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Al-Seif Palace in Kuwait City
KUWAIT: . Al-Seif Palace in Kuwait City — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Loopholes in reforms on 'guardianship'
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has eased travel restrictions on women but observers say loopholes still allow male relatives to curtail their movements and, in the worst cases, leave them marooned in prison-like shelters. In August, the conservative kingdom allowed women over the age of 21 to obtain passports without seeking the approval of their "guardians" - fathers, husbands or other male relatives. The move, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's...
TAL ABYAD, Syria: Turkish soldiers patrol this northern Syrian Kurdish town on the border between Syria and Turkey yesterday. - AFP
Russian forces head for border in blow to Kurds
QAMISHLI, Syria: Russian forces in Syria headed towards the Turkish border yesterday to ensure Kurdish fighters withdraw under a deal between Moscow and Ankara ousting them from the minority's entire heartland. US President Donald Trump hailed the agreement as a "big success" and announced his administration was lifting sanctions it had imposed on Turkey after it launched its offensive against Kurdish armed groups earlier this month. Kurdish...
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Lebanese protesters face off against army as demos continue
BEIRUT: A week of unprecedented Lebanese street protests against the political class showed few signs of abating yesterday, with thousands again gathering across the country, braving rain and a heavy military deployment. Protests sparked on Oct 17 by a proposed tax on calls made through WhatsApp and other messaging apps have morphed into an unprecedented cross-sectarian street mobilization against the political class. Embattled Prime Minister...
GRAYS, United Kingdom: A police officer secures the cordon at the scene where a lorry containing 39 dead bodies was discovered at Waterglade Industrial Park yesterday. - AFP
Horror in UK as 39 found dead in truck
GRAYS, United Kingdom: Britain launched a major murder investigation after 39 dead bodies were found yesterday in a refrigerated truck, once again putting the spotlight on the shadowy people trafficking business. The corpses were found in the truck container at an industrial park in Grays, east of London, triggering outrage among politicians. The local Essex Police force, which is working with immigration officials, said their initial priority...
WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on September 25, 2019 US President Donald Trump listens as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the press during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. - AFP
Testimony fuels Trump impeachment probe
Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here -- a lynching: Trump WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on September 25, 2019 US President Donald Trump listens as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the press during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. - AFP WASHINGTON: The top US diplomat in Ukraine poured fuel on Donald Trump's impeachment probe Tuesday with a detailed account...
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United by disgust, Lebanon demos search for shared future together
Lebanon is marked by stark political and sectarian divisionsBEIRUT: Lebanon's massive street protests have made it clear what the demonstrators oppose -- with the entire political class in the crosshairs -- but the focus is now turning to what exactly they stand for. The almost one-week-old protests sparked by a tax on messaging services such as WhatsApp have morphed into a united condemnation of a political system seen as corrupt and beyond...
SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Central African counterpart Faustin Archangel Touadera on the sidelines of the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit. — AFP
As Kremlin scrambles for Africa, Putin praises ties at major summit
Russia had written off more than $20 billion of African debt SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Central African counterpart Faustin Archangel Touadera on the sidelines of the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit. — AFP SOCHI: President Vladimir Putin yesterday hosted a major summit aimed at reviving Russia's influence in Africa, telling leaders from the continent he would seek to double trade in the coming years. All 54 African states...
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Gulf Bank records KD 37 million in net profit for first nine months of 2019
Bank's net profit accelerates to KD 13.2 million, an increase of 8% in Q3 Gulf Bank Chairman Omar Kutayba Alghanim KUWAIT: Gulf Bank K.S.C.P. announced its financial results for the first nine months of 2019. The Bank recorded a net profit of KD 37 million for the nine months ending 30 September 2019. Over the three-month period ending 30 September 2019, the Bank's net profit accelerated to KD 13.2 million, an increase of KD 1 million or 8...
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$92.6bn total bond and sukuk issuance since beginning of 2019 in MENA
KUWAIT: Global fixed income markets rallied in the third quarter of 2019 as major central banks across the globe were adopting more accommodative policies on the back of weakening growth and slower job creation. The US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) cut its policy rate by 25 basis points (bp) twice this past quarter. Moreover, the Fed stopped shrinking its balance sheet over growing concerns regarding macroeconomic growth and lower inflation as well...
Pinak Maitra and Faisal Al-Ayyar
Order book of $3.6bn for KIPCO's seven-year $500m bond issue
Overwhelming response reflects global investors' confidence in KIPCO: Al-Ayyar Pinak Maitra and Faisal Al-Ayyar KUWAIT: KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - has announced that it has successfully completed the issuance of a seven-year $500 million (KD 151 million) bond under its $3 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Program. The demand of $3.6 billion on the order book was KIPCO's largest ever in international debt capital markets,...
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Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
A group of tourists sip water at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, unaware that the green glasses in their hands were once bottles discarded on Mount Everest-left by climbers eager to make their ascent. In homes across the Nepali capital upcycled items, from pots to lamps, crafted from Everest waste products are slowly making their way as authorities and businesses look for fresh ways to tackle the damage caused by decades of commercial...
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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