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Kuwait envoy: National Day reflects well-established journey marked by significant achievements ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates celebrates its 54th National Day under the slogan “United,” reaffirming its national identity, deep-rooted Gulf and Arab heritage, and its longstanding model of development, modernization and forward-looking vision. The anniversary commemorates the historic decision of the rulers of the Emirates on December 2, 1971, to form the Union under the leadership of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Founding Fathers.Since its establishment, the UAE has continued its rapid transformation, emerging as a leading regional and global model in innovation,…

The Trump administration’s latest move to enforce standards for commercial truck drivers, by flagging nearly half of the driving schools as noncompliant, doesn’t figure to disrupt the industry, experts say. But the heavy scrutiny on immigrant drivers might.The bigger, more reputable schools were not included in the list and many of the schools that were appear to have already been idle, leading trucking industry officials to predict minimal turmoil. The self-certification process that has been in place since 2022 allowed questionable schools to gain recognition. Plus, these efforts to enforce training standards — and the previous moves to strengthen licensing…

KUWAIT: The UAE Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr Matar Al Neyadi, affirmed on Tuesday that Kuwaiti-Emirati relations continue to advance towards broader horizons of cooperation, underpinned by long-standing historical ties and genuine brotherhood between the two nations. His remarks came on the occasion of the UAE’s 54th National Day celebrations, held this year under the slogan “United.”In a press statement, Ambassador Al Neyadi highlighted the continuous momentum in bilateral relations, reflected in reciprocal visits, high-level meetings, and the signing of 16 agreements and memoranda of understanding in 2025 across various sectors. He emphasized that these initiatives aim to strengthen partnership and…

JEDDAH: Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau has secured a seat on the Executive Council of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI) for a six-year term. The announcement was made on Tuesday during the 15th session of ARABOSAI’s General Assembly held in Jeddah. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Dr Saud Al-Zamanan, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Financial, Administrative, Legal and Pre-Audit Affairs, expressed pride in the bureau’s achievement, describing it as a reflection of the confidence placed in Kuwait by fellow Arab audit institutions.“This victory highlights the bureau’s respected position in oversight, auditing, and professional excellence, as…

The owners of an all-girls summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, where 25 campers and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic July 4 flooding, announced plans on Tuesday for new safety upgrades that will be in place when a portion of the camp opens next summer.Camp Mystic owners said in a letter to parents that they plan to exceed new camp safety laws that were passed by the Legislature and signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following the devastating floods that killed at least 136 people and washed away homes and vehicles.“We are preparing for next summer at Camp…

Spain defeated Germany 3-0 on Tuesday in the second leg of their UEFA Nations League final to retain their European title thanks to a brace from Clàudia Pina and a goal from Vicky López.Spain dominated the first half, creating the best chances, but the match went into halftime with a goalless draw.In the second half, Pina scored in the 61st and 74th minutes, and López added another in the 68th.”They’re the kind [of goal] I like to score, shooting from distance. A great game from the whole team,” Pina said after the win. “It’s especially exciting for me because it’s…

There seemed to be a real determination in the team to make sure you got that clean sheet on Sunday. Is that something that is even more important in moments like this, to make sure you are solid first and foremost and then hopefully go and win the game from there?Yeah. When you struggle during a period of time you need to go back to the basic stuff in football and defending, it was the main thing for us. So obviously celebrating the small things like winning challenges and winning duels, blocking shots, stopping crosses, was really important for us…

Aitana Bonmati will be out of action for about five months after successful surgery on her broken leg on Tuesday, Barcelona said in a statement.Bonmati broke her left fibula in training with Spain on Sunday after landing awkwardly in an accidental collision. “Bonmati has undergone successful surgery on a fractured fibula in her left leg,” Barca announced in a statement on Tuesday. “The expected recovery time is around five months.”The three-time Ballon d’Or winner suffered the injury while Spain were preparing for the second leg of the Women’s Nations League final on Tuesday. Bonmati, who posted on social media that…

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesElon Musk has again sounded the alarm on the dangers of AI and listed what he considers as the three most important ingredients to ensure a positive future with the technology. The billionaire CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, X and The Boring Company, appeared on a podcast with Indian billionaire Nikhil Kamath on Sunday.”It’s not that we’re guaranteed to have a positive future with AI,” Musk said on the podcast.…

Sam Altman is feeling the pressure.The OpenAI CEO sent a memo to his staffers on Monday outlining a “code red” effort to improve its chatbot ChatGPT, according to multiple reports. Altman said OpenAI will be pulling back on investments in areas like health, shopping and advertising as it works to prioritize ChatGPT, the reports said.OpenAI declined to comment on Tuesday.”Our focus now is to keep making ChatGPT more capable, continue growing, and expand access around the world — while making it feel even more intuitive and personal,” Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT at OpenAI, wrote in a post Monday on…