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Models walk the runway during the Coach Spring 2023 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at The Plaza Hotel in New York on September 12, 2022. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Activism and '90s glamour on display at New York Fashion Week

Glamour on the one hand, activism on the other: designers Tory Burch and Gabriela Hearst showcased two different approaches to New York Fashion Week on Tuesday.'Richness and minimalism'American designer Burch offered New York a vintage-inspired collection that veered away from her well-known prints and bright colors. "The collections have been for me much more personal now that I'm not running the business," she told AFP after the show. Since...

Ukrainian flag is projected on the wall during the BEVZA Spring 2023 runway show during New York Fashion Week in New York. — AFP photos

Ukraine designer evokes the pain of war at NY fashion show

Fashion shows rarely begin with a moment of silence, but that is what Ukrainian designer Svitlana Bevza did Tuesday night for her country to decry the Russian invasion. She went on to present a collection rich in patriotic symbols. Bevza is an old hand at New York’s Fashion Week, where she has appeared since 2017. She is based in Kyiv and has her workshops there but was forced to leave after the invasion in late February, and its endless...

Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi

Philosophy of potential context

By Yousuf A Al-Azmi is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed." - Calvin Coolidge There are people who attempt as much as they can to reach a potential reality, possible outcome and potential future. The 'potential' as I see it, is the future that they had plans for, but the results are not proven yet. I remember in one of the Arab...

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The uglier side of social media filters

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Filters on social media can be fun and sometimes can even make people feel admired and beautiful. But using filters that change the natural features of the face can make teens, men and women turn to plastic surgery to look more like the filtered version of themselves. In addition, it can lead to Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), which is a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about the flaws in...

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Kuwait participates in customs association meet

RIYADH: Acting Director General of Customs Department Suleiman Al-Fahad headed the delegation that participated in the 29th meeting of GCC Customs Association Authority in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sept 12. The meeting aims at completing the steps to establish the customs union, by reviewing the results of the committees work and the technical committees commissioned to execute requirements, which contributes to unifying laws and regulations in...

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940 service workers provided to schools

KUWAIT: Deputy manager of managerial affairs, Rajaa Bo-Arki, affirmed the Ministry of Education's insistence on stabilizing work at all educational sectors and ensure the continuation of providing services by covering all school needs, by contracting 940 service workers. "Exceptional procedures have been taken by our department in cooperation with other departments to fix the inability of some cleaning companies to provide workers," Bo-Arki said...

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Drugs seized from passengers' luggage

KUWAIT: Kuwait Customs have seized eight kilograms of Hashish and a kilo and half of cocaine from the luggage of a passenger, who arrived from a European country. The Head of Kuwait Airport Customs, Mutlaq Al-Enezi, said that, "The confiscated items were found inside jackets within a passenger's luggage and were seized immediately."Meanwhile, the head of Kuwait Customs, Sulaiman Al-Fahad, said that "the customs seized about 49 pieces of hashish...

KUWAIT: The National Assembly.

Can Kuwaiti women hope for a better political representation?

By Mariam Al-AyyoubDespite earning our political right to vote in 2006, the parliament is still represented and led by male figures, though many women candidates did make a difference later on within the political arena. We are still striving and yearning for Kuwaiti women to play a more active role in the society and in the political future of our country.In Kuwait, women are legally granted, the right to participate and contribute to the public...

LONDON: Q8Aviation and KAFCO officials at the signing of the TSA. - KUNA

Q8Aviation signs TSA with KAFCO to service Kuwait Airport

LONDON: Kuwait Petroleum International, a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), has announced that its aviation fuel affiliate, Q8Aviation, has been awarded a contract to provide technical services to Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company (KAFCO), Kuwait National Petroleum Company's jet fuel affiliate, at Kuwait International Airport. A statement released at the signing, highlighted the decision as an intention to enhance cooperation...

Syedna Dr Mufaddal Saifuddin

Syedna Dr Mufaddal Saifuddin arrives in Kuwait

KUWAIT: Sultan of the Bohra community, Syedna Dr Mufaddal Saifuddin will arrive in Kuwait on Wednesday. He will hold a commemoration session on the 40th day of Imam Hussain's martyrdom in Ardiya. Members of the Bohra community residing in Kuwait, expressed their deepest appreciation to His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the...

Farah Al-Shaikh

DHAMAN appoints Farah Al-Shaikh as Corporate Director

KUWAIT: Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN), announced the appointment of Farah Al-Shaikh as Corporate Director - Supply Chain Management, adding that her appointment comes within the company's strategy, which aims to strengthen its leadership to contribute to the growth, prosperity and development of company's business during the next phase and within the framework of completing the operation of the DHAMAN network in the coming...

EMPOLI: AS Roma's British forward Tammy Abraham (left) heads the ball past Empoli's Italian defender Sebastiano Luperto (2nd left) and Empoli's Albanian defender Ardian Ismajli (3rd left) during the Italian Serie A football match between Empoli and As Roma on September 12, 2022. - AFP

Abraham scores decisive goal as Roma overpower Empoli 2-1

EMPOLI: Tammy Abraham struck the decisive goal in Roma's 2-1 win at Empoli on Monday which put them a point behind a trio of sides leading the way in Serie A. Roma are fifth but just behind Napoli, Atalanta and AC Milan after Abraham forced home Paulo Dybala's cross from close range in the 71st minute. The impressive Dybala had opened the scoring for the away side, who came into Monday's match off the back of two bad defeats at the hands of...

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KUWAIT: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Jabriya on Aug 21, 2024. - KUNA

Minister vows legal action over Jabriya building collapse

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WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Belweder Palace on Aug 22, 2024. - AFP

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Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Humoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during the visit. - KUNA photos

Shaddadiya project to help drive wheel of industrial development