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DHAKA: Young Bangladeshi girls from Kolsindur high school football team stretch before a match in Dhaka. More than a dozen of Kolsindur’s players have already played on the national girls’ team, among them 12-year-old Tahura Khatun, a diminutive striker nicknamed the “Kolsindur Messi” after Barcelona player Lionel Messi. — AFP
Bangladeshi village girls bend it like Beckham
DHAKA: Young Bangladeshi girls from Kolsindur high school football team stretch before a match in Dhaka. More than a dozen of Kolsindur’s players have already played on the national girls’ team, among them 12-year-old Tahura Khatun, a diminutive striker nicknamed the “Kolsindur Messi” after Barcelona player Lionel Messi. — AFPKOLSINDUR: Bangladeshi village football coach Mofiz Uddin only decided to form a girls’ team in 2011 out of...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde. — KUNA
Finance Minister to brief panel on budget deficit - Interior, human rights panels to discuss Bedoon issue
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde. — KUNAKUWAIT: Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh will brief the National Assembly Financial and Economic Affairs Committee today with the government program for financing the expected budget deficit due to the drop in oil prices. The minister is expected to explain to the committee members...
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H1N1 case in a private school
KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Higher Education Bader Al-Essa said yesterday that there was one confirmed case of Swine Flu (H1N1) of a six year old student in a private school.The student's parents were the ones who reported the case, as their child was currently receiving treatment, the minister said during a tour to several schools yesterday.
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Camp licenses still issued to expats
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality’s official spokesman Nadia Al-Sharaida denied social media rumors which claimed that camp licenses for non-Kuwaitis were suspended. She said licenses are still being issued for Kuwaitis and others, insisting that the rumors were false.Sharaida said that the municipality, out of keenness on implementing the circular (24/2015), has taken several measures to prevent renting camps to others, including the cancellation of...
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NA committees meet today
KUWAIT: The youth and sports committee plans to discuss two proposed laws on organizing some activities in the Kuwait Olympic Committee, sports federations and clubs. In the meantime, the financial committee holds a meeting at 11:00 am in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh.The committee will discuss the semiannual report on the annual plan 2015/2016 for the period (April 1, 2015 - September 3, 2015). Minister...
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde
Lagarde lauds Amir for his 'great humanitarian role'
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine LagardeKUWAIT: The visiting Director General of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde yesterday lauded His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for playing a great role at various levels, particularly in the humanitarian realm.In statement to KUNA as she emerged from her meeting with His Highness the Amir, Lagarde said she was honored to meet him adding...
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Society hosts Capital Market Law symposium
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Economic Society (KES) held a symposium on the new Capital Market Law number 22/2015 on Tuesday at its premises. This law came into effect on November 10, 2015, and it is amending the previous Capital Market Law  number 7/2010.Legal consultant Hossam Abdullah, Managing Partner, Adlouni and Partners said that this new law is the platform to apply the changes and improve the situation of stock exchange in Kuwait. "The main...
KUWAIT: (From left) Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Director General of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel attend the Global Islamic Finance Conference yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Islamic finance provides financial system to boost growth: Al-Hashel
KUWAIT: (From left) Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Director General of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel attend the Global Islamic Finance Conference yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel said yesterday that the Islamic finance can play a role in...
KUWAIT: Photo shows the six Egyptian expats who were arrested for posting offending remarks about Kuwait and Kuwaitis via their personal accounts on social network media yesterday. — KUNA
Six Egyptian expatriates arrested over 'offensive remarks' - Be careful on what you post on social network, MoI warns
KUWAIT: Photo shows the six Egyptian expats who were arrested for posting offending remarks about Kuwait and Kuwaitis via their personal accounts on social network media yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Six Egyptian expats have been arrested for posting offending remarks about Kuwait and Kuwaitis via their personal accounts on social network media, the Ministry of Interior said yesterday. Security forces have arrested Ahmad Al-Sayed Farah, Ahmad Jaber...
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Indian deportee arrested with forged passport
KUWAIT: A man who was deported out of Kuwait before was arrested in Jaber Al-Ali with possession of a forged passport. The Indian man's true identity was discovered after he was fingerprinted. He was sent to criminal detectives to find out how he reentered Kuwait, and find out if he has any accomplices.Driver stabbedTwo thieves stabbed an Asian driver in the shoulder in Saad Al-Abdallah. Police went to the area and sent the driver to hospital....
Cows gather at a cow shelter owned by Babulal Jangir, a rustic self-styled leader of cow raiders, and Gau Raksha Dal (Cow Protection Squad) in Taranagar in the desert state of Rajasthan. Cow slaughter and consumption of beef are banned in Rajasthan and many other states of officially secular India which has substantial Muslim and Christian populations, and almost every night a vigilante squad lie in wait for suspected cattle smugglers, in a bid to enforce the ban. — AFP
Hindu cow mobs rule as religious debate rages
Cows gather at a cow shelter owned by Babulal Jangir, a rustic self-styled leader of cow raiders, and Gau Raksha Dal (Cow Protection Squad) in Taranagar in the desert state of Rajasthan. Cow slaughter and consumption of beef are banned in Rajasthan and many other states of officially secular India which has substantial Muslim and Christian populations, and almost every night a vigilante squad lie in wait for suspected cattle smugglers, in a bid...
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Sharm nightspots deserted as tourists vanish
SHARM EL SHEIKH: Usually buzzing with foreigners on holiday, Sharm El-Sheikh's tourist nightspots have been deserted after thousands left the Egyptian resort following the crash of a Russian airliner.  Only two weeks ago, popular Sharm areas like the Old Market, Naama Bay and Soho Square were teeming after dark, but now only a few holidaymakers can be seen once the sun sets."Last month, you couldn't walk here. It was packed with people," Essam...
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KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Expats require biometrics to exit
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Lieutenant General Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kuwait’s Army, welcomes Turkish General Metin Gürak as the Kuwait Army Band delivers a performance. — KUNA photos
Kuwait, Turkey strengthen military relations during official meetings
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KUWAIT: A map provided by the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) shows Kuwait’s new international gateway for connectivity and transit.
CITRA launches new int’l gateway for faster, secure connectivity
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers, led by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday January 8, 2025. — KUNA
Plan to reform Kuwait’s education system gets green light from Cabinet
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Dr Nader Abdullah Mohammad Al-Jallal
Committee uncovers 13 new cases of university degree forgers