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Kuwait Monitors Radiation Levels as Israeli Strikes Hit Iran Energy Sites

Kuwait Monitors Radiation Levels as Israeli Strikes Hit Iran Energy Sites

WIRED Middle East — As strikes hit energy and nuclear-linked infrastructure across the region, Kuwait's environmental sensor network is constantly scanning the air, water and sea for signs of contamination.

Iran-US war: Navigating the diasporic newsfeed

Iran-US war: Navigating the diasporic newsfeed

soas.ac.uk — For the Gulf region's 30 million expatriates, war is no longer just on the ground - it unfolds online, in real time and across every screen.

Clean Tech Is Quietly Taking Shape in Kuwait

Clean Tech Is Quietly Taking Shape in Kuwait

WIRED Middle East — Kuwait's start-up ecosystem is growing, and some founders are building climate-adjacent businesses designed to fix structural gaps in energy, logistics and food.

Gulf national oil companies unlikely to go Aramco way, says official

Gulf national oil companies unlikely to go Aramco way, says official

Zawya — Kuwait energy forum panellists debate financing energy in a shifting market

Kuwait is Jordan's top investor with $18bln worth of investments

Kuwait is Jordan's top investor with $18bln worth of investments

Zawya — 73 joint economic agreements have already been signed to enhance ties

Kuwaiti investors are second biggest purchasers of Turkey real estate

Kuwaiti investors are second biggest purchasers of Turkey real estate

Zawya — Tourism in Turkey has seen strong investments with 246,000 people visiting the country from Kuwait last year

For the love of being positive - how this Sheikha is bringing change to Kuwait

For the love of being positive - how this Sheikha is bringing change to Kuwait

almaktouminitiatives.org — For the love of being positive - how this Sheikha is bringing change to Kuwait There is a quiet sense of understated elegance about Sheikha Intisar Salem Al Ali Al-Sabah that is hard to define, yet is unquestionably appealing. Wearing a jasmine flower bracelet that stands out strikingly against her bright magenta dress, she is every bit the optimist in life.

Of women and social conditioning

Of women and social conditioning

The Kuwait Times — By Jethu Abraham We live in an age where women's issues are getting an unprecedented amount of spotlight, perhaps, for the first time in media history - ever since...

The enduring charm of souqs

The enduring charm of souqs

The Kuwait Times — By Jethu Abraham I have never really been a fan of life in the city - the bustling traffic, bright lights, et al. have always been a little too pulsating for me. ...

From the board room to the drawing board

From the board room to the drawing board

The Kuwait Times — By Jethu Abraham KUWAIT: When Carolina Aguilar first moved into Kuwait, the arid and dry landscape presented a stark contrast from her homeland. A native of Ba...

Guardian of the past - this saudi photographer invites you to explore his country's hidden beauty

Guardian of the past - this saudi photographer invites you to explore his country's hidden beauty

almaktouminitiatives.org — Guardian of the past - this saudi photographer invites you to explore his country's hidden beauty There is something hauntingly beautiful about the photographs on Moath Alofi's Instagram page - long, rugged roads leading to nowhere, remnants of a cracked wooden window with graffiti marks embedded deep into a rock crevice; a desolate mosque in the centre of a vast stretch of land.

A Kuwaiti NGO fights food waste while feeding needy households

A Kuwaiti NGO fights food waste while feeding needy households

Arab News — KUWAIT: Even to the most undiscerning of minds, Kuwait's culture of hyper-consumption and food waste is obvious - almost the norm in fact. Restaurant tables with food left barely touched and garbage bins piled high with unopened packaging are seen all too often.

Pandemic school closures inspire a Middle East e-learning revolution

Pandemic school closures inspire a Middle East e-learning revolution

Arab News — KUWAIT: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was quick to adopt and adapt to an online learning model - even as the pandemic was at its height. Now, with economies opening up, the region has an open-ended view on school closures.

How the Arab world came together to battle the coronavirus pandemic

How the Arab world came together to battle the coronavirus pandemic

Arab News — DUBAI: Since January, the world has watched in stunned disbelief as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak spread at breakneck speed, sparing nothing in its way and shutting down one country after another, socially, and economically. Yet, in true testimony of the resilience of the human spirit, kindness, compassion, and selflessness soon took over.

Kuwait's blue planet: The professor embracing marine protection

Kuwait's blue planet: The professor embracing marine protection

almaktouminitiatives.org — A university professor and avid diver, Dari Alhuwail is hardly your ordinary volunteer. He truly sees himself as a "guardian of the sea." Writes Jethu Abraham.

Why Kuwait's Cross Cultural Diwaniya wants to challenge the norm

Why Kuwait's Cross Cultural Diwaniya wants to challenge the norm

almaktouminitiatives.org — Largely formed out of a common need for addressing issues pertaining to their future such as unemployment and gender discrimination as well as broader issues, the initiative aims to bring about much-needed reform - all in the background of a traditional setting, writes Jethu Abraham.

The power of narratives

The power of narratives

The Kuwait Times — By Jethu Abraham At its core, strategic narratives may be the answer to Joseph Nye's question on how to understand changing influence in a changing environment. ...

How this Kuwaiti initiative is bringing the community together through food

How this Kuwaiti initiative is bringing the community together through food

almaktouminitiatives.org — One chef in the Middle East takes the concept of 'giving back to the community' up a notch with his popular farm-to-table project.