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KUWAIT: Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials during a press conference at the KCCI office yesterday

Bahrain invites GCC entrepreneurs to invest in oil and industrial sectors

BCCI delegation visits Kuwait ahead of major investment conferences in ManamaKUWAIT: Bahrain has been chosen as the destination for the 18th Arab Businessmen and Investors Conference (ABIC) and the 3rd edition of the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum 2019 (WEIF 2019) titled: "4th Industrial Revolution: Shaping the future -Digital disruptions for a better tomorrow". These events will be held concurrently in the Kingdom of Bahrain from November...

British actress Julie Andrews acknowledges receiving a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement during a ceremony at the 76th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. — AFP

'Lucky' Julie Andrews lifts Venice lifetime award

Julie Andrews, the star of classic family films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music", was honored with a lifetime achievement award Monday at the Venice film festival. The English actress, 83, kissed the special Golden Lion award and said she felt "so blessed" for having such a fairytale career. "I'm still amazed, I've been a lucky girl who got to play beautiful roles," she added. British actress Julie Andrews acknowledges receiving a...

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Banksy work stolen from outside Pompidou Centre in Paris

A stenciled work by the elusive British street artist Banksy has been stolen from outside the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the modern art museum announced yesterday. The image, which appeared in June 2018 on the back of a sign for the museum's car park, features a masked rat-Banksy's avatar, symbolizing the downtrodden-brandishing a utility knife, the instrument he uses to cut out his stencils. The Pompidou Centre said it suspected the thieves of...

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Nadal reigns, Zverev exits

Osaka falls to Bencic while Vekic, Mertens winNEW YORK: Rafael Nadal ramped up his quest for a fourth US Open title Monday with an impressive win over 2014 champion Marin Cilic to advance to the quarter-finals while Alexander Zverev slumped to a four-set defeat. Second seed Nadal -- the winner at Flushing Meadows in 2010, 2013 and 2017 -- produced some electrifying moments of brilliance to end the challenge of Croatian 22nd seed Cilic 6-3, 3-6,...

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Neymar and PSG left to pick up pieces as transfer saga ends

Neymar offered to pay 20 million euros from his own pocket towards the feePARIS: Neymar's decision to join Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 was motivated by a desire to establish himself as the best player in the world, but a troubled time in the French capital has left the Brazilian at risk of wasting the best years of his career. The closure of the transfer window has finally brought to an end the lengthy saga surrounding the future of the world's...

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India beat West Indies by 257 runs, win Test series 2-0

Home side tumbled, losing their last six wickets for 51 runsKINGSTON: India completed another crushing victory over the West Indies, demolishing the home side by 257 runs on the fourth afternoon of the second and final Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Monday. Set the improbable target of 468 late on day three, the home side tumbled in the post-lunch session, losing their last six wickets for 51 runs as they were dismissed for 210 to hand Virat...

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MP Adasani threatens to grill PM, ministers over violations

Lawmakers oppose involuntary retirement of Kuwaitis KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani said yesterday he will file to grill Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah over alleged administrative, security and financial violations. Adasani said on his Twitter account that his decision is final and the grilling will be filed at the start of the next assembly term late October. He said the grilling will be filed over "serious security,...

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

Kuwait lifts ban on working outdoors in summer midday

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) yesterday announced the end of the ban for working outdoors that was from 11 am to 4 pm in the summer. PAM's spokesperson Aseel Al-Mazyad said that this order was made to protect the workers from the hot weather, and it was activated in the beginning of June and effectively ended at the end of August. She noted that inspections were conducted round the clock on construction sites to monitor...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA

Kuwait Cabinet rewards inspectors who seized ecstasy pills in July

Ministers informed about Amir's private visit to USKUWAIT: The Cabinet announced presenting a financial reward for inspectors from the General Administration of Customs, who took part in seizing ecstasy pill, estimated at ten million pills last July. In a statement yesterday, the Cabinet hailed the efforts of the administration's workers to protect the country against such destructive drugs. Amir's US visit The Cabinet held its regular weekly...

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Amir heads to United States on private visit

Sheikh Sabah to hold official talks with President Trump on Sept 12 KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday travelled to the United States for a private visit. His Highness the Amir will visit Washington DC for official talks with US President Donald Trump on September 12th. KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, accompanied by Vice President of the Kuwait National Guard...

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Interior Ministry waits on hiring bedoon cops

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry rejected applications of bedoons to join its military sectors, despite the fact that the Defense Ministry is accepting their applications, ministry source said, adding that the ministry prefers to continue accepting children of Kuwaiti women who are married to Gulf nationals only. The source said that the Interior Ministry prefers to continue this policy until the civil and social rights law for illegal residents is...

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Council panel approves Shaheed Park expansion

KUWAIT: The Municipal Council's Capital Committee approved an Amiri Diwan request to design, build and develop the third stage of the Shaheed Park project. The Amiri Diwan plans to expand the park by annexing and developing the area adjacent to it, which includes the ice skating rink and fountain park. Located in the heart of Kuwait City, the Shaheed Park is Kuwait's largest urban park, developed by the Amiri Diwan over an area of 200,000 square...

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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP

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