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First women's weightlifting championship in Kuwait concludes
KUWAIT: The first women's weightlifting championship in Kuwait concluded on Saturday at the Al-Tadhamon Sports Club. Badriyah Al-Houti came in first place in the (41-kilogram) competitions organized by the Kuwaiti Weightlifting Federation, while Bashayer Al-Mayas won the first place in (55-kg).Following the end of the tournament, the Federation President Talal Al-Jassar expressed his hope that the Kuwaiti women's weightlifting team will achieve...
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Kuwait's Antar and Qabazard win tennis gold
KUWAIT: Kuwait's tennis players Bader Antar and Salman Qabazard made a significant achievement by winning the gold medal of the doubles of Kuwait's first international juniors tournament by defeating the team of Britain's Derin Acaroglu and his Belgian partner Martin Katz, with the score of 6-2, 1-6, 10-8. The final match was attended by President of Saudi Tennis Federation Mohammad bin Nasser Al-Ajaji, Deputy President of Kuwait Tennis...
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HH the Crown Prince annual shooting tourney concludes
KUWAIT: Annual shooting tournament of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah concluded on Saturday at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex. HH the Crown Prince was represented by Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri, who said Kuwait's political leadership pays great attention to the sport of shooting and that reflected of Kuwait shooters making many achievements at the...
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25th Asian bowling championship to begin on Oct 20
Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah KUWAIT: President of Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah appreciated the patronage of the 25th Asian bowling championship by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, which will start Oct 20. He said this patronage goes along with the political leadership moral support to Kuwait athletes. Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah welcomed Kuwait's hosting the championship, which is a...
Al-Mudhaf with Al-Khashti, Arnaout and Haddad during the project launch ceremony.
Zain forms strategic partnership with Microsoft and EBLA to serve KCB
Partnership to enable disaster recovery backup system outside Kuwait KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, formed a strategic partnership with Kuwait Credit Bank (KCB), EBLA Computer Consultancy, and Microsoft Kuwait, to enable the disaster recovery backup system project outside Kuwait using Microsoft's cloud services, enabling KCB to retrieve its vital data from the cloud during unexpected emergencies. The project launch...
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Kuwait sees biggest gain in competitiveness scores in GCC
Gulf countries see overall gain in competitiveness scores in 2019 KUWAIT: Kuwait ranked 46th in the latest competitiveness index rankings climbing eight positions from the previous report, the biggest jump in the GCC. Kuwait ranked first in terms of macroeconomic stability along with Saudi Arabia and UAE. Kuwait was also leading in the GCC on the Health pillar with a global rank of 12th a significant gain as compared to the previous year when...
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Indian property slump leaves beleaguered banks exposed
MUMBAI: India might have thought the worst of a bad loans crisis was past, but a severe cash crunch in the real estate industry could augur fresh strife for its banks. A slump in the residential property market is leaving many builders struggling to repay loans to shadow lenders - housing finance firms outside the regular banking sector that account for over half of the loans to developers. With about $10 billion of development loans coming up...
KUWAIT: Warba Bank’s newest branch in Shuhada area.
Fitch affirms Warba Bank ratings at A+
Rating reflects bank's leading position despite its young ageKUWAIT: Fitch Ratings affirmed Warba Bank's credit rating with a stable outlook on Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDRs) which is in line with its Support Rating Floor (SRF) of A+ which reflect the high credit quality and low risk of default. For Viability Rating "VR", Fitch rated Warba Bank at (BB-) which reflects the increasing market share (4.4 percent) in terms of assets by the end...
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Patients back in hospital after 'EVALI' vaping illness
WASHINGTON: Some patients who have been discharged from hospital after recovering from lung injury associated with vaping have had to be readmitted, US officials said Friday as they named the mysterious illness that has killed 26. Authorities issued new clinical guidance and are now referring to the condition as "e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury" or "EVALI."Around 1,300 people have fallen ill since March, almost all...
This picture shows South Korean actress Kim Ji-mee, center, speaking during an open talk at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan. — AFP
Online streaming giants battle for Asian audiences
Acclaimed director David Michod's epic "The King" was one of four major Netflix productions screened at Asia's largest film festival this week, underlining how streaming services are increasingly challenging Hollywood and traditional media for the attention of artists-and viewers. Asia is seen as an important part of the global streaming industry's growth plan. In conjunction with the main event, Busan International Film Festival also hosted its...
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Most expat private sector workers 'regular laborers'; Kuwaitis 'managers'
National Democratic Alliance calls for ending 'political chaos' in KuwaitKUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) revealed that the 'regular laborer' category is the top line of work in the private sector compared to any other job categories in terms of the number of expatriate laborers hired in Kuwait. Meanwhile, Kuwaitis are mainly appointed as managers in the private sector. A recent report issued by the CSC explained that citizens mostly...
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931 newborns with metabolic diseases in 2018
KUWAIT: Metabolic diseases are considered rare hereditary disorders that form a health burden that requires full attention, a Kuwaiti health ministry official said yesterday. Metabolic diseases are one of the reasons behind growth deficiencies in babies that cause physical and brain disabilities that can sometimes be fatal, Head of Sabah Hospital's pediatric department Dr Iman Al-Enezi said. According to the physician, 55,210 newborns were...
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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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Row erupts over foreign scholarships
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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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