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EQUATE announces official start-up of MEGlobal Oyster Creek, TX site
Plant producing fiber-grade, on-spec ethylene glycol on US Gulf CoastOYSTER CREEK, TX, USA: EQUATE Group announced yesterday the official start-up of the MEGlobal Oyster Creek Site's commercial production of fiber-grade, on-spec monoethylene glycol. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 750,000 metric-tons-annually (MTa) of ethylene glycol and access to shipping routes to customers around the world. The new plant will be operated by MEGlobal...
KUWAIT: Senior officials led by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah attend the opening ceremony of the fourth Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference. — KUNA photos
Oil industry faces major challenges; Kuwait committed to maintaining prices' stability
Prime Minister sponsors, attends 4th Kuwait oil, gas conferenceKUWAIT: The oil industry is facing major challenges affecting oil-producing countries, Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Khaled Al-Fadhel said on Sunday. Fadhel made the statement during the opening ceremony of the fourth Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference (KOGS 2019) held earlier in the day, under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness the Prime...
Eaman Al-Roudhan and KNPC CEO Waleed Al-Bader with Zain’s team.
Zain showcases its latest innovations for oil and gas sector
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its participation - for the second time running - in the fourth Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference (KOGS 2019) organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Informa Markets with official support from the Kuwait Ministry of Oil, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its subsidiaries. The event, held at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) and Kuwait...
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Kuwait City view from Al-Shaheed Park
KUWAIT: Kuwait City view from Al-Shaheed Park. — Photo by Krishnadas Ramanujam (KUNA)
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Putin in Saudi, deepening Russia's Mideast influence
First trip in 12 years comes amid heightened regional tensions RIYADH: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman (right) attend a meeting in Riyadh yesterday. - AFP RIYADH: President Vladimir Putin signaled Moscow's growing Middle East clout yesterday by visiting Saudi Arabia for the first time in over a decade, buoyed by Russian military gains in Syria, strong ties with Riyadh's regional rivals and energy...
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Baby found buried alive highlights India's battle to protect girls
NEW DELHI: A baby girl found buried alive in India was a suspected case of female infanticide, police said yesterday, the latest to highlight the preference for sons in a country where the number of girls has been declining. A couple, who went to bury their newborn at a grave after she died in hospital, discovered the youngster inside an earthen pot buried several feet deep, said a police officer in Bareilly city in northern Uttar Pradesh state. ...
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Without reforms, unrest in Iraq will reignite
'It's been a long time since people had confidence in the government'BAGHDAD: Calm may have returned to Iraq after protests were violently suppressed, but the threat of further unrest remains, experts say, amid public rejection of politicians and a failure so far to heed calls for reform. In six days of demonstrations from October 1, more than 100 Iraqis died, mostly protesters killed by live ammunition fired into crowds. The perpetrators have...
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Poland, Russia reach Euro 2020 as Germany, Netherlands close in
Bale on target as Wales' Euro hopes on knife-edgePARIS: Poland and Russia secured their places at Euro 2020 on Sunday with victories over North Macedonia and Cyprus respectively, while Germany and the Netherlands boosted their hopes of reaching the finals. Russia eased to a 5-0 thrashing of 10-man Cyprus, with Poland joining them, Belgium and Italy in qualifying this week by seeing off North Macedonia 2-0. Stanislav Cherchesov's Russia, who...
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Fawzia Sultan Healthcare to hold ninth edition of RunKuwait charity race
KUWAIT: Fawzia Sultan Healthcare Network (FSHN), a non-profit multidisciplinary healthcare provider, is pleased to announce the return of its annual charity sporting event, RunKuwait, in its ninth edition. The event, which will be held on November 23rd, invites interested participants and RunKuwait returning friends to register for the race and contribute to improving the lives of children with special needs. RunKuwait is a charitable initiative...
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PAS prepares strategy to host more events
Saqer Al-Mulla KUWAIT: Deputy Director General of Public Authority for Sports (PAS) Dr Saqer Al-Mulla said the authority spares no effort in backing Kuwait's organization of various regional and international championships, including the 25th Asian Bowling Championship this month. Al-Mulla said he is sure the bowling club is able to successfully organize the tournament in a way that is suitable to Kuwait's status. He said PAS prepared a strategy...
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Official results to seal conservative outsider's victory in Tunisia polls
Contest reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscapeTUNIS: Tunisia's electoral commission was expected to confirm that voters gave conservative political outsider Kais Saied a sweeping mandate to be the next president, thanks largely to young people who flocked to his side. In a contest that reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscape, Saied, an independent, scooped up more than 70 percent of the vote,...
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Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders for independence bid
BARCELONA: Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid. As the news broke, demonstrators turned out en masse, blocking streets in Barcelona and elsewhere as police braced for what activists said would be a mass response of civil disobedience. The long-awaited...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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KUWAIT: Oil Minister Tariq Al-Roumi with the officials of the Ministry of Oil on Sunday. -- KUNA
Al-Roumi urges Kuwait oil sector to focus on innovation, efficiency
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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA
What Kuwait’s vision for expanding healthy cities means for people