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ICC withdraws Pakistani umpire from India games
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday that it has withdrawn Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar from the one-day games in India following activists’ attacks to disrupt talks between officials of the two countries. Officials from Pakistan and India were due to talk on a proposed series between the arch-rivals in December-January in the United Arab Emirates, when activists stormed into Indian Cricket’s Mumbai office.They...
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Platini hits back over FIFA payment row
Michel PlatiniPARIS: UEFA chief Michel Platini yesterday admitted he had no written contract for a $2.0 million payment from FIFA president Sepp Blatter as his chances of replacing the Swiss veteran as head of the world body nosedived ahead of a key FIFA council meeting in Zurich today. In his first interview since being handed a 90-day suspension from all football-related activities by FIFA, the former star player for France and Juventus told...
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League limbo leaves Togo’s footballers frustrated
LOME: Togo’s footballers are in limbo, with no end in sight to a suspension of league competitions and fears growing about the impact of the 11-month suspension on the national side. No ball has been kicked in the country’s top two domestic leagues for nearly a year, leaving the 2014- 15 season unfinished after deadlines for the resumption of fixtures were missed. The situation is frustrating the likes of Blaise Kouma, who captains second...
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Ali Al-Khalifa, Chairman of Zain Bahrain
Zain Bahrain announces rise in profits by 16.7% - Customer base increased to 814,000 active customers
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Ali Al-Khalifa, Chairman of Zain BahrainMANAMA: Zain Bahrain, the most innovative operator in the kingdom, yesterday announced its results for the nine-month period to Sept 30, 2015. The operator recorded net profit of BD 3.412 million (US$ 9.026 million) for the nine-month period compared to BD 2.924 million (US$ 7.735 million) for the corresponding period in 2014, representing an increase of 16.7 percent. Net profit for the...
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Chinese cyberattacks on US companies continue
WASHINGTON: Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that China almost immediately began violating its newly minted cyberagreement with the United States, according to a newly published analysis by a cybersecurity company with close ties to the US government.The Irvine, California-based company, CrowdStrike, says it documented seven Chinese...
Dr Abdulrazzaq Al-Obaid, head of the spine unit and ER chief at Al-Razi Hospital.
Osteoporosis can be treated
Dr Abdulrazzaq Al-Obaid, head of the spine unit and ER chief at Al-Razi Hospital.KUWAIT: Our spinal column is made up of 33 vertebrae that protect the spinal cord, while at the same time help us to stand upright and move around. When one has a spinal fracture, it means that some of the vertebrae have hairline fractures that may lead to a total collapse.Orthopedic surgeon Dr Abdulrazzaq Al-Obaid, head of the spine unit and ER chief at Al-Razi...
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Fashion week opens in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo kicked off the 40th edition of its Fashion Week Sunday featuring the winter 2016 collection of Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch. Latin America’s biggest fashion extravaganza got under way in the rather unusual setting of the Sao Paulo’s municipal building, in the heart of the city.Long-sleeved frocks in silk and tulle were among the highlights of Herchcovitch’s collection, which seemed playfully to allude to the theme of...
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Qatar showcases painter Tuymans in major exhibition
A retrospective of the works of acclaimed Belgian artist Luc Tuymans opened in Doha Sunday as Qatar reinforces its position as a global art centre with one of its largest-ever exhibitions. Featuring about 100 paintings and 80 drawings, “Intolerance” showcases Tuymans’s work back to the 1970s and features a new work-”The Arena”- specifically for the exhibition in the Gulf.The show, two years in the planning, is Tuymans’s first in the...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. HH the Premier sought permission from His Highness the Amir to go on an official visit to France. —KUNA
France seeks to bolster partnership with Kuwait; PM, high-ranking delegation to visit France today
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. HH the Premier sought permission from His Highness the Amir to go on an official visit to France. —KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah's visit to France today will further contribute to the 50 years of strong bilateral...
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MPs demand action over Kuwait sports situtation; Citizenship ruling delayed after judge recuses himself
KUWAIT: MPs Abdullah Al-Turaiji and Abdullah Maayouf yesterday met HH the Amir and the prime minister over a decision by the world’s football governing body FIFA to suspend Kuwait Football Association for failing to change the sports law. Maayouf said they explained to the Amir their meeting with the International Olympic Committee in Geneva, refuting allegations against Kuwait that it was not respecting the Olympic charter.The two lawmakers...
Health Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaidi opens a renovated ward at the Chest Diseases Hospital yesterday. —KUNA
Obaidi opens ward at Chest Hospital
Health Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaidi opens a renovated ward at the Chest Diseases Hospital yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaidi yesterday opened the renovated Late Shaikhan Al-Farsi ward at the Chest Diseases Hospital. Obaidi said that the new ward would serve male cardiac disease, cardiac catharsis and cardiac failure patients.He added that the ward includes 27 beds and was built according to the latest and most up-to-date...
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Deportation threat, taxis and Pakistani visa issues
Good morning dear and honorable readers and I wish all a happy Hijri year full of happiness and joy. In this article I would like to pinpoint on some true and yet funny stories I was told about many of my trustworthy friends, hoping everyone learns a lesson from them. A friend of mine traveled to Egypt last year and encountered a dispute between a Kuwaiti woman and a shop owner in downtown Cairo. As he was a shopper, he preferred to stay longer...
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HODEIDA: This handout satellite image shows a view of burning oil tanks in the port of Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024, a day after Zionist airstrikes. - AFP
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