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US businesswoman refuses to answer questions about intimacy with UK PM
Arcuri: I never asked for help or favors from JohnsonLONDON: US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri repeatedly refused to answer questions yesterday about whether she had an intimate relationship with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London. The Sunday Times has reported that when Johnson was mayor he failed to declare close personal links to Arcuri, who received thousands of pounds in public business funding and places on...
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Exit polls show Islamist inspired party leading Tunisia's election
Ennahdha and Qalb Tounes were both swift to claim victory TUNIS: Exit polls showed an established Islamist-inspired party leading that of a jailed business tycoon in Tunisia's legislative polls Sunday, weeks after a presidential election that reshaped the country's post-Arab Spring political landscape. Polling stations for the seven-million-strong electorate closed at 6:00 pm. Ennahdha and Qalb Tounes (Heart of Tunisia) - led by detained business...
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Kuwait's non-oil economic growth expected to reach 3.5% in 2020
KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) released its report for Q3 2019 which discusses the status of local and international markets. GCC economic news Kuwait's non-oil economic growth in 2020 is expected to reach +3.5 percent, according to report from IMF. Kuwait is trying to diversify its economy away from oil as it contributes to 90 percent of its GDP, especially with geopolitical tensions, OPEC oil cuts, and unsteady oil...
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NBK delegation to attend WBG & IMF annual meetings
KUWAIT: A senior delegation from National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) will attend the 2019 Annual Meetings of The Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that will take place in Washington, D.C. during the week of October 14-20. The delegation will be headed by NBK Group Chairman Nasser Al-Sayer, NBK Group Chief Executive Officer, Isam Al-Sager, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Shaikha Al-Bahar...
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Saudi stocks join MSCI Emerging Market Index
LONDON: Saudi Arabia's inclusion in the MSCI developing-economies equity benchmark has failed to pull in active emerging-market funds because of high valuations and reputation risks, an analysis by Copley Fund Research showed. The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) - the region's largest - completed the second and final phase of joining the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with its weighting set at 2.8 percent, at the end of August. Stocks listed in the...
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New breakthrough treatment for Multiple Sclerosis in Kuwait
KUWAIT: The latest breakthrough treatment for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) has been officially launched in Kuwait. The Ministry of Health approved the first oral short-course treatment by leading science and technology company - Merck, which provides up to 4 years of disease control after being taken orally for just 20 days over 2 years. MAVENCLAD (Cladribine Tablets) was launched yesterday at the Salwa Al-Sabah Conference Center...
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Israeli spy's widow hurt by Netflix biopic, but welcomes publicity
A Netflix drama about Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s and was later executed, has received a mixed review from his widow. Nadia Cohen, 84, said she was hurt by parts of the mini-series "The Spy" because they bore no relation to the truth, although she hopes the dramatization might help in recovering her late husband's remains from Syria. "The Spy" depicts Egyptian-born Cohen - played by Sacha Baron Cohen...
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Review: Egypt Cinema
It is not easy for one to write about a friend's life, so the words are confused between the elements of the "Egypt Cinema" play. I was keen to attend the play while in Egypt after hearing about it from many critics. The "Egypt Cinema" play was presented by the second batch of the acting department of the artistic innovation center "Talents studio" as a graduation project directed by Khalid Jalal and executive director Ola Fahmy. The direction...
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Reese Witherspoon uses facial roller to keep dark circles at bay
The 43-year-old actress has shared the simple three-step nightly skincare routine she undertakes to keep her complexion clear and she revealed one vital step is to massage her face. Showing off her $95 NuVibe RX Amethyst Massaging Beauty Roller, she explained: "It feels so good. I do it in the morning, too, a little bit. And then it helps me get rid of the dark circles." Before her facial massage - which experts claim can temporarily reduce...
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Vietnamese roll out Transformers-inspired robot with green message
There is more than meets the eye to the towering robot resembling a character from the "Transformers" movie franchise-it speaks Vietnamese and is made from spare motorbike parts. "Hello everyone … I am from Vietnam," the hulking Robot One says as it swivels side to side in a Hanoi workshop. A team of IT programmers and students say they want to provoke debate about the scourge of discarded and unused autoparts in a city where nearly six million...
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Classy Barcelona run riot against Sevilla to give La Liga familiar look
Barcelona end game with nine men as Dembele and debutant Araujo sent offMADRID: Barcelona are back in form and La Liga's big three are back at the top of the table after the defending champions put on a finishing masterclass to thrash Sevilla 4-0 on Sunday. Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the season by curling in a brilliant free-kick at Camp Nou after three goals in eight minutes from Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ousmane Dembele had...
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Zain KSA launches region's largest 5G network
First phase of 5G services provided through network of 2,000 towers across 20 Saudi cities Bader Al-Kharafi, Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, and Vice-Chairman of Zain KSA RIYADH: Zain Group announces that its operation in Saudi Arabia has launched 5G commercial services, with the first phase of the rollout being implemented through a network of 2,000 towers that cover an area of more than 20 cities in the Kingdom. This launch follows the launch...
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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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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers