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SAQEZ, Iran: Image posted on Twitter on Oct 26, 2022 shows an unveiled woman standing on top of a vehicle as thousands make their way towards Aichi cemetery in Mahsa Amini's hometown. - AFP n

Forces open fire as thousands mourn Amini

PARIS: Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands Wednesday in Mahsa Amini’s hometown to mark 40 days since her death, according to a rights group and verified videos. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on Sept 16, three days after her arrest in Tehran by the notorious morality police for allegedly breaching the Islamic dress code for women.Anger flared at her funeral and quickly sparked...

KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah and Charge d’Affaires at the US EmbassynJames Holtsnider during the annual Independence Day celebration at its premises in Bayan on Tuesday evening. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Sheikh Salem hails 61 years of Kuwait-US diplomatic relations

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Embassy of the United States of America held its annual Independence Day celebration at its premises in Bayan on Tuesday evening. During the celebration, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah expressed his sincere congratulations to the US leadership, government and people on this occasion, wishing continued progress and prosperity of the bilateral strategic partnership that connects the two countries.Sheikh...

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Child abuse: Parents need to be on alert

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: An education ministry teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting six children. He also threatened the children if they reported the incidents to their parents. This crime has shocked the public, not to mention the psychological state of parents, who are under shock after what their children went through. The most important question that arises is who is to be blamed for the horrors that these children experienced?Kuwait...

Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi

Restructuring of administrative responsibility

By Yousuf A Al-Azmi “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” – Gen George S Patton era has its own circumstances, consequences and missions, and there is dire need for extensive periodic review for what has passed, to look into the present and expect what will happen tomorrow. This is why I found it important to speak about some observations that are important and...

French President Francois Hollande (C, left) listens to French painter Pierre Soulages (C, right) as they look at photographs during the inauguration of the Soulages museum in Rodez.

Painter Pierre Soulages, French master of black, dies at 102

French abstract artist Pierre Soulages, who has died aged 102, was the Henry Ford of painting: for him there was just one colour, black, and he spent a lifetime exploring the light within it. "I love the authority of black, its severity, its obviousness, its radicalism," the tall painter who was himself always clad in black, declared."It's a very active colour. It lights up when you put it next to a dark colour," he told AFP in an interview in...

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) waves as he welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz upon his arrival for a lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on October 26, 2022. - AFP

Macron, Scholz meet to defuse tensions

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for lunch Wednesday, with the leaders hoping to pare back differences on energy and defence and revitalise the European Union's key double act. Both leaders were all smiles as Scholz climbed out of his black Mercedes in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace to shake hands, although the German appeared to sidestep Macron's attempts to put an arm around him.Hackles have...

BERLIN: German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (R) addresses a press conference on controlled supply of cannabis to adults, in Berlin. - AFP

Germany agrees plan to legalise purchase and possession of small amounts of cannabis

BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday paved the way to legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, a step which would leave it with one of the most liberal cannabis policies in Europe. The emblematic project will still need to gain approval from the European Union and the German parliament before entering the statute book, expected in 2024. But the move marks a watershed moment in the drug debate in the EU's...

Abdulrahman Al-Hashim

Kuwait reiterates support for nuclear non-proliferation

NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait reiterated its firm support for non-proliferation of all types of nuclear weapons welcoming any progress made at this level, as it pursues eliminating the danger of war. This came in a statement delivered by diplomatic attache Abdulrahman Al-Hashim before the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. Al-Hashim explained that the military spending last year exceeded two trillion US dollar barrier, pointing to the...

Abdulaziz Al-Ruwaih

Kuwait Nursing Institute marks 60th anniversary

KUWAIT: Kuwait Nursing Institute marks on Thursday its 60th anniversary boasting a record of accomplishments notably upgrading teaching curricula and enriching human resources with national cadres. The institute, since six decades ago, has keenly upgraded its programs to provide Kuwait with elite personnel "of the white army," who are all-time front liners against diseases and epidemics.The institute acting director general, Abdulaziz Al-Ruwaih,...

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Company busted for selling expired goods

KUWAIT: The commerce and industry ministry busted a company that has seven stores and warehouses in Salmiya,which had been selling expired products after changed their expiry dates. The products include oils, shampoos and other hair and beauty products. The company also reformulated other products, which can result in serious health issues for consumers.Thousands of bottles and other products that had expired were stored in an unsuitable area....

Rabaa Al-Juma (left) poses for photo during the event titled ‘Youth driving ambition against climate change’ to celebrate the anniversary of the United Nations on Wednesday. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KU hosts exhibition for climate action on UN anniversary day

By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: Kuwait University hosted an event titled 'Youth Driving Ambition 4 Climate Action' to celebrate the anniversary of the United Nations on Wednesday under the sponsorship of Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah. "The youth can make a positive impact to push the wheel of development when given knowledge and the opportunity they need to gain the necessary skills to participate in a productive economy, as they need to...

Talal Al-Turki

NBK continues its support to Kuwait Dive Team

KUWAIT: As part of its corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability strategy, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues supporting the Kuwait Dive Team project to protect coral reefs in a number of Kuwaiti islands. Since June 2022, the Kuwaiti diving team managed to remove 19 tons of plastic waste and discarded fishing nets in different areas of Kuwait's bays and coasts.NBK Public Relations Senior Manager, Talal Al-Turki, said: "The...

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TARIM, Yemen: The Terkait Medical Center includes eight medical clinics and related departments. - KUNA photos

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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. - Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the partyís nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

Harris’ foreign policy muscular, nuanced on Gaza