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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced two of his top staff picks for his administration, including Dean Fuleihan, a veteran New York City civil servant, as his first deputy mayor during a press conference at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute in Manhattan on Monday. Mamdani also announced Elle Bisgard-Church as his chief of staff. In an Instagram post, Mamdani said that these two appointments would constitute the team that “will deliver on our affordability agenda”. Fuleihan is the son of Lebanese immigrants and served as the former deputy mayor to Bill De Blasio. The deputy is responsible for managing the day-to-day…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding. At the live auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles, a serene, snow vista called “Winter’s Peace” that Ross painted entirely during a 1993 episode of “The Joy of Painting” went for $318,000 to a bidder on the phone. “For a good cause — and you get the painting,” auctioneer Aaron Bastian said during the bidding. He…

Steven Naismith believes key midfielder Billy Gilmour still has “a good chance” of being fit for Scotland’s potentially critical final World Cup qualifier against Denmark next Tuesday even though he has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with Greece.The 24-year-old has missed Napoli’s last two games with a groin injury and it was announced on Monday that he had not travelled to Turkey to join Steve Clarke’s squad for their training camp ahead of this weekend’s match in Piraeus. Assistant coach Naismith revealed that there is still optimism that 43-cap Gilmour will be fit to rejoin the squad for the…

TOKYO: Emperor Naruhito of Japan awarded on Tuesday HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun during a formal ceremony at the Matsu-no-Ma State Room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The decoration, the highest Japanese decoration granted to non-Japanese nationals for over a century and a half, was bestowed in recognition of outstanding achievements, particularly in strengthening international relations.During the ceremony, HH Sheikh Nasser conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Emperor Naruhito, expressing pride in the deep ties between the two peoples. In…

RIYADH: Kuwait and Saudi Arabia reaffirmed their strong and historic ties with the signing of four memoranda of understanding during the third meeting of the Kuwait-Saudi Coordination Council, held in Riyadh on Monday and co-chaired by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. The agreements cover key sectors — economy and planning, public-private partnerships (PPP), science and technology, and media — marking a new phase of bilateral cooperation aimed at advancing development, innovation and integration across multiple fields.Kuwaiti Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil Dr Sheikh Nimr Fahad Al-Sabah said the MoU on economy…

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Tuesday inspected the project site of the new Kuwait International Airport Terminal (T2). HH the Prime Minister toured the site on the sidelines of the weekly Cabinet session held at the terminal. Accompanied by ministers during the tour, HH the Prime Minister was briefed by Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan about the mega project.He remarked that it is one of Kuwait’s mega development projects and stressed on the necessity that all government departments coordinate with the ministry of public works to handle any emerging hindrances to press…

PGMOL chief refereeing officer Howard Webb says it is “not unreasonable” that Virgil van Dijk’s header for Liverpool was ruled out in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.Van Dijk’s first-half header was disallowed on-field for offside after Andy Robertson was penalised for impeding goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The decision was made on-field by referee Chris Kavanagh after the assistant referee raised his flag for offside. A check from the video assistant referee (VAR) determined that Robertson had interfered with play from an offside position and the goal was ruled out. Law 11 – Offside A player in an offside position at…

KUWAIT: Under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a ceremony was held on Tuesday to honor a group of outstanding teachers and schools on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day for the academic years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. The event took place at the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Theater at Abdullah Al-Salem University in Shuwaikh.His Highness’ motorcade was warmly received by the Minister of Education Jalal Sayed Abdulmohsen Al-Tabtabaei and ceremony officials. The event was also attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness the…

KUWAIT: Kuwait commemorated on Tuesday, the 63rd anniversary of the adoption of its Constitution — a defining moment in the nation’s history and the foundation upon which its democratic system is built. The Constitution remains the cornerstone regulating the relationship among the three branches of government — legislative, executive, and judicial — and affirming the principles of justice, freedom, and equality that lie at the heart of the Kuwaiti identity.This national occasion serves as a source of pride for the Kuwaiti people, who recall with deep appreciation the legacy of the late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah whose vision and…

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) announced on Tuesday the launch of its annual Science Month 2025, themed “Oceans: From Imagination to Discovery”, scheduled to begin this Thursday at the Scientific Center from 5 pm to 8 pm. The event will feature a wide array of scientific activities blending knowledge, entertainment, and discovery.In a press statement, KFAS highlighted that Science Month is an annual celebration of science, technology, and innovation, featuring a month-long series of interactive activities designed to spark curiosity among young people, foster scientific creativity, and nurture a spirit of exploration. This year’s edition…