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CAIRO: Kuwaiti engineer Abdullah Al-Ghareeb, a board member of the Kuwait Society of Engineers, won the 13th Arab Youth Excellence Award on Wednesday in the category of research and innovation achievement, the Arab League announced.Speaking to KUNA, Al-Ghareeb said the award recognized his pioneering project which aims to recycle glass and rubber waste to for use in concrete. He described the honor as a “crowning achievement for Arab youth efforts in research and innovation.”Al-Ghareeb expressed pride in the project, which aims to address environmental waste by converting it into valuable materials that enhance concrete quality and support more sustainable infrastructure.…

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men filled Jerusalem on Thursday in a demonstration against the Israeli state’s demand to enlist them into the army and the arrest of draft dodgers. The protest, described earlier this week as the “demonstration of the million”, was a rare show of unity from all of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox factions but was marred by the death of a 15-year-old, who fell from a construction site. Yesterday, rabbis of Chabad, an ultra-Orthodox faction with no clear political identification, issued a “call to participate in the prayer and cry rally in Jerusalem”. “Today, all the ultra-Orthodox factions have…

Al-Mutairi: Gulf nations align on greener, smarter tourism strategy before UNWTO assembly KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Minister of Information and Culture Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi on Thursday called for closer Gulf tourism cooperation, saying it could drive sustainable growth, diversify income and put the region firmly on the global tourism map.Al-Mutairi made the remarks while chairing the joint meeting of tourism ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, held virtually. He said the gathering reflects “the great attention our wise leadership gives to the tourism sector as one of the pillars of economic and social development in GCC states, and as a bridge to…

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…