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Afghan refugee and activist for women’s rights Fatima Haidari reads a book at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. — AFP photos

Refugee from Taleban offers virtual tours of her homeland

Forced to flee by the Taleban, Fatima Haidari now offers virtual tours of Afghanistan from her new home in Italy-with the proceeds funding secret English classes for women there. From her student flatshare in Milan, Haidari leads cyber-tourists around the western Afghan city of Herat, using Zoom to show them the grand mosque with its glazed tiles, the citadel and the bustling bazaar.The 24-year-old worked as a tour guide in Herat before fleeing...

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Pharrell Williams takes over menswear at Louis Vuitton

Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton announced Tuesday the appointment of hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams as its new head of menswear. "Louis Vuitton is delighted to welcome Pharrell as its new Men's Creative Director with immediate effect," the storied brand said in a statement.Williams fills the spot left vacant since the death of Virgil Abloh from cancer in November 2021. The 49-year-old is an established superstar in the music world, with 13...

An aerial picture shows a general view of the newly-excavated trench which may have contained an inn with a cooling area for food storage, at the site of the ancient city-state of Lagash, in Iraqís al-Shatra district of the southern Dhi Qar province. — AFP photos

Iraq dig uncovers 5,000-year-old pub restaurant

Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly 5,000 years they hope will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world's first cities. The US-Italian team made the find in the ruins of ancient Lagash, northeast of the modern city of Nasiriyah, which was already known to have been one of the first urban centers of the Sumerian civilization of ancient Iraq.The joint team from the University of...

Models walk the runway for Tory Burch during New York Fashion Week.— AFP photos

Velez, Burch and Palomo: highlights from New York Fashion Week

From designs inspired by America's industrial Midwest to evocations of a childhood in Spain, AFP looks at the some of the highlights from New York Fashion Week so far.Ship captainElena Velez wowed with designs evoking the Rust Belt image of her home city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including a pleated gold dress that incorporated two stained-glass discs. Her collection alternated between the elegant-a beige jumpsuit in brushed cotton with long...

GAZIANTEP, Turkey: Children welcome Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Women and Childhood Affairs Mai Al-Baghli on Feb 14, 2023. - KUNA

Kuwait stands with Turkey, Syria

GAZIANTEP, Turkey: Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Women and Childhood Affairs Mai Al-Baghli expressed Kuwait's solidarity and sympathy with Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquake. Upon her arrival in Gaziantep in southern Turkey, Baghli said: "Today we convey a message that Kuwait stands by the people of Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries last week,"...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his visit on Feb 14, 2023. - AFP

Xi meets Raisi, hails 'solidarity'

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed Beijing's "solidarity" with Iran on Tuesday as he hosted the Islamic republic's President Ebrahim Raisi at the start of a three-day trip. For the first state visit by an Iranian president to China in more than 20 years, Raisi has brought a large trade and finance delegation to Beijing and was earlier greeted by Xi on a red carpet. "In the face of the current complex changes in the world, times, and...

NEW DELHI: A police officer stands at the entrance of the office building where Indian tax authorities raided BBC's office on Feb 14, 2023. – AFP

Indian tax officials raid BBC offices

NEW DELHI: Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002. Press freedom in the world's biggest democracy has suffered during Modi's tenure, rights activists say, and the opposition Congress party condemned the raids, saying there was an "undeclared emergency" in the country.A spokesman...

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Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential bid

CHARLESTON: Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday she is running for president in 2024, challenging fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump by proposing a "new generation" of leadership in Washington. "I'm Nikki Haley and I'm running for president," the 51-year-old former governor of South Carolina and the child of Indian immigrants said in a video statement."It's time for a new generation of leadership - to...

Ambassador of Japan Morino Yasunari

Kuwait and Japan enjoy strong friendship: Envoy

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Embassy of Japan held a press meeting on Monday at the residence of the Japanese ambassador on the occasion of the birthday of the Emperor of Japan on February 23. During his meeting with the Kuwaiti press, Ambassador Morino Yasunari expressed his deepest condolences for the tragic loss of lives in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, hoping people stand up firmly to this unanticipated historic challenge.In his remarks, he...

KUWAIT: Under the auspices and attendance of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Director-General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) on Tuesday organized its prizes Award ceremony for the years 2020-2021. — KUNA photos

Crown Prince patronizes KFAS prizes ceremony

KUWAIT: Under the auspices and attendance of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Director-General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) organized on Tuesday its prizes Award ceremony for the years 2020-2021, as well as Al-Sumait Prize for African Development in the fields of education and health at Bayan Palace.His Highness the Crown Prince arrived to the ceremony location, and...

French Ambassador hands certificate to Talib Al-Refai

Kuwaiti author awarded French badge of honor

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: The French Embassy in Kuwait has awarded on Monday renowned Kuwaiti novelist Taleb Al-Refai the rank of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters for his great contributions to building cultural bridges between the two countries. Refai, who carries the badge of honor for French Literature and Arts, is one of the most well-known authors representing Kuwait in international and regional literary conferences and...

Aref Al-Ajmi

Short workweek may push Kuwaitis to public sector

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: A four-day workweek will be difficult to adopt in Kuwait unless the lack of commitment among employees in the public sector is addressed, said a human resources expert. Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was the first city to implement the four-day work week in the Gulf region. Since January 2022, employees have been working for four days instead of five or six days as in most Arab countries.Kuwait Times spoke with Aref...

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