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Dr Mahmoud Ahmad Abdul Rahman, VIVA’snChairman
VIVA announces profit of KD 32.8m - Increase of 12% during nine month period of 2015
Dr Mahmoud Ahmad Abdul Rahman, VIVA’sChairmanKUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait's fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, announced its financial results for the nine-month period to September 30, 2015. The company delivered strong performance operational at all business levels with net profit of KD 32.8 million, an increase of 12% compared to the same period last year.Reaping such results is a testament about VIVA's constant commitment to...
Dr Al-Hasawi receiving one of the awards from Global Finance representative
Boubyan Bank receives two Islamic Digital Bank Awards
Dr Al-Hasawi receiving one of the awards from Global Finance representativeKUWAIT: Boubyan Bank's efforts throughout several years of work and development were crowned by earning the World's Best Islamic Digital Bank Award "the Global Winner" in the field of digital services "the Digital Bank", from Global Finance in addition to earning the award for the Best Islamic Digital Bank in Kuwait in the field of e-financial services.Waleed Al-Hasawi,...
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Khaled Al-Babtain
Al-Babtain launches first ‘Renault store’ in GCC
Khaled Al-BabtainKUWAIT: Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al Babtain Co., the exclusive agent for Renault in Kuwait, launched the very first Renault Store in the GCC region. During a launch ceremony that was attended by French Ambassador Christian Nakhle, Al Babtain Chairman Khaled Al-Babtain, Vice President - Groupe Renault AMI Region Peyman Kargar, Al Babtain Chief Executive Officer Saleh Al-Babtain, along with Top Management, Renault AMI Executives...
Majed Essa Al Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank Group.
Burgan Bank Group net income for first 9 mths of 2015 up by 21%
Majed Essa Al Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank Group.KUWAIT: Burgan Bank Group announced yesterday the first nine month results for the financial year 2015. The results demonstrate the consistent solid operating performance of the group in its local and regional contexts amid the headwinds stemming from economic, exchange rates & geo-politics volatilities. Burgan Bank Group reported net income for the first 9 months of 2015 is up by 21% reaching...
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ASAR bags IFLR 2015 'National Law Firm of the Year' Award
KUWAIT: ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), Kuwait's leading and most prominent corporate law firm, and one of the region's top tier firms, is pleased to announce that it has for the 7th consecutive year been awarded the prestigious "National Law Firm of the Year Award" for 2015 presented by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), the leading market guide for financial law firms worldwide. The awards ceremony that was held on 28th October...
Eaman Al Roudhan
Eaman Al Roudhan appointed CEO of Zain Kuwait
Eaman Al RoudhanKUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator across the Middle East and Africa, announces the appointment of Kuwaiti national, Mrs Eaman Al Roudhan as CEO of Zain Kuwait, the Group's flagship and most profitable operation, effective 1 December, 2015. Mrs Al Roudhan will succeed Omar Al Omar who will return to Zain Group in a senior advisory role supporting the Zain Group CEO in transforming the company into an...
Actors (left) Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth attend Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. —AFP
Jennifer Lawrence, rare Hollywood action heroine, in 'Hunger Games' farewell
Actors (left) Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth attend Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. —AFPJennifer Lawrence is bidding farewell to "The Hunger Games," the wildly popular fantasy franchise that made her a megastar and rare Hollywood action heroine. Lawrence is back as bow-and-arrow badass Katniss Everdeen, leading her...
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Box Office: 'Our Brand is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Scouts Guide' all Bomb
Illustrating the limits of star power, "Our Brand is Crisis" and "Burnt" were both roundly rejected by audiences despite the presence of Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper. "Our Brand is Crisis," a political satire about a spin-doctor navigating a Latin American presidential election, is the worst wide release opening of Bullock's career, sliding in below 1996's "Two If By Sea" with $4.7 million. It debuted to a dreadful $3.4 million across 2,202...
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29% of deaths in Kuwait attributed to coronary artery disease - Importance of children maintaining a healthy heart
Dr Andrew TaylorKUWAIT: Professor Andrew Taylor, an expert in Cardiology for Great Ormond Street Hospital, discusses the importance of children maintaining a healthy heart in order for them to live a long and healthy life. "Research has shown that those who have high risk factors going into adulthood are likely to have heart problems in later life. Now is the time to plan for the future." Professor Taylor explains. "The more that you control the...
One of many talks during Dubai Design Week at the venue moderated by Mishaal Al-Gergawi with Nada Taryam, Salem Al-Qassimi, Ammar Kalo and Talin Hazbar. —Photos by Ben Garcia
Regional design and creativity celebrated at Dubai Design Week
One of many talks during Dubai Design Week at the venue moderated by Mishaal Al-Gergawi with Nada Taryam, Salem Al-Qassimi, Ammar Kalo and Talin Hazbar. —Photos by Ben GarciaDUBAI/KUWAIT: Design is central to any creative process, highlighting aesthetic character, structure and the identity of individuals, a community or even a country. Another milestone in the design world was achieved this week with the exhibition of the Dubai Design Week, a...
SINAI: (Right) Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail (3rd-R) and Egypt’s Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi (4th-R) at the site of the wreckage of the crashed A321 Russian airliner in Hassana area of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
224 perish as Russian plane crashes in Sinai - IS claims responsibility, Russia says untrue
SINAI: (Right) Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail (3rd-R) and Egypt’s Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi (4th-R) at the site of the wreckage of the crashed A321 Russian airliner in Hassana area of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.ISMAILIA/CAIRO: A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt's Sinai peninsula yesterday shortly after losing radar contact near cruising altitude, killing all aboard. A militant group...
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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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The Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) CEO Nadia Al-Hajji. KUNA
Petrochemical Industries Co.: KD 39 mln net profit 2023-24 fiscal year
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KOLKATA: Students take part in a demonstration in Kolkata on July 22, 2024, demanding an end to government crackdowns against protesters in Bangladesh. — AFP
Bangladesh students suspend protests
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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