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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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Wijnaldum, Newcastle halt Liverpool surge
NEWCASTLE: Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool resurgence ran aground yesterday as Georginio Wijnaldum inspired Newcastle United to a much-needed 2-0 home win that eased the pressure on their manager Steve McClaren.Liverpool went into the game chasing an eighth win in nine games, which would have taken them to within three points of the Champions League places, but Wijnaldum forced an own goal by Martin Skrtel and scored himself to leave them six points...
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AA+ Fitch rating for Kuwait
KUWAIT: Fitch's new sovereign credit rating for Kuwait in 2015 stands at "AA+" level with a "stable outlook" for the country. Fitch Ratings, in a fresh report, affirmed Kuwait's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'AA'. The outlooks are stable, and the country ceiling has been affirmed at 'AA+' and the Short-Term foreign currency IDR at 'F1+'.Kuwait's key credit is exceptionally strong, and fiscal and external...
Ex Porn star Chloe Khan
KAC pilot loses license in cockpit porn star scandal
Ex Porn star Chloe KhanKUWAIT: The license of a Kuwait Airways pilot who had invited a porn star and her friend into the cockpit in 2013 has been revoked, according to a report by Al-Jarida daily yesterday. The decision, announced by Communications Minister Essa Al-Kandari in a report to the National Assembly, was taken following an investigation he ordered in July when news about the security breach broke out.The report, a copy of which was...
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Islamic teachers to be trained to fight extremism
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs said yesterday it is organizing a number of training courses for Islamic religion teachers to strengthen their role in countering extremism. Assistant Undersecretary for Financial and Administrative Affairs Farid Emadi stated that the ministry would hold 24 training courses for 600 teachers nationwide as a part of an ambitious plan to harness the skills of religion teachers.Emadi, also secretary...
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Ministry proposes KD 100 for expats' driver's licenses; KD 20 for registration renewal
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior's Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna finally put an end to rumors about the ministry's intention to increase fees collected from expatriates, which speculated that the payments would increase by 'astronomical figures.' Instead, he declared that a proposal had been made to increase the fees collected from expats to issue a driver's license to KD 100, as opposed to the...
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New regulations for locum doctors approved
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MOH) recently approved the new regulations chart of hiring non-Kuwaiti doctors and other medical staff by signing them to temporary contracts according to the Locum system.The new chart includes not allowing any of the hired staff members to leave Kuwait without permission from MOH. The new conditions also include a one-month trial period to examine a candidate's technical skills, after which the contract is...
Loay Jassim Al-Kharafi
Al-Kharafi Group sponsors, participates in Communal Solidarity Conference 'Paris in The Heart of Kuwait'
Loay Jassim Al-KharafiKUWAIT: As the Communal Solidarity Conference, 'Paris in The Heart of Kuwait' approaches to take place in the French capital of Paris tomorrow; Al-Kharafi Group has announced its sponsorship and participation in this conference which will be held in the French Senate Hall in Luxembourg famous historical Palace, an event organized by Turnberry Kuwait Foundation for Conventions and Exhibitions.Important eventLoay Jassim...
MP Abdulhameed Dashti
MP Dashti praises Interior Minister for receiving returnees from Karbala; Four burn to death in accident
MP Abdulhameed DashtiKUWAIT: MP Abdulhameed Dashti strongly hailed the visit made by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and top ministry officials to the Abdali border exit north of the country yesterday morning. "Despite it being a weekend and despite the extreme low temperatures in the north, the minister went on a sudden visit to check the procedures followed on receiving visitors returning from...
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Juveniles, children's laws shouldn't be confused: minister
Minister Hind Al-SubaihKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Planning Hind Al-Subaih stressed that the juveniles' law does not contradict with the children's law, adding that both laws should not be confused. She added that the children's law fully complies with the International Child Treaty that guarantees children rights from birth up to the age of 18, while the new juveniles' law, which demands reducing a juvenile's age from 18 to...
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