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Kuwait Launches New Tax On Multinational Companies, Overhauls State Property Regulations
Kuwait has rolled out new tax regulations targeting multinational corporations and introduced sweeping reforms to the management of state-owned properties, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday. The measures, which is part of the country’s New...

AI In Healthcare: MENA Region On The Verge Of A Major Breakthrough
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) "Comprehensive Analysis of MENA's AI Healthcare Market: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges, with a Projected CAGR of 35.8% from 2024 to 2029" BOSTON, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest study from BCC...

Kuwaiti Dinar strengthens to 929.72 PKR, marks steady monthly gain
The Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) continued its upward momentum against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR), trading at 929.72 PKR on Monday, up from 928.56 PKR the previous day. The steady appreciation highlights the dinar’s consistent strength throughout the past...
SI renews cooperation with Kuwait
BY LORETTA B MANELE Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has recently met with Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development; renewing Solomon Islands cooperation with the Middle Eastern country. In a recent press conference,...
Roony Bardghji – from the streets of Kuwait to the hallowed turf of Barcelona
As a child barely old enough for school, Roony Bardghji played his football in a full replica Barcelona kit. His parents have pictures of him in the distinctive 2011/12 Barca shirt, with its narrower blue and cherry-red stripes, a cherished jersey...

Kuwait launches new tax on multinational companies
Dubai: Kuwait has rolled out new tax regulations targeting multinational corporations and introduced sweeping reforms to the management of state-owned properties, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday. The measures, which is part of the...

Dr Nazmi Baycin Dubai Emerges As A Global Leader In Aesthetic Medicine Led By Renowned Plastic Surgeon
(MENAFN- News Direct) Dubai, UAE | July 01, 2025 05:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Dubai is rapidly solidifying its position as a global capital for aesthetic medicine, with the city's thriving plastic surgery sector contributing significantly to...

Gymnation celebrates the launch of its biggest health club and launches ice workout
Middle East operator, Gymnation, has opened its largest club to date in Riyadh's Qurtubah district, offering male and female facilities.The 77,000 square foot club offers Saudi Arabia’s biggest ladies-only reformer Pilates studio, as well as a...
Kuwait rolls out MNE top-up tax
KUWAIT CITY - In line with the New Kuwait 2035 vision to diversify the sources of income and achieve financial sustainability, the Ministry of Finance announced the issuance of Ministerial Resolution No. 55/2025 on the executive regulations of...

Oil Min.: Kuwait gives significant importance to nuclear radiation safety plans
KUWAIT -- The Ministry of Oil affirmed on Monday that nuclear radiation is one of the most dangerous health and environmental challenges in the modern era, and that Kuwait gives significant importance to this issue through an integrated regulatory...

Bedfont® Scientific Limited expands Middle East reach with Kuwaiti distributor
Bedfont® Scientific Limited, world leaders in breath analysis, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Medvision for Medical Services Company in Kuwait. Medvision, a leading distributor of high-quality medical equipment, disposables and...
Animal disease disrupt the export recovery path of the SA red meat industry
Wandile Sihlobo says SA should increase its investment in animal health by allocating better resources to infrastructure 30 June 2025 We are halfway through 2025, and if you were to ask any cattle farmer in South Africa, how has the year been?...

Army MEDLOG enables readiness during rapid deployment exercise in Kuwait
FORT DETRICK, Md. -- When the order comes, U.S. Army units have to be ready to go. Army Medical Logistics Command did its part to answer the call during a recent emergency deployment readiness exercise, or EDRE, conducted by U.S. Army Central...

Iraq appoints new top judge amid treaty dispute with Kuwait
Outgoing Chief Justice Jassim Mohammed Aboud al-Omairi has stepped down, apparently for health reasons. [Getty] Iraq's top judicial authority has appointed a new chief for the Federal Supreme Court to contain a deepening legal crisis tied to...

Iraq’s highest judge steps down for medical reasons
2025-06-29T10:15:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday confirmed the retirement of Jassim Mohammed Aboud al-Amiri, Chief of the Federal Supreme Court, the nation’s highest...

Woman sues Synlab for GH¢10 million after false HIV-positive test result cost her job in Kuwait
A resident of Damongo, Rahinatu Amissah, has sued Accra-based medical laboratory company Synlab for allegedly producing a false HIV-positive test result. In her writ, filed at the High Court in Accra and shared by The Law Platform, Rahinatu...

Can AI avatars ensure that a CEO has eyes and ears everywhere?
Having an avatar has seemingly always been for those immersed in video games and social media. It was confined to fun and games, until now. Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive of Klarna, and Zoom chief executive Eric Yuan recently made news...

Sharjeel Memon promises new era of development for Sindh
KARACHI – Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced that the provincial government is committed to transforming the lives of the people in the coming years. He said the government will bridge the development gap between rural and...

Analysts Reveal What They Expect at Next OPEC+ 8 Meeting
In a report sent to Rigzone by the Standard Chartered Bank team late Tuesday, analysts at the bank, including the company’s commodities research head Paul Horsnell, revealed their projection for the next meeting of the eight OPEC+ countries that...

Wars at arm’s length: How the UAE became a shadowy power and betrayed Sheikh Zayed’s legacy
Until his death on 2 November 2004, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan guided the UAE with a policy of neutrality, cautious diplomacy, and humanitarian aid. Known as an Arab nationalist, he prioritised pan-Arab unity and support for Palestine....