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Kuwait: Inflation edges to 3.8% in August
Click to view largerKUWAIT: Inflation in consumer prices edged higher in August, rising from 3.6% year-on-year (y/y) in July to 3.8% y/y, mainly on the back of strong gains in food inflation. Inflation across all other components either retreated or remained unchanged. Core inflation (excludes food) eased for the first time in almost a year, but still remains relatively high at 3.4%. Core inflation has been relatively steady in recent months as...
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Ooredoo Kuwait embraces the future at GSMA
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait sent a high-level delegation to attend the GSM Association's Mobile 360 Middle East conference in Dubai last week. Ooredoo Kuwait is part of the international Ooredoo Group, which was the platinum sponsor of the conference.Ooredoo's delegation met global players in the information and telecommunications sector, including Chinese networking giant Huawei, with the aim of identifying new technologies and offers to bring to...
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LG showcases advanced HVAC solutions in Kuwait
KUWAIT: LG Electronics Gulf FZE in association with Al -Babtain Air conditioning & refrig. Company, held a technical seminar in Kuwait. The seminar had been attended by many stakeholders including ministries engineers and department heads, leading consultants, architects, property developers and MEP contractors.At the event, LG Electronics, one of the leading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) brands in the region, showcased the...
In this Jan 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store. — AP
Eating sausages, ham, 'probably' red meat causes cancer
In this Jan 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store. — APPARIS: Eating sausages, ham and other processed meats causes colon cancer, and red meat "probably" does too, a UN agency said yesterday in a potentially heavy blow for the global meat industry. The analysis of 800 studies from around the world by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found "sufficient evidence in...
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Bond returns with license to thrill in 'Spectre'
James Bond has a license to thrill once more in new film "Spectre", which premiered yesterday at a glittering event expected to be attended by members of Britain's royal family.Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Prince Harry are among guests due at the opening night for the 24th outing of the Martini-quaffing spy. Broadly praised by critics, the film is directed by Sam Mendes and sees Daniel Craig play suave MI6 spy 007 for a fourth...
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Macklemore, Bieber win at MTV Europe awards
Eric Nally (lef t), US rapper Macklemore (center) and Ryan Lewis (right) pose on the red carpet of the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA).Hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the surprise winners Sunday for Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards in a show dominated by Justin Bieber. In a field that included superstar Taylor Swift, who had the most nominations of the night, the Seattle-based duo won for Best Video with "Downtown." "I had...
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Mosque bombers retract confessions, deny charges - Amir lauds security operations
KUWAIT: Suspects in the bombing of the Imam Al- Sadeq Mosque yesterday told the appeals court that they were not guilty and retracted their confessions made in the criminal court, which sentenced seven of them to death.The top suspect, Abdulrahman Sabah, the alleged driver of the bomber, told the appeals court in the first hearing that the confessions they made were extracted from them under torture.Sabah also said that he had not seen the...
The leader of the human trafficking network and the victims
Human trafficking racket busted, women rescued - Egyptian-Syrian gang arrested for beating up man
The leader of the human trafficking network and the victimsKUWAIT: Detectives arrested a trafficker who detained and forced women to work temporarily in houses, which is a clear violation of the law. The suspect held several Asian women in a flat and forced them to work in houses, while holding all their belongings including passports, mobiles and money. He also raped most of them while threatening to kill them.Meanwhile, the domestic help...
Anxious parents arrive at the Pakistan National English School office.
Pakistan school denies pneumonia death
Anxious parents arrive at the Pakistan National English School office.KUWAIT: The principal of Pakistan National English School in Hawally strongly denied that any student of the school died of pneumonia. He said two of the school kids had died of other causes.He explained that one of the kids had just returned from Pakistan as he was sick while the second, the son of a teacher of another school, was reported dead by his own mother.The principal...
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PM likely to turn down Al-Jassar's resignation - Dow Chemical may restructure its joint projects
KUWAIT: His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah is expected to reject the resignation letter submitted by MPW and MEW Minister Ahmed Al-Jassar and ask him to resume his duties, well-informed sources said.Notably, Jassar had resigned after a court sentenced him to prison along with 15 other senior MEW officials who had been responsible for the 2007 power emergency plan. The sources added that the PM was fully convinced that...
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Court adjourns mosque blast hearing to Oct 29
KUWAIT: The Court of Appeals has adjourned the case of the Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque blast to October 29 in order to hear the testimony of an officer in a secret session.The explosion targeted Al-Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque on June 26 and left 26 worshippers killed and 227 others wounded. The court listened to the statements of one of the defendants who were sentenced to life. The Criminal Court had sentenced seven suspects to death, eight to 2-15 years in...
The domestic workers who displayed their photographic skills at the exhibition ‘Project 189’ pose for a group photograph
Project 189: Reflecting hopes and aspirations of domestic workers
The domestic workers who displayed their photographic skills at the exhibition ‘Project 189’ pose for a group photographKUWAIT: In the presence of Philippines Consul General Raul Hora Dado and political officer at the United States Embassy Lloyd Freeman, Project 189 concluded its 52px workshop by exhibiting the photographic work of 23 domestic workers who practiced their new hobby in the last couple of weeks by taking pictures of their...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah chairs a meeting on Jan 5, 2025. - KUNA
Rights of foreign wives ensured
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KUWAIT: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets members of the Indian community during an official two-day visit to Kuwait, on December 21, 2024.
India mulling opening branches of Indian universities in Kuwait
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Officials honor Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi (center) during the launch event.
Kuwait launches long-awaited Ya Hala shopping festival
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Kuwait University opens registration for aptitude tests
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KUWAIT: Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah poses for a photo with women defense ministry personnel. — KUNA photos
Kuwait a long-standing supporter of women’s rights, empowerment