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LGBTQ+ workers find support, belonging in inclusive workplace
Manila Standard
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June 29, 2025
McDonald’s Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to workplace inclusion by sharing the experiences of LGBTQ+ employees and holding company-wide activities for Pride Month under its ongoing “Love Ko All, Welcome All” campaign. The fast food chain...
Executive Education at Arab Universities Serves Need for Lifelong Learning
Al-Fanar Media
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June 28, 2025
In a recent Al-Fanar Media Talk, leaders of executive education programmes at two Arab universities discussed why life-long skills learning is essential in today’s fast-changing business world. As universities and businesses struggle to keep pace...
From the trading hall to the pinnacle of digital innovation: Boursa Kuwait and Markaz empower Kuwaiti youth with UNICODE
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN- TRACCS) Kuwait City – June 29, 2025: Boursa Kuwait and the Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” continued their strategic partnership with CODED Academy, sponsoring the fifth edition of the Academy’s UNICODE Program, which targets over 300...
Kuwait TV wins four awards at Arab radio, television festival
Gulf Daily News Online
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Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi expressed pride in Kuwait Television winning four awards at the 25th Arab Radio and Television Festival held in Tunis. In a statement to...
Child protection groups condemn lenient sentence in child assault case involving Kuwaiti national
Hespress
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June 28, 2025
The high-profile legal case involving a Kuwaiti national accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Moroccan girl has resurfaced after the Criminal Chamber at the Court of Appeal in Marrakech recently issued a five-year prison sentence in...
Woman sues Synlab for GH¢10 million after false HIV-positive test result cost her job in Kuwait
GhanaWeb
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June 28, 2025
A resident of Damongo, Rahinatu Amissah, has sued Accra-based medical laboratory company Synlab for allegedly producing a false HIV-positive test result. In her writ, filed at the High Court in Accra and shared by The Law Platform, Rahinatu...
World News | Iraq's Top Court to Resume Work After President Retires Amid Controversy
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
Baghdad, Jun 30 (AP) Iraq's top court was set to resume work Monday after nine judges who had tendered their resignations in recent weeks returned to work following the retirement of the court's president and the appointment of a successor. Iraq's...
Mamdani’s New York victory sparks Islamophobic backlash in US
St. Kitts Gazette
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June 30, 2025
For years, Muslim New Yorkers have gathered at Washington Square Park on the Eid holidays for prayer services, putting the city’s religious and ethnic diversity on display. But this year, right-wing influencers have been sharing footage of the...
Kuwait Allows School Principals To Approve Exit Permits For Expat Teachers
Gulf Insider
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June 25, 2025
Kuwait’s Ministry of Education has granted school principals the authority to approve exit permits for expatriate teachers and staff, eliminating the need for regional office involvement and ending a months-long administrative bottleneck that had...
Sharjah Guides Kuwait's Age-Friendly City Journey
Sharjah24
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The workshop reviewed the Emirate of Sharjah's experience in the field of age-friendly cities. The workshop supported Kuwait's efforts to join UNESCO's Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities, which Sharjah became the first Arab city to join in...
Kuwait principals can approve teachers' exit permits
Gulf News
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The Ministry responded with an urgent intervention led by Education Minister Dr. Adel Al Tabtabaei, who coordinated with the Civil Service Bureau to update records and restore functionality. Since then, hundreds of teachers have successfully...
The Palestinian Left Is a Vital Part of Its Nation’s History
Jacobin
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As part of the Long Reads podcast on Jacobin Radio, we’ve produced a miniseries called Red Star Over Palestine: Histories of the Palestinian Left. The six episodes of the series look at the impact of left-wing ideas on Palestinian politics and...
Kuwaiti Dinar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today-June 24, 2025
ARY News
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June 24, 2025
Kuwait City/Karachi, June 24, 2025 – The Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) has surged against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR), reaching 926.79 PKR today, according to open market sources. This marks a notable increase from 925.45 PKR on June 18, following a steady...
Why are world's richest moving to this Muslim nation? India's millionaires also on list, not Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, it is..
DNA India
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The record exodus of high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), those possessing over $1million in liquid assets, was witnessed in 2025., Around 142,000 millionaires are likely to relocate to new countries in 2025, with the number expected to rise to...
Kuwait Uncovers Decades-Old Citizenship Fraud After Inheritance Dispute
Gulf Insider
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June 22, 2025
A decades-old case of citizenship fraud has come to light in Kuwait after a family inheritance dispute revealed that a man, long believed to be the son of a deceased Kuwaiti citizen, was not biologically related to the family, local media...
The 5th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for a Child-Snatching Texas Cop Who Falsely Alleged Abandonment
Reason Magazine
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June 30, 2025
Around 10 a.m. on a Friday in October 2018, 14-year-old Jade McMurry was confronted by two police officers, Kevin Brunner and Alexandra Weaver, at the door to the apartment in Midland, Texas, that she shared with her parents and her 12-year-old...
S’pore asatizah must be able to guide the practice of Islam in modern societies: Faishal Ibrahim
The Straits Times
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June 24, 2025
SINGAPORE – It is important for Muslim religious teachers in Singapore to understand the principles of their faith, as well as the unique multiracial, multi-religious fabric of their society, said Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs...
Kuwait Ministry of Education activates emergency plan, affirms readiness of 90 shelters
Gulf Daily News Online
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Minister of Education Jalal Al-Tabtabae held Friday an online meeting with Ministry executives and instructed activation of the emergency plan to secure safety of students and staff, and guarantee education not interrupted. The Ministry, in a...
Paul & Shark appoints cricketer KL Rahul as its first global brand ambassador from India
Khaleej Times
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Italian luxury clothing house Paul & Shark is proud to announce the appointment of KL Rahul, one of India’s most distinguished cricketers, as its first-ever global brand ambassador from India. This landmark collaboration marks a significant step...
Adnoc Drilling awarded $800m five-year oilfield services contract
The National News
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Adnoc Drilling, the Middle East's largest drilling company, said it was awarded a contract valued at up to $800 million by Adnoc Onshore for the provision of integrated hydraulic fracturing services for conventional and tight reservoirs. The...