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7-member team to investigate price hikes of food products
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The Union of Cooperative Societies told Kuwait Times that a seven-member investigation committee has been formed to follow up with food supplying companies the reasons that resulted in price hikes of some food products. The committee will follow up with three official parties to discuss the reasons for the price hikes that the suppliers provided to the union earlier, according to the President of the Union of Cooperative...
NEW DELHI: India's Congress party’s newly-appointed president Mallikarjun Kharge receives a garland from his supporters after addressing a press conference on Oct 19, 2022. – AFP
Congress party elects first non-Gandhi head in 24 yrs
NEW DELHI: India's Congress party on Wednesday appointed an octogenarian ex-minister as its first president in 24 years not from the Gandhi dynasty, in an effort to reverse its apparent decline into political oblivion. Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, was elected by members to replace Sonia Gandhi as president of the once-mighty party that helped win India's independence from Britain 75 years ago.The Indian National Congress governed India for decades...
KUWAIT: Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun receives Faisal Al-Shayea. — KUNA
Speaker receives Kuwait's Audit Bureau head
KUWAIT: Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Saadoun received on Wednesday President of Kuwait's State Audit Bureau (SAB) Faisal Al-Shayea.Al-Shayea offered to Al-Saadoun SAB's report on examination of ministries and administrations' budgets and final accounts, as well as those of the affiliated bodies and independent departments, Al-Dustour News Network added in a statement Wednesday. He also offered a report on the most important...
KUWAIT: (Left to right) Public Affairs Counselor at US Embassy Christy Watkins, Assistant US Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dana Stroul and Charge d'Affaires at US Embassy to Kuwait James Holtsnider during the press conference. –Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
US official reaffirms commitment to strong relations with Kuwait
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf affirmed during her visit to Kuwait her country's commitment to strong relations with Kuwait, saying that this visit, which will include several countries in the region, is meant to reconfirm the agenda of US President Joe Biden for the Middle East and limit escalation of conflicts in a number of countries. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara...
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US Embassy launches 'Discover America Week'
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Embassy of the United States of America to Kuwait announced on Wednesday the launch of "Discover America Week", where the embassy will organize events highlighting different aspects of American culture and expertise, including music, food, sports, technology, education and tourism.In a press statement, James Holtsnider, Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy to Kuwait, said: "We were doing Discover America since 2009, but...
Experts pose for a photo on the sidelines of the workshop
Workshops on cancer, obesity held in Kuwait
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Secretary General of the Gulf Federation for Cancer Control Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh said the federation, in cooperation with Cancer Aware Nation (CAN), organized two workshops as part of the Pink October awareness program. The first workshop was held under the theme 'Updates in guidelines for women's cancers in Kuwait', during which several experts from GCC countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman where...
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MoE to reopen probe in teacher 'hair cutting' case
KUWAIT: Head of the parliamentary education panel MP Hamad Al-Matar has contacted the education ministry regarding a teacher who has been accused of cutting a student's hair in order to find out the facts, after the teacher said she was wrongfully accused. "The accused expatriate teacher has filed a grievance as a result of an investigation which found her guilty of allegedly cutting a student's hair after students said the teacher constantly...
Great turnout from new entrepreneurs at the first bootcamp.
Zain Great Idea 7 first bootcamp kicks off
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, kicked off the orientation meeting and first bootcamp session of its Zain Great Idea 7 tech startup accelerator program. The bootcamp witnessed great turnout from idea owners and new entrepreneurs to lean the most essential business and startup management skills from global experts and mentors.Zain recently inaugurated the all-new season of its renowned tech startup accelerator program...
KUWAIT: Major General Faleh Shujaa (right) with Lt General Olivier Rittmann
National Guard undersecretary receives officials
KUWAIT: Acting National Guard Undersecretary Major General Faleh Shujaa on Wednesday received Lt General Olivier Rittmann (NATO Defense College) and head of the military cooperation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Major General Majid Jahangeer. KUWAIT: General Faleh Shujaa with Major General Majid Jahangeer and other officials.Maj Gen Shujaa has conveyed greetings from head of the National Guard Salem Al-Ali to the NATO official. While...
DAMASCUS, Syria: This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency, shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (2-L) receiving the leader of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nakhala (R) Hamas chief of Arab relations, Khalil al-Hayya (2-R) and secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Talal Naji (L), in the capital Damascus. – AFP
Hamas delegation in first Syria visit in decade as relations thaw
DAMASCUS: Hamas resumes Syria historic ties in Damascus visit Palestinian movement Hamas on Wednesday said it restored relations with the Syrian government after a visiting delegation held a "historic meeting" with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. The Islamist group, which controls the Gaza Strip, was long one of Syria's closest allies, in large part due to a shared enmity towards Zionist entity.But it left Syria in 2012 after condemning...
KATHMANDU, Nepal: In this picture taken on June 17, 2022, coordinator of the National Organisation of Conflict Rape Victims Devi Khadka speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu. – AFP
Silent no more: Nepal's wartime rape survivors demand recognition
KATHMANDU: Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal's civil war-and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal. Guerrilla attacks and forced disappearances were daily facts of life on both sides of the Himalayan republic's decade-long Maoist insurgency.The conflict ended in 2006 with a peace deal that brought the rebels into government and promised justice for those who had...
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Chemical hair straighteners 'may cause' uterine cancer
Women who frequently use chemical hair straightening products could face more than twice the risk of uterine cancer compared to those who never use them, according to a new study published Monday. The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, have particular relevance for Black women, who make up a majority of users of straightening products in the United States. Scientists lauded the work, calling for action even...
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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)
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