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IWG marks Int'l Women's Day
KUWAIT: Under the patronage of Sheikha Hanouf Bader Al-Muhamad Al-Sabah, spouse of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Honorary President of the International Women's Group - Kuwait, IWG celebrated International Women's Day with the participation of four inspiring and distinguished women leaders.The members and executive board of the IWG were honored to have as key speakers, Nabeela Abdulla Al-Mulla, retired Ambassador from the State of Kuwait; Ayse...
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Kuwait records 1,157 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths
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IOM provides psychosocial support to women in shelter
IOM Kuwait Chief of Mission Mazen AboulHosnKUWAIT: The International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Migration agency in Kuwait - in partnership with the telecommunication company, Ooredoo - has launched a series of psychosocial support workshops through the month of March for women residing in the government of Kuwait's shelter for female foreign workers.IOM has been working in Kuwait to provide the needed support to female breadwinners,...
KUWAIT: OAPEC secretary general Ali bin Sabt (left) and KISR Director General Dr Samira Sayyed Omar sign the agreement. - KUNAn
OAPEC, KISR sign scientific cooperation MoU
KUWAIT: OAPEC secretary general Ali bin Sabt (left) and KISR Director General Dr Samira Sayyed Omar sign the agreement. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) signed Monday a memorandum of understanding over scientific cooperation. OAPEC secretary general Ali bin Sabt, speaking to reporters after signing the MoU with KISR Director General Dr Samira Sayyed...
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UK Ambassador bids farewell to Kuwait
By UK Ambassador Michael Davenport are supposed to be used to moving on, but I must admit that I never find it very easy. Kuwait is no exception. My wife Lavinia and I have been fortunate to spend six months longer here than we expected, giving us the opportunity to savior Kuwait's best kept secret - it's beautiful, mild winter. We have made wonderful friends in Kuwait and look forward to staying in touch. Although I had visited Kuwait...
KUWAIT: Kuwait suffered massive traffic jams and chaos this week as motorists rush to return home before the daily curfew kicks in. - File photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: Kuwait suffered massive traffic jams and chaos this week as motorists rush to return home before the daily curfew kicks in. - File photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
MEKELE: Eyerusalem (left), 40, is held by an assistant at a safe house for survivors of sexual assault, in Mekele. She was raped in a village outside of Adigrat by Eritrean soldiers. - AFPn
Survivors allege rape by soldiers in Tigray
MEKELE: Eyerusalem (left), 40, is held by an assistant at a safe house for survivors of sexual assault, in Mekele. She was raped in a village outside of Adigrat by Eritrean soldiers. - AFPMEKELE, Ethiopia: It was "like they were fetching water," 40-year-old Tirhas recalls. Once a day, she says, Ethiopian soldiers would line up outside her cell in a military camp, sometimes as many as 10 men waiting their turn to rape her. According to Tirhas,...
DAMASCUS: In this file picture, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (left) visiting the historic Ummayad Mosque with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in old Damascus. A decade of war may have ravaged his country, but Assad has clung to power and looks determined to cement his position in presidential elections this year. --AFPn
Syria's Assad set for election win 10 years after start of war
DAMASCUS: In this file picture, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (left) visiting the historic Ummayad Mosque with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in old Damascus. A decade of war may have ravaged his country, but Assad has clung to power and looks determined to cement his position in presidential elections this year. - AFPBEIRUT: A decade of war may have ravaged his country, but Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad has clung to power and...
JALALABAD: Women attend an event to celebrate International Women's Day in Jalalabad on Monday.-AFPn
US tests push for sweeping change in Afghanistan as pullout nears
JALALABAD: Women attend an event to celebrate International Women's Day in Jalalabad on Monday.-AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is testing whether he can bring sweeping changes in Afghanistan, including a potential government involving the Taleban, in a high-risk strategy as he weighs whether to honor a May deadline to end America's longest war. In a letter leaked to Afghan media over the weekend, Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged...
TUNIS: Tunisian women demonstrate in Tunis against violence against women. In Tunisia, the Personal Status Code or CSP consists of a series of progressive Tunisian laws, promulgated on August 13, 1956 by a Beylical decree and then entered into force on January 1, 1957, aimed at establishing equality between men and women. - AFPn
Tunisia's gender violence law struggles to get beyond paper
TUNIS: Tunisian women demonstrate in Tunis against violence against women. In Tunisia, the Personal Status Code or CSP consists of a series of progressive Tunisian laws, promulgated on August 13, 1956 by a Beylical decree and then entered into force on January 1, 1957, aimed at establishing equality between men and women. - AFPTUNIS: When Nadia told police about her husband's violence during a coronavirus lockdown in Tunisia, she nearly lost...
MEXICO CITY: Women clash with the police, behind a fence in front of the National Palace, as they protest during a demonstration to commemorate the International Women's Day in Mexico City, on Monday.-AFPn
Thousands defy virus curbs for Women's Day rallies
MEXICO CITY: Women clash with the police, behind a fence in front of the National Palace, as they protest during a demonstration to commemorate the International Women's Day in Mexico City, on Monday.-AFPMEXICO CITY: Tens of thousands on Monday defied coronavirus restrictions, gathering worldwide on International Women's Day to denounce gender violence and inequalities. Women took to the streets in peaceful democracies and in countries gripped...
Hazara people walk at the site of the giant Buddha statues, which were destroyed by the Taleban in 2001, in Bamiyan province.-AFPn
Afghans recall destruction of Buddha statues
Hazara people walk at the site of the giant Buddha statues, which were destroyed by the Taleban in 2001, in Bamiyan province.-AFPBAMIYAN, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's giant Buddhas stood watch over the picturesque Bamiyan valley for centuries, surviving Mongol invasions and the harsh environment until the Taleban arrived with an apocalyptic worldview that did not care about one of the great wonders of antiquity.After years of scorched-earth...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief
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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Senior military officers discuss security issues