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Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff

Paris: Meta is laying off 13% of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees on Wednesday.“Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” Zuckerberg said in the letter. “I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go. We are also taking a number of additional steps to become a leaner...

Diplomatic Attache Mohammad Al-Sawwagh

Kuwait reiterates importance of UNRWA, calls for mandate renewal

New York: State of Kuwait has called on the international community anew to provide funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) in order to help protect Palestinians from poverty and unemployment, as well as provide basic needs.Supporting UNRWA will guarantee sustainable development for Palestinian refugees, Attache Mohammad Al-Sawwagh said, via investing in sectors of health and education as well as giving Palestinian refugees a chance to...

Announcing Kuwait’s first Fantasy Football League

KFA raises Zain League champion’s prize to KD 100k, highest in league’s history

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, held a special event to announce its partnership with the Kuwait Football Association (KFA), during which the company outlined its joint vision with the KFA to take Kuwaiti football to new levels as an Official Sponsor for the next four seasons. Zain hosted the special event at the Grand Ballroom at Grand Hayat Hotel, attended by Zain Kuwait’s Chief Corporate Affairs and Relations...

Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, Bader Al-Kharafi

Zain Group’s 9-month 2022 net profit soars 12% to reach KD 152 million

KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces its consolidated financial results for the third-quarter (Q3) and nine-month periods (9M) ended September 30, 2022. The company added 3.5 million active subscribers to serve a total of 52 million customers, a 7% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth.For 9M 2022, Zain Group generated consolidated revenue of KD 1.3 billion (USD 4.2 billion), up 12%...

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Kuwait eager to boost consumer protection cooperation with Arab states

Cairo: Kuwaiti official affirmed Kuwait's efforts to boost cooperation with Arab countries in protecting consumers rights and share experience.The remarks were made to KUNA on Tuesday by head of commercial supervision at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, while heading the Kuwaiti delegation at the first meeting of Arab experts tasked with setting protocol for consumer protection.He noted that the launch of the Arab...

Kuwait Environment Lens Team spots the Eurasian griffon vulture in Al-Salmi. - KUNA

Migrating Eurasian vulture lands in Kuwait

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Environment Lens Team has spotted arrival of the Eurasian griffon vulture in the border region of Al-Salmi. Member of the team Mehdi Ghloum told KUNA on Tuesday that the large bird arrived in Kuwait during its fall migration from Europe to Africa. It was spotted by the team at westernmost border point of Al-Salmi. The Eurasian griffon vulture is distinguished with its bald head and brownish feathers. - KUNA

Diplomatic attache Ahmad Al-Thaidi

Kuwait stresses importance of UNGA reforming

New York: Kuwait stressed that reforming UN's General Assembly (UNGA) and revitalizing its work is a fundamental pillar to achieve the Secretary General's vision, which is the road map for UN action for the coming years.This came in Kuwait's statement, on Tuesday, delivered by diplomatic attache Ahmad Al-Thaidi at UNGA during the discussion of "Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly." Al-Thaid said, "Our world is going through extreme...

Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub

Palestinian Amb. praises Kuwait for backing Palestinian cause at int'l forums

Kuwait: Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub praised on Monday Kuwait's position towards the Palestinian cause in international forums and its absolute denouncement of the Israeli occupation.This came in statement for KUNA on sidelines of the opening ceremony of the 55th Palestinian heritage exhibition held at Kuwait Alumni Association in cooperation with the Palestinian embassy until the end of this week.Tahboub affirmed Kuwait's...

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

Kuwait's KISR wins invention patent from US

Kuwait: The water research center at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) has won a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for innovating a technology for desalinating water and simultaneous air cooling.The patent has been recorded in the names of the inevntors, Dr. Hassan Abdulraheem and Dr. Mansour Ahmad.KISR said in a statement on Monday that the two inventors embarked on the creative work to find solutions for water...

Bader Al Kharafi with the winners

Great turnout at Zain’s second padel tournament for staff

Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, successfully concluded its second padel tournament for staff at Masaha Padel Courts in Shuwaikh. The competition, which continued for two days, featured the participation of 32 teams and was attended by Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al Kharafi.Zain organizes various sports competitions as part of its solid internal strategy that closely focuses on enriching the health and...

Kuwait Amir Representative Sheikh Mishal arrives in Egypt for climate conference

Kuwait Amir Representative Sheikh Mishal arrives in Egypt for climate conference

Sharm El-Sheikh: The Representative of His Highness the Amir (of the State of Kuwait) Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, along with an accompanying delegation, arrived in Egypt on Monday.His Highness Sheikh Mishal and the accompanying officials will partake in the 27th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP27, and the Second...

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Kuwait condemns attack on Somalia's army training center

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the attack on Somalian army training center in the capital Mogadishu, killing and injuring a number of people.In a statement on Monday, the ministry affirmed Kuwait's firm stance against terrorism, expressing deep condolences to the Somali government and people.

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