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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti charities are distributing food and water and providing shelter for victims of the earthquake. - KUNA

Kuwait charities on the ground in Syria, Turkey

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti charities continued their relief work a week after the devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people and destroyed buildings and facilities in Syria and Turkey. The Executive Director of Namaa Charity, Saad Al-Otaibi said in a telephone call with KUNA Monday from the Turkish region of Antioch, that Namaa is has been providing aid since day one, with mobile clinics having received more than 4,000 patients so far.The group...

Dr Amani Bugammaz, minister of Public Works, and Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, gave a speech at the event.

Bugammaz: Joint efforts needed for managing waste

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: A two-day waste management forum opened on Monday with the aim to achieve Kuwait's 2035 vision, which necessitates finding alternatives to waste, recycling and energy transition. Under the auspices of Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Amani Bugammaz, the Gulf Waste Management and Recycling Forum (Gulf -WMFR) on green hydrogen and energy transition is held under the slogan...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

Cultural exchange and respect of others

By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh "Open Sesame" program is an educational program by the GCC Joint Program Production Institution (GCC JPPI). The first series was produced in 1979, and the second in 1982. The show was a great success, and when the late Mohammad Al-Sanousi was in charge of this institution, he presented the program's episodes free of charge to Egyptian television for our brothers in Egypt to benefit from them. But the program was not...

KUWAIT: Attendees pose with beautiful handmade pottery at the Palestinian Heritage Center exhibition on Monday, February 13, 2023. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Palestinian Cultural Week kicks off with exhibition showcasing heritage

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters Dr Mohammad Al-Jassar inaugurated on Monday an exhibition of the Palestinian Heritage Center in the presence of Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub at the Women's Cultural and Social Society. The exhibition is part of the Palestinian Cultural Week in Kuwait, which includes various activities and events including art exhibitions, musical nights...

KUWAIT: (From left) Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammed Irani, Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Ambassador Samih Jawhar Hayat and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Zabidullah Zabidov cut the ceremonial cake during celebrations marking Iran's National Day. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Iran envoy mourns quake victims, hails ties with Kuwait

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran mourned the victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria during a National Day reception on Sunday commemorating the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran at Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Hall in Salmiya. "Iran greatly mourns the earthquake disasters that took place recently in Turkey, Syria and Iran. In honor of these victims, we will stand for a moment...

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Hospital workshop helps patients with obesity

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Amiri hospital held a four-day workshop on advanced constructive obesity surgeries. The workshop was in coordination with the specialized obesity clinic and medical and allied departments, such as: anesthesia, internal medicine, endocrinology, obesity, respiratory, psychology, nutrition, physiotherapy, pharmacy and others, who selected and prepared patients for the workshop.Consultant General and Bariatric Surgeon...

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Personalized care heralds revolution in cancer treatment

KUWAIT: Under the 2023 World Cancer Day theme "Uniting Voices and Taking Action", the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Middle East and Africa (PhRMA MEA), the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO) and the Personalised Cancer Care Alliance (PCCA) joined forces to debate how individualized cancer care offers a new promise to cancer patients.The webinar panelists Dr Guy Fones, head of Global Coordination...

Dana Aladem

To be an expat in Kuwait

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Ever since Kuwait flourished economically after the discovery of oil and having the world's strongest currency, it started attracting expats from all around the globe. Depending on their circumstances, expats come to Kuwait for different reasons, including higher living standards. Some come with their families and live in Kuwait for a long time and embrace Kuwaiti norms and culture, which blends them with the community,...

KUWAIT: The iconic Kuwait Towers glisten under the sun. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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KARACHI: People buy vegetables at a market in Karachi . An IMF team left Pakistan on February 10 having failed to reach a deal on financial aid that would help the country avoid economic collapse. - AFP

Rising panic over blocked imports in crisis-hit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan business chiefs are clamoring for the cash-strapped government to allow manufacturing materials stuck at the key port of Karachi into the country, warning that a failure to lift a ban on imports will leave millions jobless. Faced with critically low US-dollar reserves, the government has banned all but essential food and medicine imports until a lifeline bailout is agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Industries...

BRUSSELS: European Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni (right) gives a press conference on Winter 2023 Economic Forecast at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 13, 2023. - AFP

Eurozone raises 2023 economic forecast as bloc skirts recession

BRUSSELS: The eurozone economy will grow more than previously forecast in 2023 as the energy crisis eases and the single currency area "narrowly" avoids recession this winter, the European Commission said Monday. The 20-nation area's economy is now expected to expand by 0.9 percent instead of 0.3 percent, as "favorable developments" helped it weather the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European Union's executive arm said.Inflation is...

BERLIN: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's top candidate Kai Wegner (3rdR) reacts as he receives an applause from the leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz (3rdL), German politicians Joe Chialo (1st L), Julia Kloeckner (2nd L), Ines Claus (2nd R) and Karin Prien (1st R) during a leadership meeting in Berlin, one day after the repeat Berlin state elections. - AFP

Social Democrats suffer blow in Berlin loss

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats suffered a heavy setback in a regional poll in Berlin on Sunday, falling behind the opposition conservatives in the capital for the first time in over two decades. While the Berlin vote turned on local issues, the disappointing loss comes as Scholz faces widespread criticism for his hesitant military support for Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion last year.In a court-ordered rerun...

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