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KUWAIT: Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha, United Nations Secretary General Representative & Resident Coordinator Tarek El-Sheikh and several ambassadors of East Asian countries, members of diplomatic corps and top officials take a group photo during the 5th Smart City forum on Monday.
South Korea Embassy, UN, UN Habitat hold 5th Smart City forum
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Kuwait, United Nations and UN Habitat held the 5th Smart City forum on Monday in the presence of Chung Byung-ha, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Kuwait, Tarek El-Sheikh, United Nations Secretary General Representative & Resident Coordinator, several ambassadors of East Asian countries, members of diplomatic corps and personalities from the Kuwaiti business community."According...
Co-founder of the Middle East's first coding bootcamp, CODED, Ahmad Marafie
Kuwait entrepreneurs underline significance of helping Arab youths
AMMAN: Several Kuwait entrepreneurs participating in the Arab entrepreneurship summit on Sunday affirmed its significance in helping Arab youths present their projects and providing opportunities for them to attract investments for their projects that aim to encourage Arab exports. This came in separate statements to KUNA after the opening of the summit co-organized by Jordan's institution for economic projects development and the United Nations...
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Kuwait volunteers plant trees at natural reserve
KUWAIT: Volunteers joined hands on Monday to plant "Al-Sidr" (Ziziphus spina-christi) trees at Al-Arifjan natural reserve. Asrar Al-Ansari, spokesperson of the Public Authority for Youth, launched the initiative, said in a statement that it was in line with the national approach to encourage junior citizens partake in projects for beautifying ad developing Kuwait.The youngsters planted 2,000 "Al-Sidr" small trees on Monday. The environmental...
A group picture of UNHCR supervisors and architecture students.- Kuna photos
UNHCR launches architectural design competition for Bangladeshi refugees
KUWAIT: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched the first architectural design competition for a refugee shelter in Bangladesh for students and young architects in Kuwait. The competition was launched in cooperation with the College of Architecture at Kuwait University and Kuwait Fund for Development and the Arab Consulting Engineering Office, UNHCR representative in Kuwait, Nisreen Rebeyan, said in a press statement on...
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Sada Center holds lecture for children with hearing loss
KUWAIT: The Sada Educational Center, specialized in care and development of children with hearing problems, held a lecture for their parents attended by Dr Mariam Al-Ghaith and Jenan Al-Mutawa, hearing and speech specialists, as well as heads from Al-Rajaa elementary school for girls. Parents had their questions answered regarding the future of their children after graduating from the center."The center helps children with hearing issues from...
Concert at Yarmouk cultural center. - Kuna Photos
Dar Al-Athar organizes concert to support cultural activity
KUWAIT: Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah, the Islamic monument house on Sunday organized a distinguished concert, in collaboration with French Embassy, at Yarmouk cultural center titled "where cultures meet".The concert, in which eastern and western music embraced and intermingled, was performed by a galaxy of renowned musicians including Hasan Jomaa, Mohammad Omrani and others. The concert came as part of a series of cultural events organized by the...
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PAM team conducts inspection campaign
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), in the cooperation with the Medicine Inspection Department in the Health Ministry (Al-Asimah branch), inspected some businesses premises on Monday. The campaign found a number of violations on the sponsors, business owners and employees on government contracts.It revealed that domestic workers were found to be working in some business premises. Also, some medicines were confiscated by the...
PHILADELPHIA: Javon Hargrave #97 of the Philadelphia Eagles sacks Kenny Pickett #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 30, 2022.- AFP
Hurts inspires NFL unbeaten Eagles as Vikings march on
MIAMI: Jalen Hurts threw four touchdown passes, three of them to AJ Brown, as the NFL's only unbeaten team, the Philadelphia Eagles, crushed the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-13 on Sunday. Impressive Hurts cast aside any lingering doubts about his ability, completing 19 of 28 passes for 285 yards, and the Steelers had no answer to his connection with Brown, who had six receptions for 156 yards as the Eagles moved to 7-0. "It's a testament to the...
Essa Al-Butti Butaiban
Annual Shooting Tournament
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah third annual Shooting Tournament (men's trap shooting competition for men and juniors) enters its fifth day. Kuwait Shooting Sport Treasurer Essa Al-Batti Butaiban said the club is keen on providing shooters with all they need so that they can compete with total concentration. The ranges are always maintained so that Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting...
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First International Men's Tennis Championship
KUWAIT: Under the patronage and presence of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations' Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the first International Men's Tennis Championship (M15 Al-ZAHRA) was concluded on Sunday at Kuwait Tennis Federation courts at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Tennis Complex with 53 players from 16 countries participating.The singles match was won by Thailand's Palaph Kovapitukted while...
BRISBANE: Ireland’s Barry McCarthy falls over during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between Australia and Ireland on October 31, 2022 in Brisbane. – AFP
Finch 63 leads Australia to victory at T20 World Cup
BRISBANE: Australia got their Twenty20 World Cup defense back on track with a 42-run win over Ireland at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Ireland, chasing Australia's 179-5, were all out for 137 in the 19th over to put Australia level on points with New Zealand, who have a game in hand, at the top of Group 1. Ireland had outside hopes of reaching the semi-finals before the match but they were blown away initially by the pace and inswing of...
ISTANBUL, Turkey: An aerial photograph taken on October 31, 2022 shows a cargo ship loaded with grain being inspected in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosphorus in Istanbul. - AFP
Ukraine grain exports resume as Turkey fights to save deal
ISTANBUL: Cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease a global food crisis. As one of the brokers of the grain deal, Turkey has stepped up diplomacy with the two warring countries in a bid to save it as Russia warned that continuing to enforce the agreement without its participation would be "dangerous".At least 10 ships...