Asia · Friday, 6 November 2026
Kuwait
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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listenarabic.com, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
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Top today
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listenarabic.com, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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Everyday apps here: Claude by Anthropic · Threema for iOS · Cute CUT Pro - Video Editor · Talabat · WayShot:Aesthetic Photo Editor. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 753 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- הסלמה מול איראן? ממתינים לקולות החיילים (ynet.co.il)
- Letters to the editor: Democracy: Use it or lose it (cambridgetimes.ca)
Survey · 2023 67% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Akhbar El yom TV, CC BY 3.0 New
Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0 MFRK1, CC BY-SA 4.0 The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain الديوان الأميري, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0 DNEG, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cars & transport
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Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Sahibdin, Public domain
Fashion & beauty
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Falling Everyday app
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Money & crypto
Everyday app
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Movies & TV
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Music
listenarabic.com, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Nicolas Völcker, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών . Cropped by User:Andrew Dalby, CC BY-SA 2.0 Huseen Buolayyan, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nithya Raman, Public domain
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Akhbar El yom TV, CC BY 3.0 New
Science & space
Amir Hesaminejad, CC BY 4.0
Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 1Iran
Sustained
Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0 Sustained
Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0 Sustained
Industries here
Media & entertainment 29Music 23Travel & tourism 10Tech & software 9Government & public sector 8Education 6Telecom & internet 5Sports & fitness 3Fashion & beauty 2Advertising & marketing 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Gaming 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 1Science & research 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Unemployment2.2%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate3.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- GDP growth2.7%2025 · +4.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment15.1%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Mechanical Engineering
- Ocean Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
Society
- People online100.0%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change30.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority56.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Obsess
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2Lupin
3Dead-End Job
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4Doctor X: Mafia in White
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6The One About Matthew Perry
7Akka: The Protectors
8Below
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2Manoj Bajpayee
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3The Witches
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4Baththa
5Collision Course
6The Addams Family
7Avaraachan & Sons
8Dhoomakethu
9Animals
Falling
10The Paradise
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Karol G
3Tul8te
4Marwan Pablo
5Ramy Sabry
7Adéla
8Future
9Drake
Apple Music · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1Claude by Anthropic
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2deema | Live Now, Pay Later
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3ChatGPT
4Emtaz
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5Google Gemini
6Disney+
7Tamyeez
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8Keeta - Delivery de comida
9DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
10AliExpress - Shopping App
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1atvTools
2MilGPS
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3SkyView®
4TypeDraw
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5Tiny Computers
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6Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
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7iVerify Basic
8Threema for iOS
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9Cute CUT Pro - Video Editor
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10Deck-Man: Cassette Player
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Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-07
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.