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Social norms, stereotypes still stand in women entrepreneurs' way to success

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: According to the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs for 2019, opportunities for a woman to become an entrepreneur are closely related to where she was born and reached adulthood. Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum revealed in "The Gender Gap "report for 2021 that Kuwait dropped 21 places in the index, which measures equality between women and men in the areas of health, education, economy and politics.As for...

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwaiti inventor Nuha Al-Mae receives the silver medal at Malaysia ITEX 22. - KUNA

Kuwaiti inventor wins silver medal at invention exhibition

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwaiti inventor Nuha Al-Mae won the silver medal at the 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions and Technological Innovations "Malaysia ITEX 22" in Detecting radioactive contamination. The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Hamad Burahma congratulated Mae on her achievement, wishing all success to Kuwait and GCC countries delegation, who had a distinguish participation in the annual scientific event.Mae stated, "I appreciate...

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"The Company Program" Announces 2022 Competition Winners

KUWAIT: Under the sponsorship of Gulf Bank, a panel of judges at INJAZ Kuwait's "Company Program" announced the winners of this year's competition. This year's event was held on May 27-28 in the presence of representatives from both Gulf Bank and the INJAZ Foundation, as well as a large number of male and female students, their parents, volunteers, and school teachers, in addition to other supporting and sponsoring companies affiliated with...

AMMAN: A group photo of officers participating in Shields of Al-Nashama 2 military exercise. - Defense Ministry photos

Kuwait Army takes part in military drill in Jordan

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Army, represented by the Amiri Guards, participated in the joint "Shields of Al-Nashama 2" military exercise for security and protection held in Jordan. The Army's Chief of the General Staff command said in a press release on Sunday the exercises included shooting from different types of weapons, protection operations, storming and evacuating buildings, using motorcades' vehicles and helicopters to evacuate important...

The National Assembly

New residency law stiffens penalties on visa traders

By B IzzakKUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly's interior and defense committee MP Saadoun Hammad said on Sunday that the main purpose of the sweeping amendments to the residency law is to toughen penalties on visa traders. Hammad said that the new draft law, approved by the committee on Thursday, raises jail terms for visa traders to up to five years from three years currently and increases the fine to KD 10,000 from KD 3,000.The lawmaker added...

MOSCOW: Kuwaiti Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Adwani receives the Order of Friendship in appreciation for his efforts to bolster Kuwait-Russian relations. - KUNA

Russia firm on boosting ties with Kuwait

MOSCOW: Russia has affirmed its determination to pursue elevating the level of "traditional and friendly relations with Kuwait in diverse sectors". The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement, posted on its website, that the Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East and North Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, affirmed Moscow's stance toward Kuwait during a celebration held by the ministry in honor...

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Resident tries to smuggle Captagon from Lebanon

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities on Sunday arrested a Saudi man at Beirut airport who attempted to smuggle 18.3 kilograms of the illegal stimulant Captagon out of the country, the interior ministry said. Lebanon's interior ministry said in a statement that the drugs were destined for Kuwait. The ministry added that the man is a Saudi citizen and a Kuwait resident who holds documents saying he works in "security" there. Under its normal practice, it...

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian man raises a shoe against Zionists waving their national flags at Jerusalem Gate on May 29, 2022. - AFP

Tensions over Zionist march in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: Thousands of Zionists on Sunday started the annual nationalist "flag march" through Jerusalem that regularly stokes Palestinian anger, a year after tensions in the disputed Holy City exploded into war. Some 2,000 police were deployed for the event that marks the Zionist entity's 1967 capture of east Jerusalem, home of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.Across annexed east Jerusalem, many Palestinian flags flew from rooftops ahead of the...

DHI QAR, Iraq: A worker from the health department disinfects calves at a small farm near a house in the village of Al-Bojari on May 25, 2022. - AFP

Fatal nosebleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge

NASIRIYAH, Iraq: Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death. The sight of the health workers, dressed in full protective kit, is one that has become common in the Iraqi countryside, as the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever spreads, jumping from animals to humans.This year Iraq has recorded 19 deaths among 111 CCHF cases in...

KUWAIT: (From left) Duna Al-Mashaan, Ghada Khalaf and Duaa Al-Edrees attend the seminar at the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait focuses on students' weak points instead of talents: Consultant

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The focus of education in Kuwait is on the weak points of the students instead of focusing on their talents and developing them, a parenting consultant said. Speaking during a seminar on the future of education in Kuwait, the educator revealed that she and other parents are trying to persuade the ministry of education to make homeschooling an approved option for parents.Parenting consultant Duaa Al-Edrees made those remarks...

KUWAIT: A woman browses a phone as she walks amidst a severe dust storm in Kuwait City on May 23, 2022. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Strong winds to cause poor visibility in Kuwait this week

KUWAIT: Kuwait Meteorological Center said on Sunday the weather is forecast to be affected with 55 km/h northwesterly winds as of midday Monday. Chief forecaster Yasser Al-Bloushi said that the winds were expected to pick up sporadically, causing visibility to drop less than 1,000 meters, particularly in uninhabited regions. At sea, waves will elevate to more than six feet. Boushi added that the conditions would begin to improve, gradually,...

KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sibi George and NCCAL's Assistant Secretary-General for Cultural Affairs Dr Bader Al-Duwaish jointly inaugurate the handloom exhibition at Sadu House on Sunday.

Handloom expo at Sadu House showcases textile crafts of India

By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: Indian Embassy, Kuwait, in association with National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL), on Sunday inaugurated a three-day exhibition of Indian handlooms at Sadu House, showcasing the vibrant textile crafts of India that reflect the country's cultural richness and diversity. The exhibition was jointly inaugurated by Indian Ambassador Sibi George and NCCAL's Assistant Secretary-General for Cultural Affairs Dr...

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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP

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