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Gulf in line with UN on Russia-Ukraine conflict: GCC chief
MOSCOW: The position of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states on the Russia-Ukraine war is aligned with established UN conventions and principles, the bloc's chief Jassem Al-Budaiwi said on Monday. Gulf Arab states back the UN principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states, in addition to all mediation efforts aiming to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, he told strategic ministerial-level talks between the Riyadh-based bloc...
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Biden takes tea and talks climate with King Charles
LONDON: US President Joe Biden dropped in for tea and climate change talks with King Charles III on Monday, after a garden meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before a NATO leaders’ summit on Ukraine. Biden, 80, flew in his Marine One helicopter from Downing Street in central London to Windsor Castle, touching down for a ceremonial welcome from a band of red-jacketed Welsh Guards. “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Save the...
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Threads signs up 100 million users in 5 days
PARIS: The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days, data tracking websites said on Monday, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for fastest-growing consumer app. While ChatGPT took two months to hit the 100 million user mark and video-sharing app TikTok took nine months, Instagram itself took two and a half years to reach that mark after its 2010 launch. Threads...
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Government to fund 565 students to study medicine abroad
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Higher Education announced that 710 students will get government-funded scholarships to study medical specialties, including medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, abroad. Minister of Education, Dr Hamad Al-Adwani, approved on Sunday the names of 3,454 students accepted in the foreign scholarship plan for the year 2023-2024 who graduated from public, private and foreign high schools in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.Lamyaa Al-Melhem,...
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Mango festival marks 60 years of Kuwait-Pakistan ties
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: The Pakistani Embassy in Kuwait held a mango festival in Souq Mubarakiya on Sunday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Kuwait. The festival was held in the presence of Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Pakistani Ambassador Malik Muhammad Farooq, British Ambassador Belinda Lewis, Head of UN Habitat in Kuwait Dr Ameerah Al-Hassan, WHO Representative in Kuwait Dr Assad...
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Kuwait Municipality approves KD 55 M Souq Mubarakiya development project
KUWAIT: Municipal Council approved on Monday a plan to develop Souq Al-Mubarakiya, the adjacent parking spaces, nearby commercial areas and municipal park. “The main idea behind developing the area is the optimal use of all parts of Mubarakiya and the municipal park. As things stand now, there are many parts that do not have visitors. High turnout is currently only near the Mubarak kiosk and ‘Barahat Al-bahar’,” he added. The Council,...
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Social-scientific forum tackles drug abuse
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Arab Federation for Drug Abuse Prevention (AFDAP) Secretariat General participated in the first social-scientific forum on the occasion of the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse’. The event was held by the Adolescents Care Directorate under the patronage and presence of Social Affairs and Family and Childhood Affairs Minister Sheikh Firas Saud Al-Malik Al-Sabah under the theme ‘Towards a safe society, away...
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Embassy marks Argentina Independence Day, envoy lauds Kuwait relations
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Argentine Embassy held a reception on Sunday at Salwa Al-Sabah Hall and Theatre on the occasion of Argentina’s Independence Day. Ambassador of Argentina to Kuwait Claudia Alejandra Zampieri said Argentine-Kuwaiti relations began 50 years ago, pointing to the stages of their development throughout the long history of bilateral relations, adding “Kuwait and Argentina are close even though we are far...
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Mabarrat Al-Saad honors women's role in development
KUWAIT: Mabarrat Al-Saad for Knowledge and Scientific Research announced the names of the winners of the awards of the Middle East Network for Women Inventors and Innovators (Ibtikar) and the Sheikha Fadia Al-Saad Scientific Competition at the level of the Arab world. In the “Ibtikar” competition, Mabarrat Al-Saad announced that Maryam Al-Ghafri from the United Arab Emirates won gold, Dr Tahira Jafari won silver, Both Wafa Al-Obaidat from the...
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Dangers of class discrimination
The entire world fights all forms of discrimination against others. All are against racism based on skin color, and many are the people who paid a high price due to religious and sectarian discrimination. Many wars took place, and millions of humans were killed due to populist and tribal discrimination. As people are always victims of inattentiveness, the most dangerous type of discrimination went past them and they did not notice it and did...
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UN draft resolution confronts desecrating religious sanctities
GENEVA: Kuwait participated in preparing the draft resolution, alongside the Group of Islamic Countries, to be presented before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to confront religious hatred and desecrating religious sanctities. This came in a statement for KUNA, on Monday, by Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Nasser Al-Hain, saying that this resolution aims to...
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Veteran Dutch PM Rutte quits politics
THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he was leaving politics after nearly 13 years in charge, in a shock end to his time as the longest-serving leader in the history of the Netherlands. Nicknamed “Teflon Mark” for surviving scandals that hit his four governments, the centre-right leader said he would bow out after elections triggered by the collapse of his coalition in a row over asylum policy. The European Union’s second...
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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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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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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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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