By Sajeev K Peter

KUWAIT: Digital transformation is a fundamental pillar on which “New Kuwait Vision 2035” is based, therefore, both government and private sectors aspire to increase operational efficiency in all departments to improve the level of quality and push the economy towards a secure digital transformation, said Dr Anwar Al-Harbi, Chief Technology Officer at the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) in Kuwait.

HOUSTON: Sultan Al-Jaber, the president of this year’s UN climate talks, on Monday said the oil and gas industry must lead the fight against climate change.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president said Tuesday that China had agreed to restructure its loans to the bankrupt island nation, clearing the final obstacle to a long-awaited International Monetary Fund bailout.

PARIS: Fuel deliveries and public transport were severely disrupted in France on Tuesday as unions kicked off a fresh day of protest against a pensions reform that would push back the retirement age for millions.

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said Monday it was depositing $5 billion in Turkey’s central bank, a potentially major boost as the country grapples with inflation and damage from last month’s earthquake ahead of presidential elections.

GENEVA: Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said Monday.

PARIS: A majority of French people support rolling strikes announced against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, a poll showed Monday, underlining the unpopularity of changes the government views as essential.

DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency said Sunday, but low-flying satellites could bring hope to millions, especially in remote corners of Africa.

BEIRUT: A Lebanese judge has summoned central bank governor Riad Salameh for questioning next week, a judicial official said Monday, as the crisis-hit country advances an embezzlement probe parallel to European investigations.