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Tawfiq Al-Jarrah, Kuwait Real Estate Union Chairman
Cityscape provide insights on Kuwait, Regional Real Estate business
Tawfiq Al-Jarrah, Kuwait Real Estate Union ChairmanKUWAIT: In the presence of elite decision makers, developers, investors and key stakeholders of the real estate market, and for the first time in Kuwait, Cityscape hosted a Business Breakfast at JW Marriott Hotel in Kuwait City. In an intimate environment, the panel of experts provided key insights into the industry by discussing and debating local and global real estate with a focus on...
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First X-cite store opens in Riyadh - Alghanim Industries continues expansion in Saudi
Chariman of Alghanim Industries Kutayba Yusuf AlghanimKUWAIT: Alghanim Industries announced the expansion of its consumer electronics retail business, and insulation manufacturing business in Saudi Arabia. A leading destination for multi-brand consumer electronics, X-Cite is a critical part of the Alghanim Industries portfolio of companies and a fast-growing electronics brand. The opening was marked with a celebration hosted by the Council of...
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Cambodian deminers bring expertise to Cyprus
MAMMARI, Cyprus: Half a world from home, Cambodian experts toil under a beating sun to demine the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, using skills they honed to help rid their own country of landmines. It is a slow and painstaking task for the 11-member team employed by the United Nations to clear unexploded mines from the island, divided since 1974 into a Turkish north and a Greek south. The deminers work in an arid field inside a UN-controlled...
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Kimonos get rock 'n' roll makeover at Japan fashion week
Tokyo fashion week drew to a close at the weekend showcasing a sexy new twist on the kimono, as the Japanese classic makes a quiet comeback into women's wardrobes. In a departure from the heavy silk usually used to make the traditional garb, designers are turning to other fabrics such as jersey, wool and even denim to reinvent the kimono. "The kimono is fashion... it shouldn't be presented as old-fashioned," said celebrated designer Jotaro...
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Spanish women knit blankets of love for Syria's displaced
Working at home or huddled together in cafés, women of all ages across Spain have furiously knitted hundreds of blankets to send to war-torn Syria before cold weather begins following an online appeal for help. Every night for the past week, a team of some 20 women and girls have met in a café in the heart of Villaverde del Rio, a town of white-washed houses near Seville, to finish their blankets. The group on Friday sent 50 blankets of varying...
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Al-Sayer Medical Co launches new, unique mobility products from Invacare
KUWAIT: Al-Sayer Medical Co one of the Al Sayer Group Holding Companies has launched two advanced mobility products including Rea Dahlia wheel chair for specific needs and TDX SP2 power wheel chair from Invacare, the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative mobility and home care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles.The launch event was attended by delegates from Invacare Heinrich Braun Managing...
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'Oman as a role model'
KUWAIT: MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan called for taking Oman as a role model for coexistence and national unity without any discrimination between fellow citizens belonging to various religions or doctrines. "This was achieved thanks to the government's true and sincere will to carry out anti-discrimination programs and design special educational curriculums, media programs and religious seminars that call for dialogue with the ultimate goal of achieving...
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13 security reports on the first night of Muharram
KUWAIT: Amidst heavy security measures on all roads leading to them, husseiniyas around Kuwait started commemorating Ashoura, where everyone was meticulously and personally searched by policemen and volunteers before entry, said security sources. Further, the sources expressed satisfaction with security plans on the first night of the Hijri month of Muharram, and noted that all 13 incidents reported on the first night were dealt with and they...
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HIV-infected citizen warns of ‘imported prostitutes’ - Kuwait has over 1,000 AIDS cases
KUWAIT: In an alarming interview with local daily Al-Rai, an HIVinfected citizen blew the whistle on the increasing numbers of HIV patients in Kuwait, and stressed that the officially declared numbers of 300 cases was not true and that the real number was way over 1,000.The patient, referred to as Abu Mohammad, said that he contracted HIV/AIDS in 2011 when he had unprotected sexual intercourse on a trip to Europe. He was first diagnosed as HIV...
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British master perfumer Roja Dove exclusive launch at Harvey Nicolas Kuwait
"I am fortunate to have always lived a charmed life - happy to walk the path I was born to travel along. I was exceptionally lucky with my debut into the professional world of perfumery as I was offered a role within the most prestigious of all French perfumery houses. My training was classical, studying the great masterpieces, and learning the beauty of the raw materials and how they have been used over time to create different effects. In some...
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Glinks International Consultancy organizes 'Study in Canada' event
KUWAIT: Glinks International Consultancy held a 'Study in Canada' event in Kuwait to help parents seeking a Canadian education for their children. Karuna Ausman, international marketing and recruitment specialist at University of Waterloo, explained to Kuwait Times why students should choose to study in Canada. "The quality of education in Canada is considered the best in the world, because Canada spends more money on education and is less...
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LYON: A photo shows containers being loading and unloading onto barges on the Rhone at the Edouard Herriot Port in Lyon, eastern France. A new French cargo fret shipowner CMA-CGM is established in the port of Lyon. - AFP
Credit ratings agency hands France surprise downgrade
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DAMASCUS: Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad Al-Bashir addresses worshippers during Friday prayers at Umayyad Mosque on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP (See Page 5)
Syria too exhausted for Zionist conflict amid Hezb warning
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Kuwait, US reaffirm strong ties
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SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walks with his neurosurgeon Dr Marcos Stavale in the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP
Lula says he’s ‘strong’ after surgery
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Dr Hamed Al-Shaibani
Khaleeji Zain preparations complete