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In this file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California. – AFP
Blue tick accounts suspended from Twitter after impersonating @elonmusk
Verified Twitter accounts with millions of followers have been suspended after their user name was changed to Elon Musk, as the platform's users test the new owner's commitment to free speech he does not like. Comedian Kathy Griffin, whose blue-ticked account has two million followers, was among those who were locked out after crossing the mercurial CEO. Musk, who has previously described himself as a "free speech absolutist" tweeted Sunday that...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Participating world leaders take a commemorative picture ahead of their summit at the COP27 climate conference in this Red Sea resort city on Nov 7, 2022. - AFP
Kuwait reiterates commitment to environmental resolutions
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's representative, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Monday restated Kuwait's commitment to Gulf, regional and international environment resolutions and initiatives. Addressing the UN COP27 climate summit held in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, HH Sheikh Mishal Ahmad cited Kuwait's 2035 vision as a core pillar based on a...
Fatima Al-Salem
Cabinet fills leadership roles across state bodies
KUWAIT: The Cabinet on Monday assigned a number of officials to leadership positions across government bodies, including naming Fatima Al-Salem as Director General of state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Yousef Al-Bidan Sheikh Faisal Al-NawafThe new appointments, all of which will be referred to HH the Amir, pending his approval, also see Retd Lt-Gen Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah appointed as Deputy Chief of the National Guard and Yousef...
BRONXVILLE, New York: US President Joe Biden poses for a selfie with supporters during a rally for Democratic candidates, including New York Governor Kathy Hochul, at Sarah Lawrence College on Nov 6, 2022. - AFP
Biden, Trump clash as Musk backs Reps
WASHINGTON: Republicans and Democrats traded final blows Monday ahead of midterm elections that could upend Joe Biden's presidency, weaken Western support for Ukraine and even open the door to a comeback bid by Donald Trump. More than 40 million ballots have been cast through early voting options, meaning the outcome was already taking shape with hours to go before polls open nationwide Tuesday.In a typically attention-grabbing move, Elon Musk...
HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Kuwait Crown Prince meets Saudi counterpart, US official, Tunisia PM
SHARM El-SHEIKH: Representative of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, met Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.The talks, which came on the sidelines of the UN climate summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, also touched on current developments around the world as well as bilateral ties between the two countries. The meeting...
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Cabinet appoints leaders
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barrak Al-Sheetan announced that the Cabinet at its weekly meeting chaired by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace on Monday adopted decrees appointing leaders at ministries, departments and government agencies. Sheetan told KUNA the Cabinet adopted two decrees appointing Retd Gen Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as...
KUWAIT: Social Affairs Minister May Al-Baghli meets Kuwait Down Syndrome Society members.
Minister underlines support for disabled
KUWAIT: People with special needs in Kuwait have the full support of the country' political leadership, Social Affairs Minister May Al-Baghli said on Monday. No effort will be spared in order to ensure that people with disabilities in Kuwait are well taken care of, the minister told a meeting involving a local center devoted to the needs of people with Down Syndrome. - KUNA
Khalil Ibrahim Al-Failakawi
Kuwait still faces hurdles in bridging digital gap: Expert
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: According to Digital Skills Gap Index (DSGI) for 2021, published by Wiley, Kuwait ranked 67th out of 134 countries regarding the level of technological development and available skills among Arab countries, while the United Arab Emirates ranked second and Qatar fourth. Despite technology contributing to breaking the barriers of distance and language and the changes it brought to all fields, most Arab countries still face...
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Erel wins Kuwait tennis tournament
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Under the patronage and in the presence of President of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations, the second men’s Kuwait International Tennis Championship (M15 ALZAHRA) was held at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Tennis Complex with 53 players from 16 countries participating.The final match was attended by Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tuba Nur Sonmez, Embassy’s third secretary and representative...
Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh
Remote colonization
By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh is an obvious shakeup in the Arab personality, especially by some decision makers in our countries. The reason is decades of directed moral guidance to them to make them lose self-confidence, then their citizens. Western countries' collusion to distort the image of the Arab human being and underestimate their abilities was an alternative goal for occupation, and they largely succeeded in achieving that, particularly in...
KUWAIT: Officials during the workshop.
Kuwait army workshop discusses media strategies in digital world
By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: The general staff headquarters of the Kuwait army held on Monday a workshop that included officials from the public relations and media departments of the Kuwait armed forces, interior ministry, Kuwait Fire Force and the National Guard, at the invitation of Mohammed Al-Awadhi, Director of the Moral Guidance and Public Relations Department of the Kuwait Armed Forces.The workshop included journalists from both public...
Dr Meshari Al-Naeemi
Inner radium treatment can boost cancer recovery: Official
KUWAIT: Treatment of tumours by inner radium is an effective way for healing, said head of the radium treatment department at Kuwait Cancer Control Center Dr Meshari Al-Naeemi. In a statement to KUNA on Monday, on the sidelines of a regional training course on radium treatment, Al-Naeemi said that the course aims to shed light on the recent technologies in cancer treatment, especially radium. Inner radium is the best treatment for prostate...
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