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KUWAIT: Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) announced the launch of the fourth season of Winter Wonderland Kuwait, one of the country’s most prominent seasonal entertainment projects. The grand opening is scheduled for November 6, taking place over an area of 129,000 square meters along the Arabian Gulf Street, with the participation of distinguished strategic and media partners. This year’s edition features over 60 rides and attractions, ranging from thrilling roller coasters to children’s and skill-based games suitable for all ages. The new season also introduces five brand-new rides, including the world’s largest indoor roller coaster (Höllenblitz), making this season the biggest…

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Namaa Charity announced the implementation of the first phase of its relief project “For Gaza,” aimed at providing safe shelter for displaced families in northern Gaza by installing over 100 fully equipped tents in coordination with local institutions accredited by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The shelter project comes as an urgent response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of families have lost their homes, marking one of the largest humanitarian disasters of the modern era,” said Saad Al-Otaibi, CEO of Namaa Charity, affiliated with the Social Reform Society.Al-Otaibi cited UN reports,…

The Israeli army is disposing of waste, particularly from construction, into the Gaza Strip, despite warnings that the besieged enclave is buried under more than 61 million tonnes of debris. According to a Haaretz report, footage and information obtained by the Israeli news outlet revealed that trucks are entering Gaza filled with construction debris and unloading rubble onto the streets.  Clips show excavators dumping wreckage into trucks near the Kissufim crossing, repeating the process of throwing it into the blockaded strip. The news outlet notes that the waste includes large quantities of construction waste and garbage left behind by the military during the over…

Oct 27, 2025, 11:58 AM ETFIFA began the process of selling another 1 million tickets for next year’s World Cup on Monday, with the opening of a new ticket draw marking the start of the tournament’s second phase of sales.This draw, which runs through 11 a.m. Eastern Friday, includes a domestic exclusivity time slot for residents of the three host countries — the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Fans from those countries, whose entries are selected out of this draw, will have the opportunity to buy single-match tickets for games taking place inside their home nation.The phase is open to all…

Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAirbnb wants to block parties this spooky season.The travel and home rental platform said Monday that it will utilize its anti-party technology this Halloween weekend. The tech factors in the length of a stay, the distance from a guest’s location, property type and timing of a booking to block reservations deemed “higher risk.””We lead the way in proactive measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized parties, and our heightened technology for Halloween is one important layer in a comprehensive suite of policies and tools to support hosts, guests and local communities, and promote responsible…

Students walk around the UCLA campus on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Juliana Yamada | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesMillions of borrowers once again have access to student loan forgiveness, but they may need to take action to ensure they qualify.The U.S. Department of Education will resume cancelling the debt of eligible borrowers enrolled in the Income Contingent Repayment plan, or ICR, and the Pay as You Earn plan, or PAYE, according to an agreement reached by the American Federation of Teachers and the Trump administration.Earlier this year, the department had stopped cancelling the debt of…

The largest union representing federal workers on Monday called for Democrats in Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown by voting for the stopgap funding measure that Republicans have proposed.”It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today,” Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, wrote.”No half measures, and no gamesmanship. Put every single federal worker back on the job with full back pay — today,” said Kelley, whose union represents more than 800,000 federal and District of Columbia government workers.”Because when the folks who serve this country are standing in line for…

George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died. He was 78.The Raiders announced Atkinson’s death on Monday. The team didn’t reveal a cause of death. Atkinson had disclosed he was suffering symptoms consistent with CTE in a 2016 interview with the San Jose Mercury News.The Raiders called Atkinson the anchor of the team’s “Soul Patrol” secondary of the 1970s that helped lead the team to its first Super Bowl title. Atkinson remained connected to the organization until his death.“George’s contributions as a friend and mentor to everyone in the Raiders organization continued long…

DETROIT (AP) — Chauncey Billups earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame a year ago, recognizing his resilience and clutch play in a championship-winning NBA career.His ability to bounce back and make all the right moves is being put to an entirely different test by a gambling scandal.Billups, who was placed on leave as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, was one of more than 30 people arrested last week for what federal law enforcement officials described as their involvement in various illicit gambling activities. The coach was alleged to have participated in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired. Nearly four weeks ago, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused to reconsider that ruling.The case is the latest that relates to Trump’s authority to install his own people at the head of federal agencies. The Supreme…