KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry has taken adequate legal action against an MP for issuing defamatory statements against Bahrain. Ministry Under-Secretary Khalid Al Jarallah made the statement to the Press on the sidelines of a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy marking the annual celebration of the establishment of People's Republic of China. Expressing regret over such statements, Al Jarallah stressed that 'any affront to our brothers in Bahrain is an affront to Kuwait'. 'We received Read more [...]

IN INCHEON When Lalita Babar made the decision of quitting marathon to excel in steeplechase in January 2014, she was not just risking a settled career but also the financial stability that road running provided. The prize money she earned from winning marathons had been a major source of income for the family of six that hailed from the drought-affected Maan taluka in Satara district. Toiling in the farms, they had a hand-tomouth existence until Babar, the eldest of the four siblings, started making Read more [...]

Kuwait, Sep 28(BNA)A Kuwaiti National Assembly MP is being sued for making hostile statements against the Kingdom of Bahrain. Kuwait Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah announced the move tonight as he attended a ceremony hosted by the Chinese Embassy marking the annual establishment of the People’s Republic of China. In a statement posted on Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), he deplored the hostile Read more [...]

Gulf International Bank BSC (GIB) will host the 2014 Institute of International Finance (IIF) MENA Regional Economic Forum, which opens on Monday (Sept. 29) at the Ritz Carlton in Bahrain.The two-day forum brings together senior executives of IIF member firms in the MENA region, and of global institutions active in the region, and will address the challenges of economic diversification and meaningful job creation in the oil-producing economies.Yahya Alyahya, CEO, GIB, a member of the IIF board, Read more [...]