JAKARTA: This handout picture taken and released on April 30, 2024 by Indonesia's presidential palace shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo (right) greeting Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. -- AFP.

OSLO: They are hailed for their omega-3 fatty acids and micronutrients, but Norway’s salmon are not in the best of health themselves at the fish farms where they are bred.

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank K.S.C.P. announced its financial results for the first three months ending March 31, 2024. The bank reported a net profit of KD 12.9 million, a decline of KD 4.4 million or 25.6 percent compared to 2023 first three months net profit of KD 17.3 million.

KUWAIT: LuLu Hypermarket, the leading player in the retail landscape of Kuwait, reaffirmed its dedication to fostering economic cooperation between Kuwait and the UAE at the UAE Companies Investment Meet, held on April 28 at the Regency Kuwait.

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced the winners of the Al-Rabeh draw with 30 customers winning cash prizes worth KD 1,500 each for the 13th until the 15th week of 2024.

MONTREAL, Canada: The first major new oil pipeline to be built in Canada in decades is set to open on Wednesday, praised by proponents but panned by environmentalists worried about the consequences of more crude production.

TURIN: G7 energy and climate ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting a goal in the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but described as “too late” by others.

DOHA, April 30 (KUNA) -- The Doha Declaration issued by the third session of the Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum with the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan welcomed Tuesday the invitation by Kuwait to host the third ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the countries of Central Asia in 2025.

DOHA, April 30 (KUNA) -- The GCC's Secretary General Jassem Al-Budaiwi affirmed on Tuesday, that the preparatory meeting for the third Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum with Countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan offers a great chance at establishing lasting relations between participating nations.