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AU achieves great results in debate contest

MUSCAT: The Australian University (AU) was successfully represented by its Debate club Team during the second Asian Arabic Debate Championship held in Muscat, Oman, with AU being one of the four Kuwaiti universities participating in the competition.This year's Asian Arabic Debate Championship is the second edition of an international debate competition first organized by the Qatar Debate Center in 2020. The competition seeks to spread the culture...

KUWAIT: The KISR celebration included cultural exhibitions, musical performances and a fire drill. — KUNA

KISR marks National and Liberation Days

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) held an event Tuesday to celebrate the 62nd National Day and the 32nd Liberation Day, with the participation of the Ministry of Defense and the Kuwait Fire Force. The celebration included presentations showcasing a number of projects and an exhibition of cultural and social activities that highlight the country's heritage.During the celebration, the Ministry of Defense presented a...

ABU DHABI: Sheikha Naeema Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is pictured during the Global Summit of Women innAbu Dhabi on Tuesday. — KUNA photos

Global women's summit kicks off

ABU DHABI: The Global Summit of Women kicked off in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF). Executive Director of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA) Sheikha Shama Bint Sultan Al-Nahyan delivered a speech during the event...

Kuwaiti Ambassador Sami Al-Zamanan, Japanese StatenMinister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada and diplomatsncut the cake during the event in Tokyo. — KUNA

Japanese minister commends Kuwait friendly relations

TOKYO: Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada has extolled the friendly relationship between Japan and Kuwait, which dates back to the period before Kuwait's independence. Yamada made the statement during a reception held by the Kuwaiti Embassy Tuesday on Kuwait's 62nd National Day and 32nd Liberation Day, which brought some 300 guests including Yamada."Since the establishment of the diplomatic relations in 1961, the two...

Gediminas Varanavicius

Kuwait National Day message

By Gediminas Varanavicius, European Union Charge' d'Affaires in KuwaitOn the occasion of the 62nd Kuwait National Day and the 32nd anniversary of Kuwait's Liberation, and on behalf of the European Union I would like to congratulate the people of Kuwait and wish them a joyous celebration. I would also like to avail of this opportunity to extend my greetings to HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as well as to HH the...

Bader Nasser Al Kharafi with ZGI participants at LEAP in Riyadh.

Zain Great Idea participants showcase their tech startups at LEAP in Riyadh

KUWAIT: Zain, Kuwait's leading digital service provider, announces that ten Kuwait-based tech startups have successfully participated in LEAP, the world's biggest tech conference recently held in Riyadh, attended by over 170,000 innovators, tech enthusiasts, investors, and visitors. LEAP was the second destination in the regional phase of the 7th Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program.ZGI reached its second regional destination in...

Aliya Mawani

Kuwait and Canada promoting security, stability, prosperity

By Ambassador of Canada to the State of Kuwait, Aliya Mawani and Commander of Canada's Task Force in the Middle East, Brigadier-General Wade RutlandAs Kuwait marks its National and Liberation Days, we take the opportunity to recognize this country as a key defense and security partner for Canada. We see daily that the global security environment is an increasingly complex one, as threats transcend national borders and regional boundaries. Recent...

Kuwait singers perform during the event.

Mikshat: Project revisits kashta tradition in modern, fun way

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: 'Kashta' is a Kuwaiti tradition of enjoying picnics in the open desert away from the busy city life. A simple tradition that has stood the test of time, kashta is part of Kuwait's heritage that has served as a getaway for people from the city, and in a way, maintained their connection to the land for generations. As part of Kuwait's national holidays, the ministry of social affairs launched a project that revisits the...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

Al-Refae, a writer representing Kuwait

By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh writers have a long history in dealing with words and creativity, and the Arabic language supported them in their creativity due to what this language has in the form of elements of power and creative expressions. This is one of the most important attributes of the Arabic language, and Kuwaiti writer Talib Al-Refae's honoring is yet another evidence of the strength of our language. We congratulate Refae, who is a...

The DXB International Airport has recorded huge jump in international travelers.

Dubai airport sees surge in arrivals

DUBAI: Dubai's airport welcomed 66 million passengers in 2022, more than double the previous year, it said Tuesday, a spike its chief executive attributed to "huge growth" in Russian travelers. The main business hub of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates is home to one of the world's busiest airports.The airport "welcomed a total of 66,069,981 passengers during 2022," representing year-on-year growth of 127 percent, according to a statement. In...

BEIJING: China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang (L) greets former ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai at the Lanting Forum at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on February 21, 2023. - AFP

Ukraine war 'out of control': China

BEIJING: China's foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the conflict in Ukraine, which is "intensifying and even getting out of control". China has sought to position itself as a neutral party on the war in Ukraine, while maintaining close ties with its strategic ally Russia.Beijing has pledged to publish a proposal aimed at finding a "political solution" to end the war ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's...

VESOUL: Humberto Zepeda, the father of Nicolas Zepeda, a Chilean man accused of allegedly murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki, speaks to journalists outside the Vesoul courthouse on the first day of Nicolas Zepeda's appeal trial in Vesoul. - AFP

Chilean's appeal over murder of Japanese student delayed

VESOUL: A French court on Tuesday delayed by two days the start of appeal proceedings for a Chilean man convicted of murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend in 2016, after the defendant dismissed his lawyer. The proceedings were delayed until 9:00 am (0800 GMT) on Thursday, presiding judge Francois Arnaud said at the criminal court in Vesoul, eastern France.Nicolas Zepeda, 32, was sentenced in April last year to 28 years in jail for the murder of...

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