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Officials visit East Sabah Al-Ahmad housing project site

KUWAIT: The head of the government performance review authority Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mishal Al-Sabah emphasized the importance of efforts made to complete housing projects within the specified timeframes, as the authority is prepared to reduce any difficulties or obstacles the projects may face.Sheikh Ahmad, along with a panel, paid a field visit to the East Sabah Al-Ahmad housing project, where they were received by the acting general manager of the...

Dhari Al-Hamlan

Kuwaiti boy recovers from harrowing accident after crucial pancreatectomy

KUWAIT: After a year from surviving a harrowing accident, Dhari Al-Hamlan, 11, went through a successful pancreatectomy under the supervision of competent Kuwaiti medical staff at Ibn Sina hospital. Al-Hamlan had been involved in a "beach buggy" accident, which in turn had affected the pancreas, requiring the removal of parts of the organ.Speaking of his ordeal to KUNA, Dhari Al-Hamlan said that at first, he did not understand the situation...

Sheikha Al-Ibrahim

EPA: Sustainability contributes to economic growth

KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority stressed on Sunday the importance of applying sustainability in society, as it contributes to improving indicators of economic growth as well as attracting domestic and foreign investment towards new economic activities. "Environmental sustainability is a goal and a necessary requirement, as the 'Sustainable Kuwait' conference will be launched on the 12th of December under the slogan 'Biodiversity to build...

LAAYOUNE, Undefined: This file photo shows untreated phosphate being dropped off on a mountain at the end of a conveyor belt at the Marca factory of the National Moroccan phosphates company (OCP/public), near Laayoune, the main city of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara. - AFP

Morocco reaps cash, clout from fertilizer supply shock

RABAT: A global fertilizer supply shock deepened by Russia's Ukraine invasion has brought boom times for the North African phosphate superpower Morocco and earned the kingdom new diplomatic capital. Rabat is using the leverage especially in the decades-old fight over the disputed desert territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony also claimed by Algeria-backed rebels, analysts say.Morocco is set to chalk up record revenues for a second...

HONG KONG: Pedestrians pass a sign showing the numbers for the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong.— AFP

Global stocks mixed after strong US jobs data

LONDON: Stock markets were mixed Friday after strong US jobs data raised concerns that the US Federal Reserve may continue to aggressively hike interest rates to tame inflation. US government data showed that the world's biggest economy added 263,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment rate remaining at 3.7 percent.Government figures also indicated a bigger jump in hourly wages than analysts had benchmarked. Indices in New York initially...

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World Esports Championships

KUWAIT: Kuwait Esports National Team are participating the World Esports Championships being held in Bali Island, Indonesia with the participation of 105 countries across the globe. This championship is one of the largest world championships in which Kuwait team are participating in the Tekken7 and Football 2023 games.Fahad Al-Mutairi is playing the first and Mushari Al-Enezi is playing the second. Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Esports Club and...

Talal Al-Ghanem and the Saudi Ambassador Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khalid with the grand prize winners.

Hawally Club rider Al-Fuzaie shines

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Hawally Club rider Abdulrahman Al-Fuzaie won the first edition of the Al-Ghanem showjumping competition held at Kuwait Riding Club with the participation of more than 300 riders representing all local clubs. Fuzaie succeeded in achieving the fastest time during the differentiation round of the grand prize at a height of 140-145 cm in 40.81 seconds without faults. Abdullah Al-Awadhi ended in second place in 43.54...

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Tadhamon Women Futsal team end Fatat winning run

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Tadhamon Women Futsal team put an end to the series of wins by Fatat Club team in the URC Futsal League by beating them 4-2 during their fourth round match. Tadhamon now have 9 points (in second place on goal difference) as Fatat top the standings. In the second match, Kuwait defeated Fatayat Al-Oyoun 4-2 - raising their point total to 6 (in third place).Fatyat Al-Oyoun remain pointless. The match between Tadhamon and...

LUMAJANG, Indonesia: Villagers watch hot smoke from the ground following Mount Semeru's volcanic eruption in Lumajang, East Java on December 4, 2022. - AFP

Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts

LUMAJANG, Indonesia: Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted Sunday spewing hot ash clouds a mile into the sky and sending rivers of lava down its side, sparking the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people exactly one year after its last major eruption killed dozens. The eruption of the highest mountain on Indonesia's main island of Java, around 800 kilometres (500 miles) southeast of capital Jakarta, prompted authorities to raise the alert status to the...

BERLIN: File photo shows the designated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), co-leader of the Greens and then designated German Minister for Economy and Climate Robert Habeck (L) and the leader of the Free Democratic FDP party and then designated German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (R) leave the Futurium venue after a signing ceremony in Berlin. – AFP

German Chancellor Scholz weathers shocks in turbulent first year

FRANKFURT, Germany: A war in his backyard, galloping economic crisis, and unhappy partners at home and abroad-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has weathered unprecedented shocks in his first year, while struggling to make a mark on the global stage.The ex-finance minister took office promising continuity with the era of Angela Merkel, who ended her 16 years as chancellor a widely respected figure. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced him to...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: This handout photo taken and distritbuted by the Ethiopian Prime Minister's Office on December 1, 2022 shows United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) meeting with Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at Prime Minister’s office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. – AFP

65% of fighters have 'disengaged' from Tigray frontlines: Commander

NAIROBI, Kenya: The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces has said that 65 percent of his forces have "disengaged", a month after a ceasefire agreement over Ethiopia's war-torn northern region. "We have started disengagement and relocation of our forces from battlelines... out of our forces, 65 percent of them have passed through this process, disengaging from battlelines and moved to designated places," General Tadesse Worede, chief of...

OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, but its impressive performance has reopened the debate on the risks linked to AI technologies. - AFP

As chatbot sophistication grows, AI debate intensifies

SAN FRANCISCO: California start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, but its impressive performance has reopened the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The conversations with ChatGPT, posted on Twitter by fascinated users, show a kind of omniscient machine, capable of explaining scientific concepts and writing scenes for a play, university dissertations or even...

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