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Ecuador's youngest president promises to 'restore peace'
QUITO: Car horns in Quito blared in celebration Sunday as banana empire heir Daniel Noboa, 35, became Ecuador's youngest-ever president-elect, vowing to "restore peace" to a country ravaged by a bloody drug gang war. After the electoral authority declared him the victor and socialist rival Luisa Gonzalez conceded defeat, Noboa vowed that "tomorrow we begin work to rebuild a country that has been severely hit by violence, corruption and...
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Macron urges ‘ruthless’ response after school ‘Islamist’ attack
PARIS: French schools on Monday held a minute’s silence for a teacher killed last week in what the government called an Islamist terror attack, with the president urging a “ruthless” response to extremists. The knife assault on Friday in the northern city of Arras, almost three years to the day after a similar killing of a teacher near Paris, has shocked the public and triggered a massive security response. Adding to the tension, the same...
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Kuwait ministers stand against Zionist brutality
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government expressed on Monday its unequivocal stance towards the Palestinian people, condemning with strong words the brutal Zionist military action against the people of the Gaza Strip. During its weekly meeting chaired by Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Cabinet reviewed the latest developments in the besieged Gaza Strip, which is under continuous assault by the Zionist...
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Al-Jraiwi asks PAS to find solutions for supporting Equestrian
KUWAIT: Member of Kuwait Olympic Committee Board of Directors Rider Ghazi Al-Jraiwi lauded the obvious development of Kuwait Equestrian Sport lately due to the support of the Public Authority for Sport (PAS) and efforts of the board of directors of Kuwait Equestrian Federation which resulted in having a local league championship with the participation of Kuwaiti clubs during the past two seasons for the first time in the history of Kuwaiti...
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Dazzling performances by Kuwaiti gymnasts at Int’l championship
ZAGREB: Kuwait national rhythmic gymnasium team made a good start at the Croatia International Championship that was held from Oct 12-15 with the participation of 15 countries.Sarah Al-Bannai won two silver medals for the hoop and mace events and placed fourth in the general individual routine of the pro-junior as she competed with 24 players while Nour Al-Ruzaihan had outstanding performance in the juniors category competing with 31 other...
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Cooking, house chores! Not only for women, girls
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Society has largely assigned domestic responsibilities, such as cooking and house chores, to women. Due to the inheritance of this assignment to women from one generation to another, it has become a tradition that society, including women themselves, consider such a woman’s normal duty. However, as we progress towards a more inclusive and fair society, it is crucial to acknowledge that these tasks should not fall on...
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Egypt leader invites Amir for a summit
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Monday received a handwritten letter from Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi addressed to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The letter is an invitation to His Highness the Amir to attend the international-regional summit aimed at addressing the recent developments relating to the Palestinian issue, to be held in Cairo on...
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Kuwait wins presidency of ASBU’s committee
TUNIS: Kuwait won on Monday the Presidency of the Permanent Committee for New Media in the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) for a second session in Tunisia. The Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for Media Services and New Media Sector, Saad Nafel Al-Azmi, represented Kuwait in the meeting.Al-Azmi received the recommendation of members of Arab bodies for the position of Chairman of the Permanent Committee for New Media...
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Authority launches 'greenery project'
KUWAIT: The Deputy Director General of the Educational and Rehabilitation Services Sector at the Public Authority for People with Disabilities and its official spokesman, Mubarak Al-Baddah, confirmed that the Authority is proceeding with the implementation of the development plan within the Authority's policy on community participation for its employees.Al-Baddah said on Monday, after the celebration of World Greening Day, which was held at the...
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Kuwait’s speaker urges pan-Islamic cooperation to halt Gaza ‘genocide’
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s top lawmaker, Ahmad Al-Sadoun, called on parliaments across the Islamic region to ramp up pressure on the international community in a bid to stop the perpetual violence in the Gaza Strip, saying Gazans are the victims of “genocide.” He lamented the ongoing violence in the enclave, saying the people of the Gaza Strip now lack the “basic necessities of life,” calling on the international community to ensure that the...
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Fraud in the era of artificial intelligence
The technological progress that the world has witnessed must be dealt with caution. The world today must be dealt with caution. The world is happy in the era of artificial intelligence, where there is ease, speed, and accuracy in completing transactions and carrying out tasks that require physical and intellectual effort through machines and with more precision than dealing. So that accuracy achieved through artificial intelligence exceeds...
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Symposium highlights ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, widens horizons
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Embassy of China to Kuwait held a symposium on Sunday entitled “High-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” Initiative between China and Kuwait.” In his remarks, Liu Xiang, the Chinese Embassy’s Charge d'Affaires, said the joint building of the “Belt and Road” Initiative is a major pillar of a community with a shared future for mankind, adding that “over the past decade, China has signed Belt...