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KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya affirmed on Monday that the 29th Joint Ministerial Meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) provided a vital platform to reaffirm shared commitments to strengthen political, security and economic partnerships, promote peace and enhance regional stability. During a press conference, Al-Yahya highlighted that discussions focused on key regional and international issues, underscoring the determination of both sides to enhance coordination in addressing challenges and safeguarding collective security.“Through hosting these meetings and in its capacity as the current Chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Kuwait reaffirms its steadfast…

KUWAIT: Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, spoke to Kuwait Times on the sidelines of the 29th Joint Ministerial Meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) during her first official visit to Kuwait. Fajon, who has served as Slovenia’s top diplomat for four years, discussed bilateral relations, investment opportunities, regional developments and Slovenia’s vision for stronger cooperation with Kuwait and the Gulf region.Kuwait Times: How would you describe the current level of relations between Slovenia and Kuwait?Minister Fajon: Slovenia and Kuwait have traditionally enjoyed friendly diplomatic relations since…

KUWAIT: The State Audit Bureau (SAB) and the Office of the Auditor General of India (OAGI) launched a joint seminar on Monday focusing on auditing practices in the higher education sector, as part of the third phase of an existing memorandum of understanding between the two institutions. In a press statement, the SAB said the four-day seminar comes within its efforts to strengthen its oversight role and exchange professional expertise with international counterparts. It noted that higher education is a vital sector that requires rigorous auditing to ensure the efficient use of public funds.The SAB will present a working paper…

KUWAIT: The National Cancer Awareness Campaign (CAN) has launched a training program to qualify female physical education teachers from the Ministry of Education as certified breast cancer awareness trainers, aiming to promote health education among 12th-grade female students on the importance of self-examination and early detection. CAN Chairman Dr Khaled Al-Saleh said in a press statement Monday that around 200 female teachers from various educational districts are participating in the second phase of the initiative, which focuses on training students in cancer awareness and breast self-examination techniques.He noted that the program builds on a successful first phase, during which 182,000…

UEFA has reluctantly approved a proposal to stage a LaLiga game between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami, the governing body said on Monday.It said it was in “clear opposition” to the idea of playing domestic league games outside of their native countries but added that it had approved two requests — one from LaLiga, and another from Serie A involving AC Milan and Como — citing FIFA’s vague framework.UEFA had previously been delaying its decision on whether a Villarreal-Barcelona clash could be held at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on the weekend starting on Dec. 20, while Milan and Como had…

The Associated Press is objecting to Donald Trump’s false claims about its ongoing legal dispute over access after the president incorrectly characterized the case in a public forum — a situation that goes back to the news service’s decision last winter not to follow the president’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.Trump, speaking Sunday on an aircraft carrier while marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, said that “we got sued by The Associated Press and they lost.” The president said the “liberal” AP “got thrown out of court” and that “they’re almost not allowed to cover…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Monday upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities.In a decision in a suit brought by a roller derby league, Judge Bruce Cozzens wrote that Nassau County’s ban is designed “to protect women and girls” and that transgender athletes can still play in coed sports leagues at the county’s facilities. “The Court agrees that this Local Law is narrowly tailored to achieve the objectives and does not categorically exclude transgender individuals from athletic participation,” he wrote. “The law…

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDeloitte on Monday announced a deal to bring Anthropic’s artificial intelligence assistant Claude to its more than 470,000 employees around the globe. The rollout will be Anthropic’s largest enterprise deployment ever, building on a partnership the two companies first unveiled last year.Deloitte, which offers consulting, tax and audit services, is one of the 300,000 business customers Anthropic has amassed in the four years since the startup’s founding. “We are both investing a significant amount in this partnership, whether that’s financial or whether it is just simply the engineering resource that we’re going to put into this…

UEFA on Monday denied it has to change the format of the Champions League, after reports of a series of meetings between European football’s governing body and the Super League discussing changes to the competition.On Saturday, the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported that in recent months, UEFA had met several times with A22 — the company behind the Super League project — and representatives of Real Madrid and Barcelona.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe meetings had involved discussion of possible reforms to bring the Champions League closer to the Super League model — including more games between “big” clubs and games being free-to-air…

The families of British and American Global Sumud Flotilla activists illegally detained by Israel have told Middle East Eye that the US and UK governments have failed to properly represent their citizens.  Clare Azzougarh, the daughter of Malcolm Ducker, a 72-year-old British air force veteran who captained a boat on the flotilla and is being held in Ketziot prison, said her family feels “immensely let down by the British government in so many ways”.  Laura Adler, the sister of David Adler, a Jewish-American member of the flotilla and co-general coordinator of the Progressive International, told MEE the response of the…