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Minister of Social, Family, and Childhood Affairs Amthal Al-Huwailah, Rihab Buresli, Abdulrahman Al-Adwani and other officials take a group photo.
Conference seeks ways to support disabled people
KUWAIT: The 17th conference of countries that are parties to the international treaty for disabled rights was held at the United Nations premises in New York with the participation of a Kuwaiti delegation headed by Minister of Social, Family, and Childhood Affairs Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah. Representatives from the Social Affairs Ministry, Public Authority for the Disabled, and NGOs also attended the conference.Several recommendations were issued at...
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Program focuses on early detection of cancer, training
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Cancer Aware Nation, Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh, announced the start of the training program on early detection of cancer for healthcare professionals in Kuwait. The program is aimed at training 500 primary care doctors on reading the early signs of breast, colon, rectal, head and neck, thyroid, and prostate cancers. Doctors and dentists are in partnership with the Health Ministry and the Kuwait Foundation for the...
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Tennis federation elects Al-Aryan as Chairman
KUWAIT: Kuwait Tennis Federation’s general assembly selected a transitional committee of five members during its extraordinary meeting at the weekend. The committee will carry out the federation’s affairs and prepare for the election of new board of directors according to its statute within 90 days of its formation.The extraordinary meeting was attended by seven clubs out of 10. The meeting was chaired by Kuwait Club Board Member, Assistant...
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Attitude adjustment
Two days ago, I was driving on Riyadh Road - going to Kuwait City. All of a sudden, a driver changed from the extreme lane to the second right lane, without a signal and even without looking. The driver completely ignored all the safety regulations. Baffled and frankly shaken, I looked at the man just out of curiosity, but he did not like what I did later! It is my business to care about my safety and that of those in front, and behind me.Even...
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China, Kazakhstan win gold at Asian Fencing tourney
KUWAIT: The Asian Fencing Championships being held in Kuwait came to conclusion on Thursday with the Chinese women’s Saber team winning first place with fencers Xueyi Rao, Jiayi, Hengyu Yang and Xinyi, as Kazakhstan took second place through Karina Dospay, Anastassiya Gulik, Zhasmin Kapydzhy and Aigerim Sarybay. Third place went to Korea with fencers Sebin Choi, Hayoung Jeon, Eunhye Jeon and Jisu Yoon.In the senior team men’s foil China ended...
KUWAIT: The winning teams pose at the championship.
South Korean men, women teams reign supreme
KUWAIT: South Korea’s men and women teams proved tough during Tuesday’s competitions of the Asian Fencing Championships 2024 senior team men’s Saber and senior team women’s Epee.Korea’s Saber team of Bongil Gu, Hansol Ha, Sanguk Oh and Sangwon Park won the gold medal by defeating Iran’s team of Farzad Arabsbarn Baher, Mohammad Fotouhi, Ali Pakdaman and Mohammad Rahbari, taking the silver medal. Hong Kong, China ended in third place...
President of World Aquatics Federation Hussein Al-Musallam
World Aquatics Federation hails court victory
KUWAIT: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) unanimou sly rejected an appeal by Leah Thomas against the policy and rules of the World Aquatics Federation headed by Kuwait’s Hussein Al-Musallam. This has been seen as a victory for values and equal opportunity in the games. The appeal was to allow women to compete with men, and vice versa. This is a confirmation of world aquatics general policy and rules that were implemented and will remain...
KUWAIT: CAN representatives are seen during their Eid visit to cancer patients.
CAN visits cancer patients during Eid, announces contest
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Cancer Aware Nation Campaign (CAN) Dr Khalid Al-Saleh congratulated Kuwait’s people, and cancer patients in particular, on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha and wished them a speedy recovery under the leadership of HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.Head of Social Service at KCCC Huda Al-Shihab, who organized an Eid tour to visit patients...
Kuwait’s Disabled Fencing team
Kuwait’s Disabled Fencing team begin training in Cairo
KUWAIT: Kuwait Disabled Fencing team arrived in Cairo, Egypt, to start a training camp that will continue until July 1, in preparation for the world fencing championship in Poland from July 2 until the 8th.There will be 155 fencers from 45 countries competing in the foil, epee and sabre events, while Kuwait fencers will participate in the men and women’s singles and men’s doubles. Kuwait disabled team include Suleiman Al-Tamimi, Kholoud...
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Chest hospital trains medics for rare operations
KUWAIT: The head of the cardiology department at the chest hospital, Dr Abdullah Al-Enezi, said the hospital is the first training center for carrying out the implantation of the aortic valve by catheterization in the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. Al-Enezi said in a press statement that the valves team at the chest hospital completed the first training programs for doctors as part of the series of training programs to train the...
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Al-Masoud Diwaniya wins ‘Health without Smoking Competition’
KUWAIT: Al-Masoud Diwaniya was announced as the winner of the ‘Health without Smoking Competition’ that was organized by the Kuwait Society for Preventing Smoking and Cancer (KSPSC). The competition was held in April 2024 in Faiha. It is aimed at having an important group of Kuwaiti society join the smoking prevention campaign, chairman of the Board of the Kuwait Society for Preventing Smoking and Cancer (KSPSC), Dr Khalid Al-Saleh, said...
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s National Gymnastics team member Abdullah Miqdad Behbehani with other participants and officials.
Behbehani wins gold, bronze in Slovenia rhythmic gymnastics
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s National Gymnastics team member Abdullah Miqdad Behbehani had an outstanding performance in Salmanov International Championship that concluded Sunday in Maribor City, Slovenia, as he won a gold medal in the vault event and a bronze medal in the bar event.Head of Kuwait delegation, member of the board of Kuwait Gymnastics Federation Mohammad Al-Daihani said the excellent achievement by Behbehani was after competing with 22...
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KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah chairs a meeting of the Supreme Traffic Council on July 21, 2024. - KUNA
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HODEIDA: This handout satellite image shows a view of burning oil tanks in the port of Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024, a day after Zionist airstrikes. - AFP
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