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KUWAIT: Zain Kuwait announced its strategic sponsorship of the 5th Outdoor Sports & Activities Expo in collaboration with USC Group, reaffirming its commitment to supporting local businesses and SMEs that are an important pillar of the national economy. The sponsorship highlights its dedication to contributing to domestic tourism and expanding the country’s recreational and sports ecosystem. Zain took part in the opening ceremony held at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref, joined by the Governor of Mubarak Al-Kabeer and the Acting Governor of Hawally, Sheikh Sabah Bader Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, along with Hamad Al-Musaibeeh, Corporate Relations Department Manager, officials from…

Ambassador hails Erdogan’s visit to Kuwait as beginning of a new phase in bilateral relations KUWAIT: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Kuwait last week marked a new phase in the growing partnership between Turkey and Kuwait, said Ambassador Tuba Nur Sönmez during a reception held on Wednesday to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey.Ambassador Sönmez said several agreements were signed during President Erdoğan’s visit in the fields of maritime, transport, investment and energy, paving the way for deeper cooperation. “These agreements lay the groundwork for collaboration between our two countries in various sectors…

KUWAIT: Deputy Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie Lieutenant General Huseyin Kurtoglu and an accompanying delegation visited on Thursday Al-Tahreer and Sheikh Salem Al-Ali camps of the Kuwait National Guard (KNG). In a statement, the National Guard said the Turkish delegation was received upon arrival at Al-Tahreer Camp by Assistant for Financial Affairs and Resources Management, Major General Riyadh Tawari who briefed the visitors on the KNG’s missions and its role in supporting and assisting state institutions under various circumstances.The visit included a tour of the Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Center for Chemical Defense and Radiological Monitoring, where the delegation was received…

KUWAIT: In line with its commitment to social responsibility and leading role in supporting women and society, National Bank of Kuwait concluded its annual campaign on breast cancer awareness, which was held in October, the breast cancer awareness month. The campaign shed light on the importance of early detection and prevention and included a chain of initiatives promoting awareness targeting both the bank’s employees and the larger society.On this occasion, NBK’s headquarters building was lit in pink during October, serving as a strong visual reminder of the importance of early detection and prevention, in addition to confirming the bank’s continuous…

Oct 30, 2025, 01:33 PM ETFormer Napoli and Italy boss Luciano Spalletti was confirmed as Juventus’ new head coach on Thursday, replacing the fired Igor Tudor.Spalletti has signed an agreement with the record 36-time Serie A champions through to the end of the current season, Juventus said.According to reports in Italy, the agreement comes with an automatic renewal if the team qualify for the Champions League.Editor’s Picks1 Related”We are delighted to welcome a coach with such expertise and experience to the Bianconeri family: welcome to Juventus and good luck, coach!” Juventus said in a statement.Tudor was fired on Monday following…

Calls to boycott the United Arab Emirates and Emirati-linked companies are growing across social media, fuelled by anger over the Gulf state’s backing of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s devastating war.  The campaign – which had been circulating in Sudanese and diaspora circles for years –  gained fresh momentum after the RSF seized the city of el-Fasher in North Darfur on 26 October.  The capture of the last Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) stronghold in the region was accompanied by widespread massacres, with harrowing footage showing RSF fighters boasting about killing civilians, including women, children and the elderly, as residents fled…

Real Madrid vs Barcelona is always a massive tie – but Sunday’s meeting was especially big for Xabi Alonso.Last month’s 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid saw sharp criticism focus on the manager. It was a hugely embarrassing loss, and entirely derailed the positive mood around his start at the Bernabeu. It also gave new life to concerns about the team’s ability to compete in big games, concerns that first surfaced following the 4-0 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup.Even though they had won every other game this season apart from that Atleti fixture, Alonso and his staff…

Few jurists have left as profound and enduring a mark on international justice as Judge Navi Pillay. From her beginnings as a young lawyer challenging the machinery of apartheid in South Africa to her historic role at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), where she helped establish that sexual violence can constitute genocide, Pillay has spent a lifetime pushing the boundaries of legal accountability. A former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, she currently serves as the Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on occupied Palestine and Israel and an ad hoc judge at the International Court of…

Oct 30, 2025, 12:20 PM ETCristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son, Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior, made his debut for Portugal Uunder-16s on Thursday in a 2-0 win against hosts Turkey.With Portugal leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Sporting CP’s Samuel Tavares and SC Braga’s Rafael Cabral, Ronaldo Júnior entered the pitch in stoppage time in the encounter in Antalya, Turkey.Ronaldo Júnior, 15, plays as a forward for the youth academy of Al Nassr, the Saudi Pro League club where his father stars.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThursday’s game was the first of three that Portugal’s U16 squad will play in Turkey as part of the Federations…

Oct 30, 2025, 11:52 AM ETSpanish authorities are recommending a Real Oviedo fan to be fined €4,000 ($4,625) for allegedly directing racist abuse at Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford.The government’s anti-violence commission said in a statement on Thursday that during Barcelona’s 3-1 league win at Real Oviedo on Sept. 25, an Oviedo fan was heard making a racial slur in Spanish at Rashford.”La Liga detected the images on social media and filed a complaint with the National Police,” the statement said.”Subsequently, analysis of footage from the stadium’s Organizational Control Unit (UCO) cameras allowed for the identification of the alleged perpetrator. The…