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Award reflects leadership’s efforts to develop digital services in Kuwait: Minister   CAIRO/KUWAIT: Kuwait won two awards in the fourth edition of the Arab Government Excellence Award, which honored the winners at the Arab League headquarters on Thursday in the presence of Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees, Emirati Mohammed Al-Gergawi.The Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) shared the award for Best Initiative for Government Development with Egypt’s Information Infrastructure Initiative. The Ministry of State for Communications’ “Sahel” application was also honored for Best Outstanding Initiative in the field of communications services.Kuwait’s Permanent…

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Heart Association elected its new Board of Directors by acclamation for the 2025–2027 term during its regular general assembly meeting held on November 30 in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs and members of the general assembly.The new board is composed as follows:Talal Jassim Al-Bahar — ChairmanDr Mohammed Abdulmajeed Zubaid — Vice ChairmanDr Rashid Abdulaziz Al-Awish — Secretary GeneralRaed Jawad Bukhamseen — TreasurerDr Musa Akbar Jabr — MemberDr Hala Badr Al-Issa — MemberDr Abdullah Hussein Ismail — MemberDr Ahmed Falah Al-Kharaza — MemberAbdulrazzaq Salah Al-Mutawa — MemberOn this occasion, Dr Rashid Al-Awish, Secretary…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Meta Platforms — The Facebook and Instagram parent advanced 4%. Managers led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg are weighing cuts as deep as 30% in Meta’s “metaverse group” in 2026, Bloomberg reported. Kroger – The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain dropped 6.5% after third-quarter revenue lagged Street estimates, identical sales excluding fuel rose 2.6% in the latest quarter against analysts’ consensus estimate for 2.9% and the gross margin came in at 22.8% versus an estimated 23.0%, according to FactSet data. Science Applications International — The technology integration and systems engineering provider to the federal…

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) announced two new tenders to complete the surface asphalt layer, pedestrian walkways, and paving works in six suburbs of Al-Mutlaa City, as part of its ongoing plan to develop the city’s infrastructure.Deputy Director General for Control and Information Systems, Amina Al-Awadhi, stated in a press release on Thursday that the first tender covers suburbs N9, N10, and N11, while the second covers suburbs N6, N7, and N8. Al-Awadhi added that the contract duration is 730 days, noting that the tenders will be issued starting December 7, with the deadline for submitting bids…

KUWAIT: The NATO Regional Center and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative concluded a training course in Kuwait on Thursday on “Joint Standardized Training in Contemporary Maritime Interdiction Operations,” with the participation of 20 military personnel from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.The Center’s Director, Advisor Emad Al-Kandari, told KUNA after the conclusion that the five-day course aimed to present maritime interdiction operations as a key factor in enhancing maritime security. Al-Kandari added that the course, presented by a Greek team from NATO’s Maritime Interdiction Operations Directorate, headed by the Commander of the NATO Maritime Security Operations Training Center (NMIOTC), Commodore Pericles…

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank admits Saturday’s visit of former club Brentford will be special, but he will have no problem celebrating against them.Frank left Brentford in the summer to take over at Spurs, having joined the west London club in 2016. The Danish coach masterminded promotion to the Premier League four years ago to etch his name into Brentford folklore and can expect a warm reception from the away fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but the 52-year-old had no hesitation when asked if he would celebrate. “Yeah, I will,” Frank said. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video…

Google Cloud announced Thursday a multi-year partnership with artificial intelligence coding startup Replit, giving the search giant fresh firepower against the coding products of rivals, including Anthropic and Cursor. Under the partnership, Replit will expand usage of Google Cloud services, add more of Google’s models onto its platform, and support AI coding use cases for enterprise customers. Google will continue to be Replit’s primary cloud provider. “The goal for us, and Google, is to make enterprise vibe-coding a thing,” Replit founder and CEO Amjad Masad said. “We want to show the world that these tools are actually going to transform businesses and…

Sheikh Fahad reaffirms deep Emirati–Kuwaiti ties as UAE celebrates 54th Union Day KUWAIT: Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah reaffirmed the deep, historic ties between Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, praising the longstanding solidarity between the two nations.“There isn’t a Kuwaiti who forgets the UAE’s stance, especially that of the late Sheikh Zayed, during the Iraqi invasion,” he said during the occasion of the UAE’s 54th Union Day celebrated on Wednesday.“Every Kuwaiti carries love for the UAE in their heart, and the Emiratis feel the same toward Kuwait. They never forget…

Arsenal on Thursday officially signed Ecuadorian twins Edwin and Holger Quintero from Independiente Del Valle in a deal that becomes official when they turn 18 in August 2027, the club announced.The 16-year-olds were in London this week to complete the deal that was first reported by ESPN.The fee involved is currently unclear but the move continues Arsenal’s drive to recruit the best talent of the next generation, which included confirmation in October that another 16-year-old, Victor Ozhianvuna, will join the Gunners from Shamrock Rovers in January 2027 when he turns 18.Arsenal have signed Ecuadorian twins Edwin and Holger Quintero. TW: Selección…

The flag of South Yemen is being hoisted above buildings and roads after the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a UAE-backed separatist movement, made huge advances in Yemen’s southeast.  In recent days, the STC launched a military offensive dubbed “The Promising Future” in Hadhramaut, seizing control of Seiyun, one of the largest cities in the region.  The Hadrami Elite Forces, the STC-aligned forces leading the campaign, took over Seiyun’s presidential palace and its international airport on Wednesday. Since then, it has effectively taken control of all of Hadhramaut. Sheikh Amr bin Habrish, the leader of the Saudi-backed Hadramout Tribal Alliance, had…