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KUWAIT: A woman speaks with Dermatologist Dr Sneha Mariam at the vitiligo awareness campaign organized by Kuwait Medical Association on Saturday.

Campaign spreads awareness, acceptance of people with vitiligo

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Vitiligo is a skin condition characterized by loss of skin pigmentation, which results in white patches of skin. It occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing pigment in the skin. According to dermatologists, there is no cure for vitiligo, but there are treatments that can help improve the appearance of the affected skin and reduce the spread of white patches.Kuwait...

KUWAIT: British Ambassador Belinda Lewis cuts a cake during the launching ceremony of the festival in the presence of top management of LuLu Hypermarket in Kuwait.

Festival of British Foods at LuLu Hypermarket

KUWAIT: A week-long celebration of the best of British foods is being held at all outlets of LuLu Hypermarket from June 10-17. The ‘LuLu British Food Week’ was inaugurated on June 10 at the Al-Qurain branch of the hypermarket by British Ambassador Belinda Lewis along with top management of LuLu Hypermarket in Kuwait, and in the presence of a large gathering of shoppers and well-wishers of the brand.Adding to the lively vibe of the...

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Hu Chunhua attend the 10th Arab-China Business Conference on June 11, 2023. – AFP

New Silk Road to link Arab world and China

RIYADH: Saudi Investment Minister Khaled Al-Falih on Sunday announced the launch of a new modern Silk Road connecting the Arab world and China. Falih, speaking at the Arab-China Business Conference held in Riyadh, said it is time for China to become an essential strategic partner of development in the region. The Saudi minister spoke of the growth in trade exchange with China, saying it creates promising opportunities for investments.On behalf of...

The National Assembly.

MPs hold informal meeting on priorities; roadmap proposed

By B IzzakKUWAIT: Forty-seven MPs of the new 50-member National Assembly held their first informal meeting on Sunday to discuss coordination on priority issues and the election of Assembly panels to be held on the inaugural day on June 20. MP Abdullah Fahhad said after the meeting that there was a consensus on priority issues that should be debated, adding that the meeting did not discuss election of posts. MP Mohannad Al-Sayer said the meeting...

Armenian Ambassador Sarmen Baghdasaryan

Armenian Embassy announces launch of direct flights between Kuwait and Armenia

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Armenian Ambassador Sarmen Baghdasaryan announced at a press conference on Sunday the launch of direct flights between Armenia and Kuwait from June 22, with two weekly flights by Armenian national carrier Fly Arna. He also announced exempting Kuwaiti citizens from visas and e-visas (or visa on arrival) for foreigners residing in Kuwait (depending on their nationality).The launch of the direct flights coincides with the Eid...

KUWAIT: Samira Al-Kandari, the Environment Public Authority's acting director general, interacts with one of the booths at the event held to mark World Environment Day. -- KUNA

Environment authority to combat plastic pollution through circular economy: Official

By Nebal SnanKUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority is planning to concentrate its efforts in transitioning Kuwait’s economy to a circular model to protect the environment, said the authority’s Acting Director General Samira Al-Kandari. “We must recycle plastic waste and reduce the use of plastic due to its dangerous effects on people’s health, the environment, ecological systems and world economy,” Kandari told reporters during an...

KUWAIT: Director General of DGCA Emad Al-Juluwi and a representative from Leonardo exchange copies of the contract signed Sunday. - KUNAn

DGCA, Italy’s Leonardo ink KD 6.68m deal to boost airport navigation system

KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) signed a KD 6.68 million (around USD 21.4 million) deal with Italy's Leonardo Aerospace, Defense and Security company to develop the air navigation system at Kuwait international airport. The agreement, inked Sunday, involves installing two advanced radar systems, according to KUNA. This is not the first airport-related venture for the Italian company, which has been present in Kuwait since...

KHERSON: Rescuers from the State Emergency Service help evacuate a local resident from a flooded area in the town of Kherson on June 11, 2023. The flood, triggered by damage to the Kakhovka dam in the early hours of June 6, 2023, forced thousands to flee, disrupted water supplies and sparked fears of an environmental and humanitarian disaster.— AFP

Ukraine announces retaking village in southeast, first gain of offensive

KYIV: Kyiv announced on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have retaken a village in the war-torn country’s southeast, the first reported gain of the offensive. Ukraine’s ground forces said in a statement that soldiers of the 68th separate ranger brigade had “liberated the settlement of Blagodatne” in the eastern region of Donetsk. The ground forces released a video showing soldiers carrying a Ukrainian flag into a destroyed building.Another...

ANNECY: Annecy's residents gather to support the victims and their families in Annecy on June 11, 2023, following the attack by a Syrian refugee who stabbed six people, including four young children. -- AFP

French town to pay tribute to those who chased off knife attacker

ANNECY: Residents of the Alpine town of Annecy will gather Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a Syrian refugee who stabbed six people, including four young children, last week. The city’s mayor, Francois Astorg, will pay homage to those who “acted with courage and professionalism” in confronting the attacker before police arrested him. They include two municipal agents who tried to stop the attacker with a shovel, a young man...

BOGOTA: Colombian President Gustavo Petro (R) greeting a nurse while visiting the four Indigenous children who were found alive after being lost for 40 days in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a plane crash, at the Military Hospital in Bogota. – AFP

Indigenous upbringing helped children survive Amazon ordeal

BOGOTA: Lost for 40 days in the Colombian Amazon, four Indigenous children survived eating seeds, roots and plants they knew were edible thanks to their upbringing. And it was in part down to the local knowledge of Indigenous adults involved in the search alongside Colombian troops that they were ultimately found alive. “The survival of the children is a sign of the knowledge and relationship with the natural environment that is taught starting...

Lionel Messi

Messi new club Inter Miami suffer sixth straight defeat

MIAMI: Lionel Messi’s future club Inter Miami suffered a sixth straight defeat and remained rooted to the bottom of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference after a 3-1 defeat at the New England Revolution on Saturday. If Messi was tuning in to watch what awaits him in MLS, his disappointment at Miami’s dismal form would have been tempered by a wonder goal from his compatriot, Lucas Zelarayan of Columbus. Three minutes into stoppage time,...

LONDON: Australia’s Pat Cummins (center left) lifts the ICC Test Championship Mace as he celebrates with teammates after victory in the ICC World Test Championship cricket final match between Australia and India on June 11, 2023. – AFP

Ruthless Australia hammer India in World Test Championship final

LONDON: Scott Boland sparked a dramatic collapse as a dominant Australia hammered India by 209 runs to win the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval on Sunday. India, set a record 444 to win, resumed on 164-3. But they slumped to 234 all out before lunch on the fifth day, losing their last five wickets for a mere 22 runs. Boland did the initial damage with two wickets in Sunday’s seventh over, including the prize scalp of Virat Kohli,...

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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi and President of the European Council Charles Michel. - KUNA

European Council strengthens GCC ties, seeks to prevent Middle East escalation

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts