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World's biggest YouTuber PewDiePie moves to Japan

The world's top YouTube star, Swedish gaming streamer PewDiePie, has moved to Japan after the country relaxed its COVID-19 entry rules for some visa-holders. The 32-year-old has a huge online following, with 111 million subscribers on YouTube, but has faced controversy over offensive jokes in the past.He posted a video this week documenting his arrival with his wife and dogs in Japan, which has some of the strictest virus border controls in the...

Colleagues and friends react as the body of Abu Akleh is brought to the offices of the news channel in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 11, 2022.

Al Jazeera journalist killed 'in cold blood' by Zionist forces

JENIN: Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a respected veteran of the Al Jazeera network, was shot dead Wednesday as she covered a Zionist army raid in the occupied West Bank. The Qatar-based TV channel charged Zionist forces deliberately and "in cold blood" shot Abu Akleh, 51, in the head during the unrest in the Jenin refugee camp.Another Al Jazeera journalist, producer Ali Al-Samudi, was wounded in the incident in which both...

An image grab from video shows a reporter reacting as veteran Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is seen on the ground after being shot in the face in Jenin on May 11, 2022. – AFP

Al Jazeera pays tearful tribute to Abu Akleh

DOHA: Al Jazeera's newsdesk told Shireen Abu Akleh they would keep a spot for her "at the top of the hour" after she said in an email she was going to cover a Zionist operation in the Palestinian town of Jenin. "But she never turned up," said Mohamed Moawad, the Arabic channel's head of output, fighting back tears as he told of the final contacts with the veteran journalist on a typically risky mission."The last communication was 20 minutes...

HONG KONG: In this file photo taken on July 21, 2004, a model shows the latest model of Apple iPod during a press conference. - AFP

Final refrain for iPod as Apple stops production

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Tuesday put out word it is no longer making iPods, the trend-setting MP3 players that transformed how people get music and gave rise to the iPhone. Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the devices nearly 21 years ago with his legendary showmanship flare, and the small, easy to operate players helped the company revolutionize how music was sold.It packed "a mind-blowing 1,000 songs" the company said at the time, and...

Fahad Al-Mukhaizeem

NIC achieves a net profit of KD 15.4m, a growth of 307%

KUWAIT: The National Investments Company (NIC) has approved the financial results for the first quarter of 2022. The company achieved a net profit of KD 15.4 million at 19.3 fils per share attributable to the shareholders of the parent company in the first quarter of 2022, compared to a net profit of KD 3.8 million, with earnings per share estimated at 4.7 fils per share, for the corresponding period in 2021.Fahad Al-Mukhaizeem: Distinctive...

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Kuwait laws fall short of protecting workers demanding rights: Lawyers

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Kuwait Times has received several complaints regarding the arbitrary decisions that workers face when they resign or try to leave their sponsors, as a number of employees were deported after demanding their right to resign and get a better job. Speaking to Kuwait Times, Mohammad Al-Jassem, lawyer and Interpol-accredited expert in international law enforcement cooperation, confirmed there are defects in the unclear legislation...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah attends the ministerial meeting of the global coalition to defeat IS. – KUNA

Kuwait's Foreign Minister leads delegation to anti-IS meeting

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah headed the country's delegation partaking in a ministerial meeting of the global coalition to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS), better known as Daesh, held in Morocco's Marrakech at the joint invitation of Morocco and the US. Addressing the gathering, the minister thanked Morocco and the US for co-hosting this first-of-its-kind gathering in the African continent...

KUWAIT: Participants at the 11th session of the Joint Gulf Municipal Work Conference. – KUNA

Gulf Municipal Conference participants present best uses of GIS systems

KUWAIT: Participants of the 11th session of the Joint Gulf Municipal Work Conference affirmed on Wednesday the importance of urban planning based on geographic databases to meet the challenges facing decision-makers in laying their spatial plans. Participants presented on the second day of the conference, which was held in Kuwait, the top global uses of the GIS system as well as volunteer work in fields of municipal work. Muneera Al-Jeri, from...

KUWAIT: KFAED, IFRC and KRCS officials pose for a group picture after signing the agreement. – KUNA

KFAED signs tripartite MoU with IFRC, KRCS to enhance cooperation

GENEVA: Kuwait Fund for Arabic Economic Development (KFAED) signed Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Federation of Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies (IFRC) and the Kuwaiti Red Crescent (KRCS). In a statement to the press, KFAED Director General Marwan Al-Ghanim said that the MoU is an essential step for setting up a joint cooperation mechanism that enhances the role of the three sides.He also added that this...

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Deliveroo celebrates Eid with family-fun activities at Murooj

KUWAIT: Deliveroo, one of Kuwait's leading food-delivery companies, is celebrating Eid with two days of exciting activities at Murooj. During the Eid holiday, Deliveroo set up a gigantic delivery box booth at Murooj, inviting passersby to download the Deliveroo Kuwait app and celebrate the Eid festivities with a number of fun and exciting activities for the whole family, including a timed digital memory game with food photos. Passersby were...

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Initiative seeks better protection from sexual violence in Kuwait

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The Kuwait Democratic Forum held a press conference on Tuesday to launch a campaign called Aman (safe), which aims to raise awareness about sexual violence and lobby to pass a bill on protection from sexual violence in Kuwait. This project is led by co-founder of Aman Esra Al-Amiri, a human rights lawyer and doctoral candidate at Fordham University School of Law. Amiri worked with students at Fordham Law on drafting a...

KUWAIT: Fahad Al-Othman with Zain officials at the company's booth.

Zain sponsors AUM career fair

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its gold sponsorship of the American University of the Middle East's Career Fair 2022. The event, organized by AUM's Tawteen Career Development and Recruitment center, is the first of its kind in Kuwait, featuring both virtual and in-person activities.Zain took part in the opening ceremony held at the AUM campus in Egaila, attended by Chairman of the Board of Trustees Fahad...

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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP

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