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World Bank rates China, India as ‘most improved’ for doing business
WASHINGTON: China and India made the top 10 list of governments that have done the most in the past year to improve the ease of doing business in their countries, the World Bank said Wednesday. Despite a bitter trade war, in which the United States is demanding reforms from Beijing to protect intellectual property and open its economy further to American businesses, China made the top 10 list for the second year in a row. With those improvements,...
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Markaz speaks at Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh
Manaf Al-Hajeri KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre "Markaz" has announced its participation as a speaker at the plenary session of the first day of "Future Investment Initiative", on October 29 at 2.15 pm at Ritz Cartlon, Riyadh, KSA. The initiative is held under the Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and the leadership of HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy...
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Distribution of medals for Gulf Women Games and shooting competition
KUWAIT: Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex was the venue for the distributing medals and prizes for the Olympic skeet, trap 10m air pistol and rifle, and 25m pistol winners, as part the sixth women sports at the GCC countries in the presence of the chairperson of Higher Organizing Committee Sheikha Naeema Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi and Secretary General of Kuwait...
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Roger Federer into 17th Basel quarter-final
BASEL: Roger Federer crushed Radu Albot 6-0, 6-3 on Wednesday to win his 22nd match in a row at the Swiss Indoors and earn a quarter-final place at his home event for the 17th time. The nine-time champion was ruthless in a 22-minute opening set, finishing the entire job in 63 minutes in front of 9,000 fans. He will on Friday face the winner from Stan Wawrinka and Frances Tiafoe, who both earned straight-set wins earlier in the day. "It's a super...
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S Korean women tops at bowling championship
KUWAIT: Director General of Public Authority for Sports (PAS) Dr Humoud Fulaiteh asked all local sports federations who plan to host regional or International championships, to start from where the Bowling Club ended, and make sure that they befits the name of Kuwait bearing in mind the support the state gives through PAS to the sport and athletes. Fulaiteh hoped that the federations be like the Bowling Club in making greatly organized events. He...
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Opposition figures appeal for amnesty in petition to Amir
More Assembly ‘stormers’ to return in hope of being pardonedKUWAIT: A petition signed by 53 politicians, academics and activists appealing to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to ask the government to prepare a general amnesty law to pardon people jailed for cases related to political expression was published yesterday. The signatories, who include many former MPs, also called that the proposed amnesty should include those...
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Amir sends messages to Saudi, Bahraini kings
Envoy of HH the Amir, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hands messages from HH the Amir to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud KUWAIT: Envoy of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, handing the monarch a written message from HH the Amir. Sheikh...
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Relations with India historic, deep-seated: Kuwaiti diplomat
KUWAIT: Ambassador Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah (center) is honored during the ceremony. — KUNA photos KUWAIT: Kuwaiti-Indian relations are "historic and deep-seated," said a senior Kuwaiti diplomat. "Both friendly peoples are bonded on a deep social level as well," said Ambassador Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Assistant Foreign Minister and Office Director of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. His...
Sheikh KhalednAl-Jarrah Al-Sabah
Interior Minister announces reshuffle
Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah yesterday issued a number of decisions reshuffling some Interior Ministry officials. The new resolutions included appointing Maj Gen Faisal Al-Essa as special forces director and Col Osama Salmeen and Col Abdul Wahhab Al-Yaqout as his assistants. Col Mejbel bin Shouq was appointed acting border security director while Brig...
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Jail term for teacher in student’s death
KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced an Egyptian female teacher to one year in jail with a KD 1,000 bail to suspend the sentence in a case in which she is accused of causing the death of one of her pupils. The child's parents argued that the teacher had beaten their son in class despite knowing of his health condition and that she did not rush to rescue him when he collapsed inside the classroom. But the teacher strongly denied the...
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Woman charged for 'insulting Kuwait'
KUWAIT: A Frenchwoman of Tunisian origin was referred to the public prosecution charged with insulting Kuwait on social media. A police said electronic crimes detectives carried out investigations and were able to determine her identity and arrested her.Medical error A Kuwaiti woman complained against an employee at a medical center after her abdomen swelled up following a vitamin injection given by mistake. The citizen told police that she went...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Absconding
Attorney Fajer Ahmed Absconding is a legal term used in Kuwait more commonly than in other countries. Absconding from work is when an employee in Kuwait does not show up for duty at work without submitting a reason. I have provided many consultations regarding this topic and the reason for absconding differs from one employee to another. Sometimes an employee does not come to work for weeks on end because of a real-life or family death...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave as they pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street on July 5, 2024. - AFP
‘Restless’ Starmer seeks ‘reset’, axes Rwanda scheme