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PARIS: People hug each other before being evacuated by bus near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris early yesterday. — AFP
French seek friends, shelter on social media after attacks
PARIS: People hug each other before being evacuated by bus near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris early yesterday. — AFPPARIS: French people took to social media to find friends and relatives, search for shelter and tell the world they were safe yesterday, after a wave of attacks across Paris left more than 120 people dead. Internet users posted poignant appeals on Twitter to find their loved ones who had been at the scenes of the...
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Warba Bank launches credit card campaign
Khalid Jassim Al-SubaieKUWAIT: Warba Bank has launched a credit card campaign as a part of the Bank’s new initiative for the Kuwaiti market. The goal is to provide existing customers with benefits for using various credit cards in their purchases thus enhancing the card’s value and making it easier for customers to accomplish the purchasing transactions. This campaign offers customers special features in compliance with the provisions of...
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Markaz announces net profit of KD 2.39m for 3 quarters
KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” announced a net profit attributable to shareholders of KD 2.39 million (EPS 5 fils per share) for the nine months ending 30th September 2015, as compared with a net profit of 6.31 million during the same period in 2014. Markaz’s total assets under management (AUM) reached KD 1.05 billion as of Sept 30th, 2015.These results come amidst a prevalent negative performance of the GCC equity markets due to...
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Kuwait trade surplus widens on brief oil price recovery - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT
KUWAIT: Kuwait's trade surplus widened for the first time in three quarters in 2Q15, thanks to a temporary recovery in oil prices. The surplus expanded to KD 2.4 billion in the second quarter of 2015. However, it still remains comparatively low. The pickup was mainly due to a rise in oil revenues, given that oil prices improved slightly in 2Q15 and import growth slowed.Oil export revenues edged higher from KD 3.6 billion in 1Q15 to KD 4.3 billion...
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Kuwait indices remain lackluster - BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week with mixed performance. The Price Index closed at 5,766.37 points, down by 0.08 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index increased by 1.77 percent after closing at 397.50 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 954.64 points up by 2.67 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover increased by 30.15 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 16.24 million,...
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Kuwait bourse needs confidence-building - AL-SHALL WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT
KUWAIT: A paragraph in our last week report called for   starting    a   process of   confidence-building in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE). This process certainly warrants legislation and decisions that cope with the essential changes in the global and domestic investment climate. For those decisions and legislations to be fruitful, they need quick reform to some basics, namely, the supply of stocks and the demand for them. As the Chinese...
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Thousands walk to support diabetes awareness at Landmark's Sixth Beat Diabetes Walk 2015
KUWAIT: A good stretch of the Gulf Road was dressed in blue as more than 5000 residents came together to raise awareness about diabetes during the annual walkathon organized by the Landmark Group. The Beat Diabetes walk supported by Ministry of Health and Dasman Diabetes Institute marked a very successful completion for the sixth year in a row.Many dignitaries joined the supporters at the Yacht Club in the 3.2 km walk sporting blue 'Beat...
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Dasman Diabetes Institute held annual open day commemorating World Diabetes Day 2015
KUWAIT: Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI), a leading campaigner for diabetes awareness in Kuwait, held an informative event to commemorate World Diabetes Day on Thursday, 12 November, 2015 at its premises. The event allowed visitors to consult with diabetes specialists and dietitians as well as gather healthy information from booths that explained various facts of diabetes and promoted healthy lifestyle modification. Around 1000 guests attended the...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian women demonstrate in favor of abort legalization and against the president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, in Rio de Janeiro downtown on November 11, 2015. — AFP
Bill restricting Brazil abortions inspires anger
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian women demonstrate in favor of abort legalization and against the president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, in Rio de Janeiro downtown on November 11, 2015. — AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: It is a disturbing scene: a Brazilian rape victim arrives at the hospital seeking an abortion, but first she must prove she was raped and undergo invasive questioning. That is the proposal contained in a bill introduced by...
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Kuwait medical team checks 100 Syrian refugees in Turkey
HATAY: Kuwait's 'Shifa' Humanitarian Team has conducted medical check-up to around 100 Syrian refugees at Al-Amal Hospital in Hatay Province, south of Turkey. Most cases included women and children who lost significant portions of their body parts such as hands and legs, in addition to nose, ear, and mouth due to explosions resulted by roadside bombs and rockets from the ongoing conflict in Syria, Dr Ahmed Al-Abdulmughni, team's member, stated to...
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Amir patronizes late Sheikh Abdullah's UNESCO honoring
PARIS: Under His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's patronage late Thursday in Paris, France, the United Nations Education, Science, and Culture Organization's (UNESCO) honored late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as an international educational and cultural figure for 2014-2015.Delivering a speech on behalf of His Highness the Amir, Deputy Amiri Diwan Minister Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah said that the Kuwaiti leadership...
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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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Councilmembers approve projects and specifications
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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Melhem holds talks with the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Dr Rahma Al-Mahruqiya. - KUNA
Kuwait, Oman discuss education, research