author

desk search
close
Latest News
arrow2 Kuwait Times
No Image
Kuwaiti astronomer helps name newly discovered planets
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Astronomer Khalid Al-Jamaan participated in the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to name planets and stars recently discovered by NASA. Representative of Kuwait at IAU Al-Jamaan told KUNA this is this is the first participation of its kind for Kuwait, adding that such international scientific participations boost the country’s status in the field of astronomy at the international level. He said many countries competed...
No Image
KU to enroll students who withdrew from programs abroad
KUWAIT: The Council of Public Universities approved a decision to allow Kuwaiti students who withdrew from the government’s foreign-university scholarship program to apply for study at Kuwait University. Rawa Al-Jarallah“This decision is in the interest of students who faced some problems and obstacles to completing their educational career, and for Kuwait University to be an incubator for them as well as to ensure that they receive a...
No Image
Cabinet urges National Assembly to pass new traffic law: Sources
KUWAIT: The government has asked members of the National Assembly to expedite the approval of amendments to the traffic law to curb road accidents and protect the public from the injuries, deaths and losses they cause, according to sources. The current traffic violations law, the government reportedly said, is not sufficient to address current needs as it has been approved for decades.The government indicated that road conditions have now changed...
No Image
Failure to address Palestinian issue biggest failure in UN history: Diplomat
NEW YORK/GENEVA: The State of Kuwait affirmed that the inability of the international community to address the Palestinian issue remains the biggest failure in the history of the United Nations in general and the Security Council in particular. This came during the State of Kuwait's statement delivered by First Secretary Fahad Muhammad Hajji at the Security Council's open debate on "Children and Armed Conflict". "We are discussing today the...
No Image
Breaks, prioritizing tasks help boost productivity during hot summer: Expert
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The weather in Kuwait is becoming increasingly hot with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celcius in the morning and dropping to 33 degrees during nighttime. The excessive heat leaves people struggling as the heat wave affects their productivity. According to research, hot weather can have an adverse effect on employee productivity levels by up to 20 percent and increase distraction by a massive 45 percent, but boosting...
No Image
Photo of the Day
No Image
Kuwaiti participates in World Gymnastics Championship
KUWAIT: Kuwait Gymnastics Team player Noor Al-Rezaihan is participating in the second World Junior Championships hosted by Romania. She is the first Kuwaiti player to participate in this level, amidst a wide participation from 60 countries. Head of the participating Kuwaiti delegation Salah Askar said that the Kuwait Team player Noor is ready to take on this challenge, noting that she will participate in the two-day tournaments.The female player...
No Image
Kuwaitis grab medals at Pan Arab Games
ALGIERS: Yaqoub Al-Yoha and Issa Al-Zankawi each won silver medals for Kuwait in men’s athletics with Madhawi Al-Shemmeri - clinching a bronze in women’s athletics on day one of the Pan Arab Games in Algeria’s coastal city of Oran. Al-Youha, in the 110m hurdles race, was locked in fierce competition with Amine Bouanani, only losing out to the Algerian in the final third.Kuwaitis maintained a decent showing as Al-Zankawi won the country’s...
No Image
Andreeva books third round
LONDON: Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva reached the third round of a Grand Slam for a second successive time at Wimbledon on Thursday. Andreeva was leading Czech 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 4-0 when the former French Open champion retired with an injury. Just as she had done at the French Open, the teenager came through qualifying for Wimbledon and next faces either compatriot Anastasia Potapova or Kaja Juvan of Slovenia. Making her main...
No Image
Rise of the humanoid robots
GENEVA: The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally life-like humanoid robots. The UN is aware that AI technology is racing ahead of the capacity to set its boundaries and directions, and so it brought together some of the best minds on the topic—whether human or man-made.The “AI for Good Global...
No Image
Zionist entity strikes south Lebanon after mortar launched
JERUSALEM: The Zionist army said Thursday it was conducting strikes on southern Lebanon after a mortar launched from its northern neighbour exploded in the border area between the two foes. The latest military action comes three months after the two countries saw their worst cross-border fire in years. It also comes amid rising tension between Zionist entity and Arab countries after Zionist entity carried out its biggest military operation in...
No Image
President-toppling Sri Lanka activist girds for new revolt
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan jail witnessed a rare moment of accord last year when both prisoners and guards clamoured to greet its newest inmate: The man who toppled the island nation’s president. Student leader Wasantha Mudalige remains lionised by many for channelling public anger at an unprecedented economic crisis into a movement that shook the foundations of Sri Lanka’s political system. At the height of last summer’s unrest, he helped...
arrow
most read
1
BERLIN: Britain's PM Keir Starmer (center) poses with CEO of Siemens Energy Christian Bruch (left) and Vice President Darren Davidson as he visits the Siemens Energy plant in Berlin on Aug 28, 2024. – AFP
UK reshapes its AI strategy under pressure to cut costs
2
No Image
Turkish defense industry: A self-sufficiency success story
3
No Image
Google opening office in Vietnam, plans AI training, funding
4
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
5
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