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GAZA: Palestinian boys sit on the rubble of a house destroyed in a Zionist strike at the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 24, 2025. - AFP
Zionists kill nine children of Gaza doctor couple
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa on May 24, 2025. - AFP
Syria hails lifting of US sanctions
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common to protest Harvard's stance on the war in Gaza and show support for Palestinians outside Harvard University on April 25, 2025. - AFP
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Harvard foreign students in limbo, including 15 Kuwaitis
NEW YORK/KUWAIT: Thousands of foreign students at Harvard University were stuck in administrative limbo and looking for alternatives on Friday after US President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll students from abr...
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Rising colon cancer cases highlight urgent need for awareness
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Kuwait humanitarian legacy rings loud on the global stage
By Dr Nermin Yousef Al-Houti These are not mere words, but a commitment to documenting the proud legacy of Kuwait — the “Bride of the Gulf.” Writing history is not merely the act of narration; it is the preservation of achievements and milesto...
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Zionist strike targets aid trucks
DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather near the chief adviser’s residence in Dhaka on May 21, 2025, as Bangladesh's key political party hold large-scale protests against the interim government for the first time on May 21, 2025. — AFP
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FORT WORTH: Ben Griffin of the United States putts on the 11th green during the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. – AFP
Schmid, Griffin share lead with Scheffler
HOUSTON: Germany’s Matti Schmid and American Ben Griffin each fired a two-under par 68 to share the lead after Saturday’s third round of the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge. Schmid, chasing his first PGA title, and Griffin, who captured hi...
Al-Safat Investment Company Chairman Abdullah Hamad Al-Terkait (second left) addresses the annual general assembly.
Al-Terkait: New strategic plan for Al-Safat to strengthen local and regional presence
KUWAIT: Chairman of Al-Safat Investment Company Abdullah Hamad Al-Terkait announced that the company has adopted a new strategic plan aimed at reinforcing its presence both locally and regionally.Al-Terkait stated that 2024 was filled with challenge...
MUMBAI: A worker packs a customer's order for delivery at a BigBasket dark store, in Mumbai. -- AFP
In India’s congested cities, delivery apps cash in
MUMBAI: In India’s sprawling financial hub of Mumbai armies of “dabbawalas” have for decades crisscrossed the city by foot and bicycle, delivering home-cooked food to office workers who are keen to avoid the searing heat and traffic-snarled st...
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Weyay Bank enhances shopping experience with Weyay Aura card

KUWAIT: Weyay Bank’s pop-up at The Avenues, running until May 31st, is drawing significant attention. The Bank is showcasing its digital services and cards, which enrich customer...
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IOMS praises Kuwait’s integration of security and scientific sectors
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Maintenance works on Fourth Ring Road
Members of the Indian all-party delegation that is set to visit Kuwait on May 26-27, 2025.
Indian all-party delegation, including Asaduddin Owaisi, to visit Kuwait May 26-27
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Sharp decline in marriages between Kuwaiti men and non-Kuwaiti women raises debate
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Sharp decline in marriages between Kuwaiti men and non-Kuwaiti women raises debate
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common to protest Harvard's stance on the war in Gaza and show support for Palestinians outside Harvard University on April 25, 2025. - AFP
Harvard foreign students in limbo, including 15 Kuwaitis
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Coordinator of the regional center Dr Mohammad Al-Otaibi
Kuwait strengthens global environmental efforts, leadership
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GCC economy ranks 11th globally with $2.1 trillion GDP
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GAZA: Palestinian boys sit on the rubble of a house destroyed in a Zionist strike at the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 24, 2025. - AFP
Zionists kill nine children of Gaza doctor couple
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Midday bike ban as Kuwait awaits ‘real’ summer, UAE sizzles

KUWAIT/DUBAI: The real summer season will start in Kuwait on June 7, 2025, Al-Ujairi Scientific Center announced on Saturday. That date marks the start of the ‘Thuraiya’...
GAZA CITY: Palestinians, most of them children, queue in front of a hot meal distribution truck, at a displacement camp near Gaza City's port on May 22, 2025. — AFP
Diary of a Gazan family’s descent toward starvation
A pro-Palestine demonstrator holds a "Free Mahmoud Khalil" in this file photo. — AFP
Columbia student Khalil meets baby for first time
LOS ANGELES: Travelers check-in for their flights ahead of Memorial Day weekend at Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California on May 23, 2025. — AFP
Creaky US air traffic system faces summer travel rush
PARIS: This court sketch made on May 13, 2025 in Paris shows US celebrity Kim Kardashian (center), next to co-accused Aomar Ait Khedache, testifying before the court. — AFP
Paris court convicts thieves who robbed Kim Kardashian
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Kuwait bans graduation ceremonies outside school
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NBK & VISA partner with harrods
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Volvo unveils EX90 and XC90 at Shuwaikh showroom
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Al-Safat Investment Company Chairman Abdullah Hamad Al-Terkait (second left) addresses the annual general assembly.
Al-Terkait: New strategic plan for Al-Safat to strengthen local and regional presence

KUWAIT: Chairman of Al-Safat Investment Company Abdullah Hamad Al-Terkait announced that the company has adopted a new strategic plan aimed at reinforcing its presence both locally...
MUMBAI: A worker packs a customer's order for delivery at a BigBasket dark store, in Mumbai. -- AFP
In India’s congested cities, delivery apps cash in
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba responds to questions from the media.-- AFP
Japan PM Ishiba aims to advance US tariff talks
Sami Mahfouz (center) with the Gulf Bank delegation participating in the conference.
Gulf Bank sponsors ‘Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2025 Conference’ in Dubai
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Global markets in flux: Growth, inflation and trade tensions
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SAINT-DENIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender #05 Marquinhos ( C ) raises the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning French Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade de Reims at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. – AFP
PSG beat Reims to win French Cup ahead of Champions League final

