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Kuwaiti Gymnast Sarah Al-Bannai celebrates with her coaches.

Kuwaiti gymnast wins gold medal

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s gymnast Sarah Al-Bannai gave an outstanding performance with the Ball Routine of the 4th Pharaohs International Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup Championship for Girls in Cairo - winning the gold medal. Al-Bannai competed with 50 players from 28 countries. The second and third place medals went to the Cypriot team.Meanwhile Al-Bannai placed fifth in her second contest of the hoop event. This is Kuwait’s second achievement in the...

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Al-Tomooh team win 4 gold

KUWAIT: Athletes of Kuwait's Al-Tomooh Sport Club won four gold medals and one silver on Saturday, the second day of the Czech International Para Athletics Championship. This pushed their tally of medals to six gold, two silver and one bronze.Hanin Al-Mesbah led the 100 meters and 400 meters female races of T20 category while Fahad Al-Selili claimed the title in the 100 meters (male) of the same category. Hassan Samir won the gold medal of the...

NEW YORK: People walk through a Manhattan subway station in New York City. – AFP photos

Commute no more: Employees embrace telework in America

WASHINGTON: Commuting to and from the office five times a week? “It’s just not what I want for my life,” said Claire, a consultant in her thirties living in Washington. Like Claire, millions of employees across the United States have grown fond of telework since the COVID-19 lockdown and now companies are struggling to bring them back to the office. Before COVID-19, Americans workers had grown used to less-than-friendly job conditions, such...

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Tanger Med a portal connecting African to the world

RABAT: The port of Tanger Med, strategically located at the intersection of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean on the strait of Gibraltar, has become a portal connecting the African continent to the whole world, as some 2.5 million containers pass through to reach the continent’s nations. Tanger Med, serving as a logistic, commercial, industrial and touristic port, is perhaps the largest economic Moroccan project, established with the...

LAMPEDUSA: A general view shows the harbor of Lampedusa on the island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily. – AFP

EU offers aid to Tunisia to boost economy, reduce migrant flows

TUNIS: The European Union on Sunday offered major financial support to crisis-hit Tunisia, to boost its economy and reduce the flow of irregular migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. The North African country, highly indebted and in talks for an IMF bailout loan, is a gateway for migrants and asylum-seekers attempting the dangerous voyages to Europe. The EU is ready to offer Tunisia a 900 million euro package plus 150 million euros in immediate...

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US jobless claims rise; Canada Australia surprise the market

KUWAIT: The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada surprised the market by raising rates last week signaling that the next phase of global central banks tightening is underway. Investors will turn their focus this week toward meetings by the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) for further clues on the path of global interest rates. Ahead of these meetings, The US debt ceiling has been extended,...

Al-Tuwaijri and Al-Mejhem receiving the award from Dr Saeeda Jaffar.

Visa recognizes Boubyan with award for launching DazzahVisa Prepaid Card

KUWAIT: Visa has recognized Boubyan Bank with an award for launching the DazzahVisa Prepaid Card, issued for the first time in Kuwait, being a unique and outstanding product in the region. This makes the bank stand out as a leading bank in offering innovative solutions to all customers, especially the youths, since the card is considered a practical solution for intending spouses to help with spending in a proper manner. Abdullah Al Tuwaijri, CEO...

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Mastercard, NBK transform online checkout experience

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), one of the leading banks in the country, and Mastercard have partnered to introduce an embedded Click to Pay solution, built on the highest industry standards and intelligent security. The launch will enable more than 2,000 local merchants to benefit from revolutionary online hosted checkout technology, powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS), with minimum effort. Click to Pay is a seamless...

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Gulf Bank supports job inclusivity, hires people with disabilities

KUWAIT: As part of its continuous efforts to support people with disabilities, Gulf Bank participated in the Disability Employment Forum, organized by the Youth Public Authority, in cooperation with the Human Construction Institute. Believing in their talents, and aiming to provide equal opportunities for Kuwaiti youth, Gulf Bank recruited a group of graduates to join the Gulf Bank’s family in support of the "Partners in their Employment"...

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Huawei concludes 6th edition of ICT competition

KUWAIT: In partnership with The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) and in cooperation with the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Huawei concluded its flagship annual Huawei ICT Competition 2022-2023 award ceremony in Kuwait. The initiative aims at bolstering the overall ICT ecosystem through stimulate local talent who will be the future Kuwaiti generation achieving the national development...

Polish artist Joanna Rajkowska listens to her acoustic sculpture 'The Hatchling. Song Thrush' which is a scaled-up egg that make chick sounds like just before it hatches, at five corners square in Warsaw on June 8, 2023. - AFP photos

Massive ‘chirping’ egg sculpture hatches in Warsaw

In a square in central Warsaw, a couple of people are bent over a huge sculpture of a blue egg, their heads turned and pressed against the shell. As they listen to the soft sounds of a baby bird hatching, a hooded crow cocks his head and sips from a shallow pool of water installed nearby. “This chick and the mini-pond next to it speak to a sensitivity to Warsaw’s non-human residents,” Warsaw deputy mayor Aldona Machnowska-Gora said at the...

A participant moves down a water slide during the Saltibarsciai Slip and Slide competition during the Pink Soup Fest in Vilnius on June 10, 2023. - AFP photos

Lithuania capital turns pink for love of beetroot soup

Lithuania’s capital was flooded with pink food, decor, and colorful outfits on Saturday, as residents celebrated the Baltic nation’s love for a cold beetroot dish commonly known as “pink soup”. While beetroot soup is beloved in many eastern European nations, Lithuania lays claim to Saltibarsciai — made of kefir, cucumbers, beetroot, and dill — eaten cold and a favorite on a hot summer’s day. “It’s not just soup – it’s a way...

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Watercolor painting depicting Edaida.

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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi and President of the European Council Charles Michel. - KUNA

European Council strengthens GCC ties, seeks to prevent Middle East escalation

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts