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Jann Wenner axed from Rock hall of fame board
The cofounder of Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner, has been ousted from his seat on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation for comments blasted as racist and sexist, US media reported Saturday. Wenner’s removal from the board of the foundation came only a day after his remarks were published in The New York Times, generating wide criticism. “Jann Wenner has been removed from the board of directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of...
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AI ‘no substitute’ for fashion designers’ creativity
AI is transforming the fashion world but the fast growing technology will never be a replacement for designers’ “original creativity”, according to the head of a pioneering project. Fashion innovator Calvin Wong has developed the Interactive Design Assistant for Fashion (AiDA) -- the world’s first designer-led AI system. It uses image-recognition technology to speed up the time it takes for a design to go from a first sketch to the...
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From streetwear to red carpet, London Fashion Week offers choices
From streetwear to elegant evening dresses, the catwalks of London Fashion Week were not short of choices as designers showcased their spring and summer 2024 collections.JW Anderson and clayThe invitation to the show of fashion label JW Anderson was a block of clay, arousing the curiosity of the guests. The first models walked down the catwalk in Bermuda shorts and hoodies made from play-dough, resembling moving sculptures. Then followed colorful...
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US boosts Bahrain relations with new security agreement
WASHINGTON: The United States has signed an agreement with Bahrain to enhance defense and economic ties, a show of support for the Gulf monarchy that a decade ago faced an arms embargo. Bahrain - which has tense relations with nearby Iran - is already home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, but the agreement will solidify the relationship both symbolically and by boosting cooperation, including through a commitment to share intelligence.The agreement...
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Drought, heat, fires threaten Lebanon’s northern forests
KOBAYAT: Heatwaves, low rainfall and the threat of wildfires are compounding the woes of people in the forested north of Lebanon, a country where economic pain has long taken prominence over environmental concerns. After a blistering and dry summer, residents of the mountainous Akkar region near the Syrian border are voicing fears about climate change and water scarcity. Farmer Abdullah Hammud, 60, has spent his life in the green hills of Akkar,...
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Law collage students protest closure of male-female classes
By B IzzakKUWAIT: A number of students at the college of law, Kuwait University, staged a protest on Thursday outside the university administration in protest against a decision to close mixed education classes in implementation of a 1996 law to impose sex segregation at Kuwait University. The Law College Students’ Society said it will file an urgent case before the administrative court to stop the closure, saying the decision was unnecessary...
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Health minister says clots dropped during COVID-19
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Health Minister Ahmad Al-Awadhi said on Thursday that the number of recorded clots in Kuwait has dropped significantly after the vaccination drive against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a reply to a question by MP Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf, the minister said that as many as 12,475 clots were recorded in Kuwait in 2021 compared to 15,000 strokes in 2019, the year before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that required a world-wide...
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Kuwait’s offshore exploration enters new era: Official
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Oil (MoO) confirmed that the offshore exploration drilling project enters a new and promising era of oil and gas exploration operations in the country, contributing to achieving the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s 2040 strategy and increasing its production capacity. The Director of Public Relations and Media at the Ministry Sheikha Tamader Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said during a discussion panel organized...
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Kuwait ‘can benefit from Saudi-Iran reconciliation’
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: In the last few months, the region has witnessed a progressive step through the Saudi-Iranian reconciliation. This will surely lead the region into a new era of bilateral relations, particularly in economic and trade relations among the GCC countries. While Kuwait is considered one of the key pillars of the economy in the GCC, the effect of this reconciliation is expected to be quite promising. The Kuwait Times spoke with...
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Short-tem solution not an answer to Jleeb problems
KUWAIT: The Minister of State for Municipal Affairs stated that the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh has become a difficult-to-treat case, and the choice of the committee formed to study its conditions is a radical solution, or a proposal to expropriate its remaining part at an approximate cost of KD 1.432 billion. The population of that area is nearly 274,025 according to the latest report of the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). The population of...
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Speaker hosts delegation from Martyrs Society
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Thursday received a delegation of the society of the families of the martyrs, prisoners and the missing. The delegation included the society Chairman Fayez Al-Enezi, its board members Badr Al-Sewagh and Nawaf Al-Huwaider. Speaker Al-Saadoun also received the Czech Ambassador to the State of Kuwait Jaroslav Siro on Thursday. – KUNA
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Al-Ghais hails OPEC’s ‘unique’ role
GENEVA: Haitham Al-Ghais, OPEC Secretary General, said on Thursday that the organization played a unique role and achieved several milestones since inception over six decades ago. In a press release commemorating its 63rd anniversary, Al-Ghais said, “OPEC is a unique organization that has stood the test of time. “For more than six decades, OPEC has endeavored to support oil market stability in the interest of all producers and consumers, as...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics