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KUWAIT: People shop at a fish market in Kuwait City on June 1, 2022. The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) announced on Wednesday the mead fishing season started on June 1, according to ministry decree 245/2022. The season continues till the end of November. Since 2017, the mead fishing season always starts on July 1, but this year it started earlier. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Mead fishing season starts

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) announced on Wednesday the mead fishing season started on June 1, according to ministry decree 245/2022. The season continues till the end of November. Since 2017, the mead fishing season always starts on July 1, but this year it started earlier.Fishing was allowed earlier after PAAAFR studied the issue and considered this timing suitable as it...

ABADAN, Iran: Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber visits the site where a ten-storey building collapsed in this southwestern city on May 27, 2022. - AFP

Iran building collapse feeds protest anger

PARIS: The deadly collapse of a building in southwestern Iran has accentuated anger over price rises and economic deprivation that sparked protests which have now lasted three weeks and show no sign of abating, observers say. With video footage showing the use of bitter slogans against the government and even supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the protests present a hugely delicate moment for the Islamic republic's leadership.Protests have...

Sheikha Intisar receives the Knight Order of the Crown.

Sheikha Intisar awarded Knight Order of the Crown

KUWAIT: Ambassador of Belgium to Kuwait Marc Trenteseau on Tuesday handed the Knight Order of the Crown to Sheikha Intisar Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah in appreciation of her contributions to the voluntary action and support to victims of war.King Philippe of Belgium granted this order, one of Belgium’s highest honors, to Sheikha Intisar in recognition of her praiseworthy efforts and initiatives, Trenteseau said in a celebration held on this...

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American International University celebrates 'Night of Historic Firsts'

KUWAIT: American International University held its first Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 28, 2022. This marked the beginning of what will become a long-standing tradition for the university which offers an authentic American-style education. Rigorous courses and well-developed campus' activities, including the traditional commencement ceremony, are what set AIU apart and cement its position as the top institution for higher learning in the...

KUWAIT: Photo captures the Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center along the Arabian Gulf coastline. The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre is a multidisciplinary public space owned by the Amiri Diwan - striving to entertain, educate and inspire the people. It offers a range of events - in music, theatre, film, workshops and spoken word - for every generation and sector of society. The center provides a space for dialogue to share and showcase skills and knowledge, giving younger voices a forum in which to speak. It is a platform for educational and cultural exchange; moreover, it functions as an influential entertainment and culture powerhouse and productive space for the region. - Photo by Yasser Al- Zayyat

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NOVYI DONBAS, Ukraine: Ukrainian servicemen assist their comrades not far from the frontline in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. - AFP

Ukraine braces for Severodonetsk fall

SOLEDAR, Ukraine: Ukraine looked close to losing the key eastern city of Severodonetsk to Russian forces but was boosted Wednesday by the US decision to send more advanced rocket systems to help with its defence. "The Russians control 70 percent of Severodonetsk," Lugansk region governor Sergiy Gaiday announced on Telegram, adding that Ukrainian forces were withdrawing to prepared positions. "If in two or three days, the Russians take control of...

UVALDE, United States: People pay tribute and mourn at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 31, 2022. The traumatized Texas town of Uvalde began on Tuesday laying to rest the 19 young children killed in an elementary school shooting that left the small, tight-knit community united in grief and anger. - AFP

Texas lays to rest 19 young children killed in elementary school shooting

UVALDE, United States: The traumatized Texas town of Uvalde began on Tuesday laying to rest the 19 young children killed in an elementary school shooting that left the small, tight-knit community united in grief and anger. The body of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, arrived in a silver coffin and was carried into Sacred Heart Catholic Church by six pallbearers wearing white shirts with red carnations. Mourners, some of them dressed in the purple color of...

PORT VILA, Vanuatu: Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ® arrives at the covention center with Chief of Malvatumauri National Council Willie Plasua (2nd L) after a meeting with the Vanuatu President Tallis Obed Moses in Vanuatu capital city of Port Vila on June 1, 2022. – AFP

China says not competing for influence in South Pacific Port

VILA: China has insisted it has "no intention to compete" for influence in the South Pacific as foreign minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong again jetted around the region Wednesday on duelling diplomatic charm offensives. In a statement distributed by the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Beijing said it "does not seek exclusive rights" in the region and "we have no intention to compete with others".The claim comes as Wang nears...

KUWAIT: Haya Al-Wadani, Eaman Al-Roudhan and Hamad Al-Marzouq during Zain Microsoft Smart Government Summit 2022

Zain showcases its role in supporting digital transformation during pandemic

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, took part in a panel discussion during the Microsoft Smart Government Summit 2022 themed "Technologies shaping the Government Future". The event was held in collaboration with the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) and under the patronage of Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Rana Al-Faris.The...

WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned that the global shortage of critical semiconductors is likely to last at least through next year and perhaps longer.

Global chip shortage likely to last through 2023: US official

WASHINGTON: The global shortage of critical semiconductors is likely to last at least through next year and perhaps longer, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned on Tuesday. Shutdowns of key Asian suppliers due to the COVID-19 pandemic crippled supplies last year, just when American consumers, flush with cash from government aid, went on a spending spree buying cars and electronics, which depend on the chips."I do not unfortunately see the...

RABAT: Agriculture accounts for 14 percent of Morocco's gross domestic product and around a third of all jobs.-AFP

Drought, Ukraine war threaten Morocco's economic rebound

RABAT: A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fuelled by the war in Ukraine are threatening Morocco's fragile economic recovery and exposing structural weaknesses, experts say. The North African kingdom had bounced back last year after a sharp recession in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the government of gas tycoon Aziz Akhannouch had forecast growth this year topping three percent. But since Russia's invasion of...

KUWAIT: Kuwait's karate players pose on the podium with their medals.

Kuwait dominates 2022 Gulf Games

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait was declared champions of the 3rd Gulf Games at the conclusion of the tournament which the country hosted since May 16, as it collected a total of 96 medals including 36 gold, 28 silver and 32 bronze. Kuwait picked two gold medals in the final day of the tournament in the fencing event and two more in karate.Bahrain was second in the overall table with 20 gold, 23 silver and 21 bronze. UAE finished in third...

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