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BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (C) kicks a ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match FC Barcelona vs AS Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday. —AFP
Suarez, Messi hit doubles as Barca rout Roma
BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (C) kicks a ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match FC Barcelona vs AS Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday. —AFPBARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored his first two goals after a two-month injury layoff and Luis Suarez netted a brace in a 6-1 rout of Roma on Tuesday as Barcelona advanced to the Champions League knockout rounds for a 12th consecutive season. Suarez...
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Zain Group to host its fifth annual technology conference in Bahrain - 60 global technology providers to showcase latest digital innovations
MANAMA: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, is set to host its fifth annual Zain Technology Conference (ZTC), November 30 to December 2, 2015 at the Art Rotana -Amwaj Hotel in the economic friendly city of Manama, Bahrain. The theme of this year's Conference is 'Transforming Our World', reflecting Zain's strategic aspirations of delivering on a compelling digital lifestyle to its...
TELANGANA: An Indian man rests in front of an air cooler to cool himself on a hot summer day in Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Telangana. Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Nino, Earth’s wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World Meteorological Organization announced yesterday. — AP
2015 set to be the hottest year ever
TELANGANA: An Indian man rests in front of an air cooler to cool himself on a hot summer day in Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Telangana. Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Nino, Earth’s wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World Meteorological Organization announced yesterday. — APGENEVA: The year 2015 is shaping up to be the hottest on record, the UN's weather agency said yesterday, a...
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MP calls on MoCI to monitor prices - Controversy rages over cleric
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center) meets visiting former Turkish President Abdullah Gul (left) in the presence of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (second right) and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (right) yesterday. Sheikh Sabah and Gul held cordial talks dealing with the good and historic ties bonding the two friendly countries and peoples, and means of...
Talal Al-Shemmari
Kuwait awards $30bn in projects despite oil slide
Talal Al-ShemmariKUWAIT: Kuwait has awarded projects worth a record $30 billion so far this year despite the sharp fall in oil income, officials and experts said yesterday. "Up until mid-October, Kuwait has awarded record projects worth $30 billion, up around $6 billion on the whole of last year," Edward James, director of analysis at Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) Projects told a conference on Kuwaiti projects. He said Kuwait was the only...
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Falling oil prices could affect donors' generosity at next meeting: Prime Minister
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with heads of Arab news agencies participating in the conference of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA). — KUNA photosKUWAIT: The sliding oil prices might affect donors' generosity at next February's donors' meeting in London in support of Syrian refugees, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said yesterday.His statements came...
KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna (center) is seen during yesterday’s press conference.
Traffic department release new laws for towing vehicles
KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna (center) is seen during yesterday’s press conference.KUWAIT: The traffic department said it will implement strict measures towards vehicles that tow trailers in violation of the law, and asked motorists to comply with traffic laws and rules of using vehicles. Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna said during a press...
MP Askar Al-Enezi
MP protests expat advisors' hiring
MP Askar Al-EneziKUWAIT: MP Askar Al-Enezi yesterday filed an inquiry against Minister of Commerce and Industry Yousef Al-Ali concerning appointing expatriate advisors in his undersecretary's office with high salaries despite the presence of a 'technical office' staffed by Kuwaitis who are paid much less. Enezi added that the undersecretary had scrapped the technical office, claiming that it did not include legal staff.Two reportsChairman of the...
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‘Exit system’ for expat workers soon
KUWAIT: The Manpower Public Authority is currently working on finding a mechanism to apply the exit documentation system for expatriate workers in the private sector who plan to travel outside.The system requires workers to obtain written permissions from their superiors and related human resources departments before they can travel for any reason.The manpower authority is serious about plans to apply the system as soon as possible, Acting...
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Suicide stats show alarming rise
KUWAIT: Statistics of those who committed suicide in Kuwait rang the danger bells as 62 expatriates and three citizens ended their lives during 11 months since the start of 2015. Data showed that maids are the most committing suicide, while 13 women killed themselves in the same period.Statistics showed that 60 percent of those who committed suicide are aged between 19 to 35 years, while the means of suicide varied between jumping from high...
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Court abstains from punishing Syrian national as police impersonator
KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday abstained from punishing a Syrian national who had been arrested over charges of impersonating as a police captain, and only committed him to show good conduct. Notably, the man had been stopped in Farwaniya by patrol officers after he looked nervous. He first showed them a forged ID before producing his real one. On searching him, policemen found photos of him dressed in a police captain's uniform in addition...
People arrested without valid visas during an operation in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh yesterday
Visa violators caught - Police station sheep auction rumors refuted
People arrested without valid visas during an operation in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh yesterdayKUWAIT : Residency detectives arrested 33 people, including five men and 28 women, for violating the residency law. After information was received about some persons harboring absconding women and hiring them out in homes for money in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, a task force was formed and the suspects were arrested following further investigations.Sheep...
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region, including Kuwaiti Deputy PM and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, attending an anti-drug trafficking conference on July 22, 2024. - AFP
Iraq becoming major drug conduit
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Defense praises Arifjan, Beuhring military chief
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(Left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Musa Abu Marzouk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. - AFP photos
Palestinians to form unity govt
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Kuwait returns to deficit after a sharp drop in oil income: ministry