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All the signals point to a desperate Iran wanting a ceasefire and restart of negotiations with the United States.  The Wall Street Journal and others report that the Iranians have signaled Israel asking for a deescalation of the attacks.  President Trump may like this because he sees himself as a great negotiator.  But he had better be careful here, because his original proposed deal is too vague and doesn’t cut it as a solution to Iran’s nuclear program and overall regional threat to Israel and its Arab neighbors. While the diplomatic feelers are filling the air, there are other reports that…

Kuwait chairs critical GCC sessions on diplomacy, food security amid geopolitical tensions KUWAIT: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) convened two extraordinary meetings in Kuwait on Monday to coordinate diplomatic responses and bolster food security preparedness. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, who currently chairs the GCC Ministerial Council, led the 48th extraordinary meeting of GCC foreign ministers. The meeting, held virtually, focused on the latest regional and international developments, particularly the Zionist entity’s attacks on Iran, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Ministers also discussed ways to strengthen joint Gulf cooperation and intensify diplomatic and political efforts to preserve regional…

KUWAIT: Kuwait and Egypt are in discussion to form a joint technical committee to coordinate the recruitment of Egyptian skilled labor, in a step aimed at addressing labor market needs while upholding regulatory standards, Egypt’s State Information Service said on Monday. The announcement follows a meeting between Egypt’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Osama Shaltout, and Acting Director General of Kuwait’s Public Authority of Manpower (PAM), Marzouq Dhaifallah Al-Otaibi, at PAM headquarters in Kuwait City. According to Egypt’s State Information Service, the committee is expected to include representatives from Egypt’s Ministry of Labor and will align labor supply with sector-specific demands in…

KUWAIT: Abdulmohsen Al-Rushaid, Senior Vice President – Head of Digital Communications at National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), emphasized the bank’s integral role in supporting the nationwide banking awareness campaign “Let’s Be Aware” (Diraya), launched by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) in collaboration with local banks and Kuwait Banking Association. The campaign aims to foster financial literacy, promote financial inclusion, and educate customers across all segments of society.Speaking during an interview on the Kuwait TV show “Good Evening Kuwait”, Al-Rushaid stated: “At NBK, we operate around the clock to track the latest fraud schemes, raise customer awareness, and provide guidance…

KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) on Monday launched a regional meeting focused on combating animal and zoonotic diseases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The four-day event will address several priority diseases in the region, including brucellosis, Rift Valley fever, foot-and-mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants (PPR).Dr Abdulaziz Al-Ateeqi, the meeting’s regional coordinator at KISR, told KUNA that the event aims to enhance cooperation and coordination among GCC member states while promoting the exchange of expertise on modern technologies for the rapid and accurate detection of animal diseases.Al-Ateeqi noted that some of these diseases impact public health,…

About two-thirds of newlyweds, 67%, say they took on debt to fund their big day, according to a March 2025 survey of over 1,000 brides and grooms from LendingTree. To some people, the choice may seem frivolous. The cake gets eaten, the flowers die, and you end up with a bill that collects interest. But there’s another way to look at it, says Matt Schulz, consumer finance analyst at Lending Tree. “To me, good debt is all about a return on your investment,” he says. “And that return on investment doesn’t have to be financial.”If having a certain kind of…

Oakmont, Pennsylvania CNN  —  Bogey, bogey, bogey, par, bogey, bogey. It’s a helluva way to start the most important round of your life. In the span of about two hours on Sunday, J.J. Spaun looked like a golfer in complete freefall. It looked like the magic touch from his first three rounds at Oakmont Country Club had completely abandoned him. On the second hole, it appeared as though the crowd was watching the golf gods forsake him in real time when his approach shot bounced once, hit the flag stick and then rolled 50 yards away from the cup. “I…

CNN  —  When Lesley Lokko was a young student in 1990s London, architecture was a place of openness and experimentation. And yet, she felt the discipline was incapable of thinking beyond European concepts of space. “We were being taught… in a very predominantly Eurocentric way, about the difference between inside and outside, between privacy and publicity, or even simple things like a family structure,” said the renowned Scottish-Ghanian architect, now in her 60s. She noted the difference between her experience growing up around extended family and the small “two-up, two-down” homes common among nuclear families in the UK. Even her…

By Faten Omar & B IzzakKUWAIT: Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Totonji praised the Kuwaiti leadership, led by HH the Amir, for its “balanced and constructive” stance in condemning the Zionist attacks on residential areas in Iran. Speaking at a press conference at the Iranian Embassy on Monday, Totonji reassured that Kuwaiti nationals in Iran are safe and that their return is proceeding smoothly via land borders, in coordination with Kuwaiti and Iraqi authorities.The ambassador strongly condemned the Zionist attacks, calling them a “flagrant violation” of the UN Charter and an “outright declaration of war”. He held the United States…

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe pace of artificial intelligence innovation is raising the stakes for companies like OpenAI to snatch up top talent, according to new recruiting head Joaquin Quiñonero Candela.”Recruiting has never been more important,” Candela wrote in a LinkedIn post on Monday, announcing his new role. “We’re under unprecedented pressure to grow. If we were a rocket (wait, we’re one), we’d be at MaxQ, maximum dynamic pressure. We’re also in uncharted waters.”Candela, who previously…