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Finmin quits over KIA snub
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Finance Minister Manaf Al-Hajeri has submitted his resignation to the prime minister, less than one month after forming the new Cabinet, it was announced on Tuesday. Hajeri, who also briefly served in the previous government as finance minister, is a veteran Kuwaiti investment and financial expert. He did not attend the National Assembly session on Tuesday. Local media reported that Hajeri, chairman of a local financial and...
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Foreign at home
Everyone’s home may be different, but we all have in common the familiarity of being where we belong. In Kuwait, this concept can be difficult to understand for many. In a nation with people of all backgrounds, it can seem burdening, especially for those born here, to develop a sense of identity to their homeland while simultaneously fitting into the nation that hosts them. As a Kuwaiti national who has spent most of my life in Europe and...
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Manpower, KRCS sign agreement to promote culture of human rights
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower signed an agreement to cooperate in the field of human rights with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society on Tuesday. The agreement aims to promote and develop the culture of human rights, consolidate human rights values, spread awareness of them and contribute to ensuring they are put to practice, which would create a strategic humanitarian partnership that serves all categories of human rights. The two sides...
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Zain, SACGC launch Innovation Nation to empower youth
KUWAIT: Zain announces the kick-off of Innovation Nation, a unique experience that comes in partnership with Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC) and in collaboration with the Avenues. The initiative runs daily from July 9-19 and offers a unique set of rich content, courses, and workshops with the aim of empowering children and youth’s technical and digital skills in a fun, informative and innovative way. The opening...
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Charity builds Islamic center in Indonesia
KUWAIT: The Namaa’ Charity Committee of the Islaah society inaugurated an Islamic center in Indonesia to contribute to spreading Islamic culture to all Muslims and to play an effective role in presenting a correct image of Islamic values, teachings and charitable and humanitarian work.The center includes of a mosque with an area of 150 squared meters, with capacity for 300 worshipers, a toilet, acoustics and mattresses, in addition to a...
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Crown Prince receives education minister, outstanding students
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday welcomed Minister of Education Dr Hamad Al-Adwani, who introduced outstanding high school students for the 2022-2023 scholastic year. During an honoring ceremony, His Highness the Crown Prince advised the students to select specialties that would contribute to the country’s progress, so as to keep pace with accelerated developments.His Highness the Crown...
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‘It is an art’: Young Kuwaitis navigate world of podcasting
By Munirah Al-FayezKUWAIT: Starting a podcast seems to be something that many young Kuwaitis are becoming more and more interested in. Podcasts are like radio shows, except they are usually not live, and they are usually focused on a certain topic or genre. Kuwait Times interviewed two young Kuwaiti podcasters to ask them about what inspired them to start a podcast and their experience in starting and maintaining a podcast. Host of the podcast...
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With therapy speak going mainstream, youth find better ways to communicate
By Noor AlKharsThe younger generation, also known as ‘Gen Z’, are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to openly talking about topics formerly labeled as taboo by the previous generation, specifically in the Arab world, in hopes to set boundaries and eliminate the lack of empathy when discussing topics related to mental health. In a post-apocalyptic world, people are now more in touch with their emotions than ever; consequently,...
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Erdogan agrees Sweden’s NATO bid
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has performed one of his trademark policy U-turns on Sweden's accession to NATO that culminates a gradual pro-Western tilt of course since his May re-election. Erdogan ended more than a year of wrangling and struck a deal Monday that will allow the Nordic nation to become the 32nd member of the US-led defence bloc. It followed a dramatic day during which Erdogan upped the stakes by suddenly...
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Trial opens over 2019 New Zealand volcano disaster
WELLINGTON: A trial opened Tuesday over New Zealand's 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, a "massive explosion" that engulfed tourists and killed 22 people while leaving others with terrible burns. Around 50 people, mostly tourists from Australia, were on White Island -- also known as Whakaari -- in December 2019 when a deadly column of burning ash and steam blasted from a volcanic vent. The eruption off the coast of the country's North Island...
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Myanmar crisis tops agenda at divided ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
JAKARTA: ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the country’s ruling junta. The two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting will be followed by talks later in the week with Beijing, Washington and other powers where top US diplomat Antony Blinken will seek to push back on China’s assertiveness in the...
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World job market on brink of ‘AI revolution’: OECD
PARIS: The world’s wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent “AI revolution” that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the OECD said Tuesday. The rapid development of artificial intelligence—with tools that can generate essays, create images and even pass medical exams—have raised concerns that it could replace whole sectors of the workforce through automation. In its 2023 Employment...
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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SUN VALLEY, US: Anderson Cooper walks with Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, after attending the morning session during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. -- AFP
OpenAI and Meta flex muscles as competition in AI sector heats up