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Dubai house prices will decline sharply in 2019, 2020: Experts

Economic slowdown and oversupply pose big risks to outlookBENGALURU: Dubai house prices will decline sharply this year and next, according to property market experts in a Reuters poll, who said a slowdown in the economy and an oversupply of housing units are big downside risks to their already weak outlook. Dubai - with a diversified trade and tourism economy and one of the seven territories of the United Arab Emirates - has faced a sharp...

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Zain announces expanded cloud offerings with Oracle FastConnect

Innovative platform connects customers and different cloud service providersKUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and North Africa, and Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), yesterday announced it will offer dedicated and private access to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect, becoming one of the first mobile operator in the region to receive this...

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Shah steers Afghanistan with a historic ton against Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG: Batsman Rahmat Shah yesterday became the first Afghanistan cricketer to score a Test century, helping the minnows start strongly against Bangladesh on the opening day of the one-off match. Shah made 102 and put on a crucial 120-run fourth-wicket stand with Asghar Afghan, batting on 88, to counter the Bangladesh spin attack at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Afghanistan were 271 for five at stumps with Afghan and Afsar...

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Favorite Nadal into US Open semis as Berrettini wins thriller

NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal will play Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the US Open semi-finals after the 18-time Grand Slam champion defeated Argentine 20th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. Second seed Nadal -- a winner at Flushing Meadows in 2010, 2013 and 2017 -- beat a spirited Schwartzman for the eighth time in as many meetings in a nearly three-hour match that finished early Thursday morning. Schwartzman put up firm resistance against Nadal and...

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Germany set to shrug off Sane absence ahead of Dutch derby

BERLIN: Joachim Loew's resurgent Germany face their first test without Manchester City winger Leroy Sane when they renew their rivalry with neighbors the Netherlands in today's Euro 2020 qualifier in Hamburg. Sane, 23, is one of several German players missing through injury after he tore knee ligaments during City's Community Shield win over Liverpool last month. The twinkle-toed winger has been a key part of the national team's recovery from...

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (center) and top government officials including ministers are pictured during an expanded meeting yesterday.

Draft law grants Bedoons full humanitarian and civil rights

Assembly-government meeting nods to Bedoon lawKUWAIT: An expanded meeting led by National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem and attended by top government officials including ministers yesterday approved a draft law for a durable and fundamental solution for tens of thousands of stateless people or Bedoons living in the country, the Speaker said. Ghanem told reporters that Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh, the Justice Minister...

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Kuwait dismisses Iraqi protest over a border platform

KUWAIT: Kuwait has dismissed Iraqi objections that a platform installed within Kuwait's territorial waters would affect demarcation of maritime borders, affirming that the country was exercising its full sovereignty. A Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry source was reacting to a reported Iraqi memorandum submitted to the UN Security Council (UNSC) to protest Kuwait's installation of a platform over Fisht Al-Eij - a piece of land located within Kuwait's...

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows a laborer working at a project’s site in Kuwait. This photo is used for illustration purpose only

GCC labor ministers approve draft banning forced labor, discrimination

Municipal Council committee reviews requests, recommendationsKUWAIT: State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said the meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) labor ministers, which was held in Muscat, Oman yesterday resulted in taking several decisions including the approval of the final draft of defining and banning forced labor and discrimination in the job place, as thanks were sent to Qatar for its efforts in implementing the...

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Co-ops to replace plastic bags with eco-friendly ones

KUWAIT: Kuwait Voluntary Work Center’s Chairperson Sheikha Amthal Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah speaks during the meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait Voluntary Work Center announced yesterday that the Union of Consumer Co-Operative Societies (UCCS) agreed on replacing plastic bags with environment-friendly biodegradable bags. The remarks were made by the center's Chairperson Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, after meeting with advisors...

KUWAIT: Brazilian Ambassador to Kuwait Norton de Andrade Rapesta speaks during a press conference yesterday. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Brazil ambassador to Kuwait reassures Amazon rainforest fire to be extinguished by next month

Brazilian agriculture and livestock delegation due in Kuwait in two weeks KUWAIT: Brazilian Ambassador to Kuwait Norton de Andrade Rapesta speaks during a press conference yesterday. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: The Amazon rainforest has been on fire for several weeks now with extensive damage dealt to its rich biodiversity. But according to Brazilian Ambassador to Kuwait Norton de Andrade Rapesta, people should not be overstressed as...

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Nine human trafficking cases sent to prosecution

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry sent nine new cases of human trafficking to the public prosecution recently as investigations led to pressing charges against individuals and companies who were sent to the judiciary. Informed sources said the cases concern laborers who were brought to Kuwait with paid visas issued for fake companies and individuals who trade illegally in work permits. Meanwhile, the sources said that investigations revealed that the...

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KFSD conducts Jleeb crackdown

KUWAIT: The prevention sector at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) carried out a wide inspection campaign in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh under the command of Deputy Director General for Prevention Sector Maj Gen Khalid Abdullah Fahad. The campaign resulted in issuing warnings to several facilities that were found in violation of fire safety conditions.By Hanan Al-Saadoun

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