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KUWAIT: Dr Yousef Al-Sari’e, Director General of the General Directorate of Radio at the Ministry of Information, hailed the University Magazine program as a successful model for harnessing students’ potential to shape the future of national media. His remarks came during a seminar titled “Integrating Roles in Radio and Media,” held Monday as part of Kuwait University Media Department’s celebration of the program’s third anniversary. The initiative is the first student-managed radio program, broadcast weekly on Kuwait Radio.Dr. Al-Sari’e emphasized the Ministry’s commitment to empowering young talents and preparing a new generation of media professionals capable of creating and excelling…

KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, Acting Minister of Finance, and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment, Dr Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem, met with the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Kuwait, Steven Butler, to explore avenues for enhanced cooperation. A ministry press release on Monday stated that discussions focused on collaboration in electricity, water and renewable energy, as well as on strengthening technical and investment partnerships. The two sides also reviewed potential future projects with specialized US entities.Dr Al-Mukhaizeem highlighted the strategic relationship between Kuwait and the United States, underscoring the Ministry’s commitment to knowledge exchange…

Jeff CarlisleNov 24, 2025, 01:16 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Celtic FC have formally contacted the Columbus Crew regarding the possible hiring of Wilfried Nancy to be their next manager, a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.Nancy, 48, has reportedly been in talks with Celtic for weeks, but the reigning Scottish champions had yet to reach out to the Crew. That step has now been taken with the two sides “working to finalize an agreement that’s trending towards Wilfried moving to the Scottish Premiership,” the source said.There are also ongoing discussions…

Jeff KassoufNov 24, 2025, 01:07 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Seattle Reign FC’s Jess Fishlock recently retired from international duty after two decades with Wales, but she’s not done yet. The midfielder has signed a new one-year contract to stay with the Reign in 2026, which will mark nearly 14 years in Seattle.”When I came back from the Euros, I just felt a little different,” Fishlock told ESPN. “Something…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and for Florida to meet next month to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” are getting adequate access to legal representatives.During a Monday status hearing, U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell set a conference for Dec. 16-17 in her Fort Myers courtroom.“I think we’re closer on a lot of issues than we were before,” Polster Chappell said. “And I would think that the parties can come…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand ‘s tallest peak, with two others from the same group rescued, authorities said on Tuesday. The dead climbers’ bodies have been found and specialist searchers were working to recover them “in a challenging alpine environment,” Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker said. None of the climbers have been publicly identified. Sgt. Kevin McErlain told The Timaru Herald the pair had been connected by a rope when they fell near the summit of Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook.The authorities learned late Monday night local time that…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Udo Kier, the German actor whose icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favorite of filmmakers including Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, has died at 81. His partner, artist Delbert McBride, told Variety that Kier died on Sunday in Palm Springs, California.A longtime arthouse favorite, Kier also had an unlikely run as a character actor in Hollywood blockbusters including “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” with Jim Carrey. Actors Helmut Berger and Udo Kier, photographed during the shooting of the film “The Fifth Commandment,” Dec. 1, 1977. (Horst Ossinger/dpa via…

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.The brothers discovered the comic book in a cardboard box beneath layers of brittle newspapers, dust and cobwebs in their deceased mother’s San Francisco home last year, alongside a handful of other rare comics that she and her sibling had collected on the cusp of World War II. She had told her children she had a valuable comic book collection hidden away, but…

In its first strike on Beirut since June, Israel on Sunday killed the most senior Hezbollah military figure to have been targeted since the ceasefire in Lebanon was established a year ago. Haytham Ali Tabatabai, known as Abu Ali, rose through the ranks to become Hezbollah’s top military chief after Israel eliminated much of the group’s senior leadership.  During last year’s war, Tabatabai headed Hezbollah’s operations division. After the 24 November 2024 ceasefire, he was appointed chief of staff, replacing Ibrahim Aqil, who was killed two months earlier. Hezbollah mourned him as “one of the leaders who laid the foundation…

President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to combine efforts with tech companies and universities to convert government data into scientific discoveries, acting on his push to make artificial intelligence the engine of the nation’s economic future.Trump unveiled the “Genesis Mission” as part of an executive order he signed Monday that directs the Department of Energy and national labs to build a digital platform to concentrate the nation’s scientific data in one place.It solicits private sector and university partners to use their AI capability to help the government solve engineering, energy and national security problems, including streamlining the nation’s…