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In this photograph taken on October 22, 2015, deaf-mute Indian woman, Geeta holds a photograph of a family in India which she believes is her family, during an interview at the EDHI Foundation. — AFP
Silencing doubts: Lost Geeta ready for home - Deaf-mute girl to be reunited with family
In this photograph taken on October 22, 2015, deaf-mute Indian woman, Geeta holds a photograph of a family in India which she believes is her family, during an interview at the EDHI Foundation. — AFPKARACHI: Accidentally stranded in Pakistan for more than a decade, the young deaf-mute woman shows off a single treasured photograph of the people she believes are her long-lost family in India and who she will soon travel to meet.Known only as...
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Kuwait tops Crown Prince shooting tourney
KUWAIT: His Highness The Crown Prince Shooting Tournament and 13th Gulf Shooting Championship concluded Saturday evening at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex. Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al- Ahmad, Hawally Governor, told Journalists following the closing ceremony that the championship had a special meaning for Kuwait and GCC shooters. He said competitions were close, and results were high by most shooters who shared the various medals, adding...
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ABK Q3 profits surge
Talal BehbehaniKUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) yesterday announced a net profit of KD 29.2 million for the first nine months of 2015, a 7% increase from KD 27.3 million over the corresponding period in 2014. Net operating income also saw a substantial 8% jump, rising to KD 65.4 million from KD 60.6 million when compared to the third quarter last year.Net loans and advances to customers increased by 17.7% over the same period, underlining...
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KAMCO supports Kipco Tmkeen award for young entrepreneurs
KUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company, a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, and a winner of the prestigious Kuwait Asset Manager of the Year Award 2015, announced its support of the KIPCO Tmkeen Award for Young Entrepreneurs, alongside sister companies. The award will be focusing on active young entrepreneurs with established businesses within the media and technology industries.The KIPCO Tmkeen Award will offer the...
EMC and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) officials during the signing of strategic partnership agreement.
STC, EMC introduce transformational IT education program
EMC and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) officials during the signing of strategic partnership agreement.DUBAI: EMC and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) today announced a strategic partnership is aimed at empowering STC teams with the knowledge, skills and capabilities to operate and manage next generation technologies to reinforce STC's successful transition to a full-fledged service provider.With net income in excess of SR 5 billion, STC has pioneered...
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Top 16 teams qualify for Red Bull Winning 5 Final
KUWAIT: Red Bull Winning 5 Kuwait qualifiers took place this week with the participation of 80 teams (400 players). The qualifiers took place at Hassan Abul Courts and Kuwait University Shuwaikh and the best 16 teams qualified to the final, to be held on October 29 at Hasan Abul Soccer Courts. This event is challenge-based, and focuses on creativity and entertainment while being a serious football competition.The five-aside event does not include...
Zain Group Chairman Asaad Al Banwan.
Zain Group records net income of KD 118m for first nine months
Zain Group Chairman Asaad Al Banwan.KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces its consolidated financial results for the nine-month and third-quarter period ended 30 September 2015.Zain Group serves 45.6 million customers as of 30 September 2015, a 4% increase when compared to the same period in 2014.Nine months ended 30 Sept, 2015 comparative resultsFor the first nine...
South African players pose with the series trophy after their victory against India in the final one-day international cricket match of a five-game series in Mumbai.—AP
South Africa thrash India to clinch ODI series
South African players pose with the series trophy after their victory against India in the final one-day international cricket match of a five-game series in Mumbai.—APMUMBAI: Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers all hit centuries as South Africa thrashed India by 214 wins yeterday to clinch the five-match one-day international series. The Proteas batted first at a sweltering Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and made an awesome 438-4,...
Omar Al Omar-CEO of Zain & David Wang-President of Huawei Wireless Network Product Line.
Zain Kuwait partners with Huawei to build NFV - New collaboration aim to reduce operational costs
Omar Al Omar-CEO of Zain & David Wang-President of Huawei Wireless Network Product Line.KUWAIT: Zain Kuwait - Kuwait’s largest mobile operator-has signed a business contract together with Huawei - a leading global ICT solutions provider to use the power of virtualized network technologies to deliver more dynamic, flexible, and efficient mobile services to its customers over the next three years. The agreement will focus on the application of a...
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‘Last Witch Hunter,’ ‘Paranormal Activity 6’ and ‘Steve Jobs’ Flop
It was a pre-Halloween massacre at the multiplexes. Four new films, including "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension" and Vin Diesel's "The Last Witch Hunter," crowded into theaters this weekend and were swiftly pulverized and left for dead. Another, "Steve Jobs," expanded after a brisk limited run in a few key cities, only to be given the cold shoulder by the general public. Their failures allowed a trio of holdovers-"The Martian,"...
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Nalin's 'Angry Indian Goddesses' wins Rome Film Fest's People's Choice Award
Pan NalinPan Nalin's all-female Bollywood buddy movie "Angry Indian Goddesses" continued its successful run on the fall film festival circuit, winning the BNL People's Choice Award on Sunday at the 10th Rome Film Festival. The Rome win for "Goddesses" follows its world premiere at TIFF, where it came second to Lenny Abrahamson's "Room" in the People's Choice awards there. Pic got an eight-minute standing ovation at its Rome premiere last week....
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Chinese smuggling endangers rare Philippine turtles
MANILA: Chinese demand for forest turtles is threatening an endangered species found only on one Philippine island, wildlife officials said yesterday. The Philippine Forest Turtle, found only in the western island of Palawan, is one of numerous freshwater turtles being taken by poachers for sale to China, said Adelina Villena, chief of staff at the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development. “They sell them mainly to the Chinese exotic food...
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KUWAIT: Passengers at Terminal 1 of the Kuwait International Airport's departure area in this file photo.
Higher fines under new residency law come into effect
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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hands the Khaleeji Zain 26 trophy to Bahrain captain Sayed Mohammed Jaffer and senior player Ismail Abdullatif after Bahrain beat Oman in a dramatic final at Jaber International Stadium on Jan 4, 2025. — Photos by Amiri Diwan
Bahrain clinch Khaleeji Zain 26
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KUWAIT: People walk inside the Avenues Mall, Kuwait's largest shopping center, on September 4, 2024. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait’s youth push for fashion freedom, confronting social stigma
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A girl studies using her laptop in this illustrative photo.
Academic dishonesty: A growing concern among Kuwait’s students
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KUWAIT: A proctor hands a student his exam papers in this file photo. — KUNA
Grade 12 students begin final exams