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KUWAIT: Officials and participants take a group photo at Kuwait National Museum during an event held on Thursday on the occasion of International Museum Day. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

NCCAL marks International Museum Day

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL) held an event on Thursday, on the occasion of International Museum Day, with the participation of the Kuwait Heritage Society, the International Council of Museums in Kuwait (ICOM), the Museum of the National Bank of Kuwait, and the Quttainah Medical Museum at the Kuwait National Museum.A collection of daggers of different sizes with Islamic inscriptions of them,...

(From left) Faten Omar, Jana Al-Naqeeb, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan Emil Karimov, Azerbaijani Consul Merdawood Sultanov and Mustafa Qamhiya. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Azerbaijani envoy visits Kuwait Times, Kuwait News offices

KUWAIT: The Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Emil Karimov visited the Kuwait Times and Kuwait News offices on Thursday. He met Public Relations and CSR Manager Jana Al-Naqeeb, Managing Editor Mustafa Qamhiya and Deputy Managing Editor Faten Omar. During the meeting, Ambassador Karimov said that 22,000 Kuwaitis visited Azerbaijan last year, noting that there are direct flights between the two countries through Kuwait Airways, Jazeera...

JEDDAH: This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency SPA on May 18, 2023 shows Deputy Emir of Makkah Prince Badr Bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (center) welcoming Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (left) in Jeddah on the eve of the Arab League Summit. – AFP

Assad lands in Saudi for Arab Summit

JEDDAH: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia Thursday, state media said, to join an Arab League summit for the first time in more than a decade of war. Assad “arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to participate in the Arab League summit” on Friday, Syrian state television reported. The visit marks Assad’s official return to the Arab fold after the body suspended Damascus in November 2011 over its...

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Court says ‘not competent to rule on stopping polls’

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Court of First Instance said on Thursday that it was not competent to rule on a motion demanding to halt the June 6 snap polls until the Constitutional Court rules on another petition demanding the reversal of a March 19 ruling that annulled the September 2022 election. The court said that halting the elections is a sovereign issue and the court has no powers to rule on it, adding that the elections are set to go ahead until...

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Art exhibition showcases Kuwait’s history

By Majd Othman KUWAIT: Under the supervision of a number of art school supervisors at the Hawally governorate educational department at the ministry of education, an art exhibition was launched on Tuesday at The Avenues mall, showcasing exceptional artworks of 20 elementary school students from various of public schools in Hawally governorate.The art exhibition is titled “At the Yaal”, where “yaal” means the area between the coast and...

KUWAIT: Canadian Ambassador Aliya Mawani (center) addresses the media. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait third largest trading partner of Canada in the Gulf

By Faten Omar KUWAIT: Canadian Ambassador to Kuwait Aliya Mawani revealed that Kuwait is the third largest trading partner of Canada in the Gulf. She said Canada has been working with Kuwait in the health and oil and gas sectors, in addition to the agrifood sector to get more Canadian quality products to the country. Mawani discussed during a media lunch her participation in the fifth meeting of the Political Advisory Group of the Istanbul...

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Kuwait Economic Society celebrates women achievements

By Majd Othman KUWAIT: Kuwait Economic Society celebrated Kuwaiti Women Day on Tuesday to mark May 16, 2005, the day Kuwaiti women were granted their political rights to vote and to run in elections. The society celebrated by holding a seminar that included a number of high-profile women activists, personalities and senior leaders. The seminar discussed the challenges Kuwaiti women faced in getting their rights, and how they managed to overcome...

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Diplomatic Women’s Group marks Kuwaiti Women’s Day

KUWAIT: The Diplomatic Women’s Group (DWC) of Kuwait culminated it’s 2022-2023 cultural and social activity season with an event commemorating Kuwaiti Women’s Day, which falls on the 16th of May every year.Narjes Al-Shatti, advisor to the DWC board of directors, as well as the event’s coordinator Fawziya Baset, both commented on this occasion explaining the background of Kuwaiti Women’s Day and DWC’s choice to celebrate it. They...

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Kuwait democracy sets pioneering model: Academics

Ahmad Al-ShareefIbrahim Al-HumoudAyed Al-MannaaHussein AbdulrahmanKUWAIT: Kuwait’s democracy is considered to be an advanced, pioneering and developed example in the entire Arab region, and provides inspiration for promoting political involvement between the ruler and the ruled, academics and activists opined. Democracy in Kuwait is the culmination of genuine competitive elections that grant the National Assembly actual power in spite of some...

By Gediminas Varanavicius, nEU Delegation to Kuwait Charge d’Affaires

Women’s Day: EU envoy congratulates Kuwaiti women

By Gediminas Varanavicius, EU Delegation to Kuwait Charge d’Affaires   KUWAIT: Tuesday marked Kuwaiti Women’s Day, a momentous occasion that celebrates the day Kuwaiti women secured their right to vote and run for office on 16 May, 2005. I would like to extend my congratulations to all Kuwaiti women on this important and historic anniversary. Kuwait has made great strides in the years since to promote women’s empowerment,...

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Baghli: Kuwait first in Gulf in achieving gender equality

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Women and Childhood’s Affairs Mai Al-Baghli highlighted the state’s empowerment of Kuwaiti women on Tuesday, noting Kuwait is first among Gulf states in achieving gender equality. She added Kuwait looks forward to reaching the goal of increasing women’s active participation in the state’s development plans.Baghli also affirmed the political leadership’s interest in the role of women in society and...

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KUWAIT: Interior Minister Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah chairs a meeting with assistant undersecretaries on May 16, 2024. – KUNA

MoI warns against disturbances during municipal elections

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KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood, and Minister of Youth Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah grants four women in the Supreme Council for Family Affairs authority of judicial enforcement on May 16, 2024. -- KUNA

4 women granted judicial enforcement authority by minister

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MANAMA: Arab leaders pose for a group photo during the 33rd Arab League Summit on May 16, 2024. - AFP

Kuwait slams Zionist aggression

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