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League final showdown with Inter Milan by winning the French Cup on Saturday as Bradley Barcola scored twice in a...
MINNEAPOLIS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves during Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Western Conference Finals at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. – AFP
Timberwolves silence Thunder to tighten NBA playoff series
PARIS: Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women’s singles match against Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova on day 1 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris. – AFP
Nadal to bid Roland Garros farewell as Sabalenka win
FORT WORTH: Ben Griffin of the United States putts on the 11th green during the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. – AFP
Schmid, Griffin share lead with Scheffler
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric wave to fans at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on May 24, 2025. — AFP
Mbappe double as Real wave goodbye to Ancelotti, Modric
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A handout artist's impression shows the K2-18b super-Earth, a hycean world, such as exoplanet K2-18b which astronomers say they have found the strongest yet “hints” of the life outside this solar system. --AFP
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan holds a high-level meeting on Thursday with Minister of State for Communications Affairs Omar Al-Omar and Google Cloud’s General Manager of Data Analytics Sales Specialists.- KUNA
Kuwait Google Cloud explore AI and data analytics partnership
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Signs for the conference are plastered around Shoreline Amphitheater during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. -- AFP
OpenAI, Google and xAI battle for superstar AI talent
TAIPEI: Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang introduces the DGX Station Personal AI Supercomputer as he delivers the first keynote speech of Computex 2025 at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei on May 19, 2025. -- AFP
Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan’s first ‘AI supercomputer’
File photos shows visitors walk at the booth of 'Lego Fortnite', an open world survival video game, developed and published by Epic Games in association with The Lego Group.--AFP
‘Fortnite’ unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan holds a high-level meeting on Thursday with Minister of State for Communications Affairs Omar Al-Omar and Google Cloud’s General Manager of Data Analytics Sales Specialists.- KUNA
Kuwait Google Cloud explore AI and data analytics partnership
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Signs for the conference are plastered around Shoreline Amphitheater during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. -- AFP
OpenAI, Google and xAI battle for superstar AI talent
TAIPEI: Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang introduces the DGX Station Personal AI Supercomputer as he delivers the first keynote speech of Computex 2025 at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei on May 19, 2025. -- AFP
Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan’s first ‘AI supercomputer’
File photos shows visitors walk at the booth of 'Lego Fortnite', an open world survival video game, developed and published by Epic Games in association with The Lego Group.--AFP
‘Fortnite’ unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
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A veterinarian treats a donkey at a donkey clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.--AFP photos
A free clinic for donkeys, vital to Ethiopia's economy

At a clinic in Ethiopia's capital, a donkey is complaining as a vet tries to trim his nails. Ethiopia is thought to have the most donkeys in the world -- one in five of the...
Ali Baloch (right), a mahout, preparing medicated meals for Madhubala and Malika, elephants who are diagnosed with tuberculosis, at the Safari Park in Karachi.
Jumbo task: 400 pills a day for elephants with TB in Pakistan
A member of staff holds a barocaloric material used by Barocal in their solid state cooling technology, at their headquarters in Cambridge.--AFP photos
UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases
Dr. Raquel Gomez Pliego flips a tortilla at the Industrial Microbiology laboratory of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City.--AFP photos
Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge
A group of initiated participants take part in the iboga harvesting ceremony with spiritual chants, enhanced by the rhythmic sounds of the moungongo, a traditional musical instrument in Ndossy Village, Akanda.
Gabon longs to cash in on sacred hallucinogenic remedy
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(From left) Indian filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Payal Kapadia, French-Moroccan writer and journalist and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Leila Slimani, Mexican filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Carlos Reygadas, French actress and president of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Juliette Binoche, Italian actress and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Alba Rohrwacher, South korean filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Hong Sang-Soo, Congolese filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Dieudo Hamadi, US actor and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Jeremy Strong and US actress and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Halle Berry arrive for the Closing Ceremony at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.--AFP photos
Iran silent as dissident director wins Cannes’ top prize
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IKEA launches new edition of the iconic STOCKHOLM collection in Kuwait
CANNES: Iranian director, screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi celebrates after winning the Palme d'Or for the film "It Was Just an Accident" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2025. - AFP
Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins top prize at Cannes
Tourists look at the artwork of Cuban artist Jose Fuster in the seaside village of Jaimanitas on the outskirts of Havana.
‘Fusterlandia’: Cuban fishing town turned mosaic wonderland
Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, reacts as he gives an interview after a press conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria on May 19, 2025. --AFP
Austria’s Eurovision winner wants 2026 edition ‘without Zionist entity’
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IKEA launches new edition of the iconic STOCKHOLM collection in Kuwait
CANNES: Iranian director, screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi celebrates after winning the Palme d'Or for the film "It Was Just an Accident" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2025. - AFP
Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins top prize at Cannes
Tourists look at the artwork of Cuban artist Jose Fuster in the seaside village of Jaimanitas on the outskirts of Havana.
‘Fusterlandia’: Cuban fishing town turned mosaic wonderland
Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, reacts as he gives an interview after a press conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria on May 19, 2025. --AFP
Austria’s Eurovision winner wants 2026 edition ‘without Zionist entity’