1, 2016. The airline currently operates three weekly flights between Kuwait and Riyadh on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The additional flight will be operated on Thursdays. In addition to serving the Saudi capital, Jazeera Airways operates flights between Kuwait and the Saudi tourist city of Jeddah every...
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Ooredoo Kuwait, Huawei align on Future Transformation Agenda - Companies conclude first annual strategy summit
KUWAIT: Senior executives from Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of the international Ooredoo Group, and leading global ICT solutions provider Huawei recently concluded the companies' first Annual Strategy Summit in China with the aim to extend cooperation in developing new technology platforms as well as supporting local community initiatives in Kuwait, aligned with the partnership between Ooredoo group and Huawei.The summit was the first of its kind...
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Burgan Bank wins J P Morgan 'Quality Recognition Awards' - Outstanding achievements of 2015
KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced that it has received the coveted 'Quality Recognition Awards' for the year 2015 from JP Morgan Chase. The awards acknowledge the bank's consistent, high quality performance and standards in the complete range of USD funds transfer operations the management and staff have maintained during the year.J P Morgan Chase recognizes the bank for achieving 99.0 percent straight-through processing (STP) in the MT103 category...
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Makeup and skin care expert Asma Lootah reveals her secrets about beauty
Asma LootahYou lift me up, you make me look alive and you give me definition - could Mascara really be a girl's first love? Maybe that's taking it a bit too far, but it is an essential part of our daily make-up kit and according to a report, the average woman spends almost $4,000 on mascara in a lifetime. Remember all those mornings with only a few minutes to transform from "I haven't slept" to "I could conquer the world"? If you have, then you...
This file photo taken on November 14, 2015 shows Irish band U2 (from left ) lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, drummer Larry Mullen Jr and bass player Adam Clayton paying homage to attacks victims near the Bataclan concert hall on November 14, 2015 in Paris, a day after a series of coordinated attacks in and around Paris. — AP
U2's Bono writes Paris attacks song ahead of French gigs
This file photo taken on November 14, 2015 shows Irish band U2 (from left ) lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, drummer Larry Mullen Jr and bass player Adam Clayton paying homage to attacks victims near the Bataclan concert hall on November 14, 2015 in Paris, a day after a series of coordinated attacks in and around Paris. — APU2 frontman Bono has written a song about the Paris attacks ahead of a defiant return to the French capital...
Indian actress Madhuri Dixit holds her award for her contribution to acting.
Francis Ford Coppola leads talk at Marrakech Jury's Presser
Indian actress Madhuri Dixit holds her award for her contribution to acting.Marrakech- Marrakech Film Festival kicked off on a political note as Francis Ford Coppola and fellow jury members addressed the recent Paris attacks, their presence in Morocco and the role of filmmakers in tumultuous times during the opening press conference. Coppola, who attended the press conference with Anton Corbijn ("Life"), Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("The Young and...
Indian brides sit for a group photo before a mass wedding hosted by a diamond trader in Surat, India, yesterday. 151 young couples tied the knot at the mass wedding hosted by Indian diamond trader Mahesh Savani, who has been funding the weddings of fatherless women in the city of Surat for several years. Weddings in India are expensive affairs with the bride’s family traditionally expected to pay the groom a large dowry of cash and gifts. Hundreds of people, mostly family members and neighbors of the couple, are hosted at lavish meals over a number of days adding to the costs. — AP photos
Indian businessman hosts wedding for 151 couples
Indian brides sit for a group photo before a mass wedding hosted by a diamond trader in Surat, India, yesterday. 151 young couples tied the knot at the mass wedding hosted by Indian diamond trader Mahesh Savani, who has been funding the weddings of fatherless women in the city of Surat for several years. Weddings in India are expensive affairs with the bride’s family traditionally expected to pay the groom a large dowry of cash and gifts....
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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