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KFH wins 'World's Best Islamic Financial Institution 2019' award
WASHINGTON, DC: Mazin Al-Nahedh (right),  Group CEO at KFH receives the award on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank meetings held in Washington, DC. KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House(KFH) has won World's Best Islamic Financial Institution 2019 award from Global Finance Magazine. Being one of the safest leading financial institution in the region, KFH has also won Best Islamic Financial Institution 2019 award in the Middle East, and the Safest...
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Sculptor transforms Rome's dead trees into art
Sculptor Andrea Gandini carves a sculpture of a wolf's face from a dead tree stump in the Villa Pamphili park, Rome, Italy.-Reuters Andrea Gandini, a 22-year-old Roman sculptor, is making a growing name for himself by turning the Eternal City's dead tree stumps into much-admired pieces of art. Gandini, who began his tree carvings around five years ago, chipped away at his 66th stump in the huge Villa Pamphili park on Friday. He has plenty of...
In this photo taken on August 29, 2019, Ballet Philippines dancers perform during a dress rehearsal at the Cultural Center in Manila. - From fierce typhoons and tight budgets to losing its dancers to cruise ships and theme parks, Ballet Philippines has weathered almost every type of storm, but as it celebrates its 50th anniversary the renowned arts organisation is determined the show will go on. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- TO GO WITH AFP STORY PHILIPPINES-DANCE-CULTURE,FOCUS BY CECIL MORELLA
Ballet Philippines battles Disney, typhoons and poverty to endure
In these photos, Ballet Philippines dancers perform during a dress rehearsal at the Cultural Center in Manila.-AFP photos From fierce typhoons and tight budgets to losing its dancers to cruise ships and theme parks, Ballet Philippines has weathered almost every type of storm, but as it celebrates its 50th anniversary the renowned arts organization is determined the show will go on. Funding is difficult to secure and there is little money for...
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25th Asian bowling ten pin tournament
KUWAIT: Kuwait Crowne Plaza Hotel will be the venue of the official opening ceremony of the 25th Asian Bowling Ten Pin Tournament to be held in Kuwait for the first time in Kuwait with 27 countries participating. The tournament will be held under the patronage of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and will conclude October 30.Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri will represent...
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3D printer makes meat in space
MOSCOW: The prospect of astronauts tucking into a roast dinner has grown slightly closer after a successful experiment used a 3D printer to create meat on the International Space Station. The bioprinter produced beef, rabbit and fish tissue using magnetic fields in microgravity, a Russian medical technology company involved in the experiment said. The experiment -- an international collaboration involving US, Russian and Israeli companies --...
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Kuwaiti Prime Minister's Egypt visit to boost ties: Deputy Foreign Minister
His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah KUWAIT: The anticipated visit of His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to Egypt is bound to boost already distinguished bilateral ties, said a senior diplomat yesterday. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said the two-day visit, slated for today, would significantly contribute in the continuing evolvement of such vibrant relation, especially...
Lebanese protesters rally in downtown Beirut as hundreds continue to gather for a third day of demonstrations against tax increases and official corruption, on October 19, 2019. - Thousands of protesters outraged by corruption and proposed tax hikes burned tyres and blocked major highways in Lebanon on Friday, prompting the premier to give his government partners three days to support a reform drive. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Kuwaitis return from Lebanon in embassy-arranged chartered flights
BEIRUT: Lebanese protesters rally in downtown Beirut yesterday as hundreds continued to gather for a third day of demonstrations against tax increases and official corruption. - AFP KUWAIT: The first group of Kuwaiti citizens fleeing the accelerated public protests in Lebanon arrived to Kuwait yesterday afternoon after Kuwait's Embassy in Beirut urged all Kuwaitis to contact it in emergency cases to arrange their airborne evacuation if needed....
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Kuwaitis in private sector rising steadily
KUWAIT: The number of Kuwaitis working in the private sector increased to 73,810 so far this year, with an increase of 3,142 employees compared to 2018, according to official statistics. Public Authority for Manpower statistics show that the number of Kuwaitis employed by private companies is on a gradual rise, as it had reached 70,668 in 2018, 69,508 in 2017 and 66,714 in 2016.Meanwhile, the authority explained that the decision on allocating...
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Mubarak Hospital concludes workshop on urology
KUWAIT: Urology Department at Mubarak Hospital concluded a four-day urology workshop under the supervision of its head of urology unit Dr Adel Al-Hunayan, in the presence of professor Ahmad Al-Shal of Mansourah Kidney Transplant International Center.The workshop included several lectures on the recent techniques for benign prostate tumor removal using laser laparoscopy, while seven surgeries were done over three days, and all patients made full...
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World Bank, Kuwaiti Supreme Council host 'New Kuwait Vision 2035' presentation
WASHINGTON: Officials attend a presentation hosted by the World Bank on the New Kuwait Vision 2035 in collaboration with Kuwait's General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD). - KUNA WASHINGTON: The World Bank hosted a presentation on the New Kuwait Vision 2035 in collaboration with Kuwait's General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD). In an exclusive interview on the...
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22 kg marijuana found with passenger
KUWAIT: Kuwait International Airport customs officers arrested a passenger who tried to smuggle 22 kilograms of marijuana into the country. This comes on the heels of another attempt to smuggle 300 kg of the banned substance by boat, which was recently prevented by customs. Kuwait Customs Department Director Jamal Al-Jalawi gave instructions to send the suspect, and African national, to concerned authorities.By Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Lebanon, Kuwaitis' home away from home
Muna Al-Fuzai When I was a little girl, they taught me that my country Kuwait and Lebanon are similar in many ways, especially when my family and I used to spend our summer vacations there, until the long and bloody civil war appeared and took away many beautiful things with it. Lebanon has been subject to injustice and difficult conditions for many years, yet it managed to unite and defy the circumstances. But, new protests swept Lebanon last...
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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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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
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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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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers