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Kuwait Ministry of Education, Microsoft empower teachers
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Education (MoE) and Microsoft Kuwait have conducted training sessions to train 650 teachers on technology that is essential to the modern classroom, with a view to driving learning transformation across MoE schools in the country. The first training session spanned across six weeks introducing teachers to various productivity tools such as Office 365, Expert Educator Network, Office Mix and more. The teachers attended...
MELEN, Gabon: A woman patient tries to cover her chest as she sits on a bed in a ravaged room in Gabon’s sole psychiatric hospital, the National Centre for Mental Health in Melen (CNSM). — AFP photos
Gabon's mentally ill 'treated like animals' - 'People are left to rot'
MELEN, Gabon: A woman patient tries to cover her chest as she sits on a bed in a ravaged room in Gabon’s sole psychiatric hospital, the National Centre for Mental Health in Melen (CNSM). — AFP photosMÉLEN: The buildings are decrepit, the lawns unkempt, the patients left to shuffle alone and unwatched among weeds-welcome to Gabon's sole psychiatric hospital. Built in 1982 on the outskirts of the capital Libreville, the facility was supposed...
NEW DELHI: An Indian medical assistant arranges packs of donated blood at a blood transfusion clinic in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP
More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions
NEW DELHI: An Indian medical assistant arranges packs of donated blood at a blood transfusion clinic in New Delhi yesterday. — AFPNEW DELHI: More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Yesterday. In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based activist Chetan Kothari, the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) said 2,234 people...
POSTOJNA, Slovenia: An olm, an ancient underwater predator, which can live up to 100 years and only breed once in a decade is seen in Postojna cave. — AFP photos
Rare ‘baby dragon’ hatches in Slovenia - 'Dragons do exist'
POSTOJNA, Slovenia: An olm, an ancient underwater predator, which can live up to 100 years and only breed once in a decade is seen in Postojna cave. — AFP photosPOSTOJNA, Slovenia: The strange, slithery creatures inside Slovenia's Postojna cave were once considered living proof that dragons existed, prompting locals to give it a wide berth. Now, large crowds from all over the world have been queuing up to witness the extremely rare hatching of...
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You are definitely going to nail this one!
Summer has just arrived and we're all going for that lighter hair, tanned skin and looking for the colors of the season. Nail polish is something we love playing around with. A great looking manicure isn't just about looking for the perfect nail polish nor a good nail technician, it's all about having healthy nails and cuticles, whether you were going for the color of the season or a bare nail, just like your makeup, it won't look good if you...
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti (left), Iranian director Asghar Farhadi
Tattoo lands Iranian actress in feminism controversy
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti (left), Iranian director Asghar FarhadiA popular Iranian actress has found herself at the center of a dispute over feminism in the Islamic republic after cameras appeared to capture a "women power" symbol tattooed on her arm. Taraneh Alidoosti's tattoo was seen sneaking from under her sleeve this week as she addressed reporters after returning from the Cannes Film Festival, where her latest film "The Salesman"...
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Longest Tunnel in the World
JEDDAH: (From left) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Sayed Fahd Al-Said, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Bahrain’s King Hamad Al-Khalifa, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum and Saudi Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef pose for a family photo during a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in this Saudi Red Sea yesterday. — AFP
New Gulf body to tighten economic bonds in region - GCC leaders laud Amir's efforts on Yemen
JEDDAH: (From left) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Sayed Fahd Al-Said, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Bahrain’s King Hamad Al-Khalifa, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler...
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Capital spending rises to KD 2.7bn in budget - Priority for govt jobs tweaked
KUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly budgets committee MP Adnan Abdulsamad said yesterday that capital spending in the 2016/2017 budget will reach KD 2.7 billion, a rise of KD 560 million from the past year. He said the arrangement of the new budget has been changed, and accordingly, the distribution of expenditures has also been modified. Abdulsamad however said that the committee still contradicts the government in its insistence that the...
KUWAIT: (From left) Mohammad Al-Humaidi, Athraa Al-Rifaie, Fouzia Al-Hajji and Shaikha Al-Julaibi attend the seminar. —Photo by Joseph Shagra
Human Rights Society hosts seminar on 'Oppressed Women'
KUWAIT: (From left) Mohammad Al-Humaidi, Athraa Al-Rifaie, Fouzia Al-Hajji and Shaikha Al-Julaibi attend the seminar. —Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: The Kuwait Human Rights Society organized a seminar titled 'Oppressed Women,' moderated by attorney Athraa Al-Rifaie, the head of the complaints committee at the society. Three speakers spoke about the meaning of oppression, providing shelter for those who face social cruelty, and legal and human...
Dr Saleh Al-Ojairi
Ramadan to start Monday 6th June : Astronomer
Dr Saleh Al-OjairiKUWAIT: Astronomer Dr Saleh Al-Ojairi said the first day of Ramadan would fall on Monday, June 6. The fasting period will be 15 hours and 37 minutes long, and the non-fasting period would be 8 hours and 23 minutes long. Ojairi added that the Ramadan crescent would appear at 10:59 am and will still be visible for 17 minutes after sunset on Sunday, June 5. He also predicted that this year's Ramadan would be 30 days long and that...
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Municipality to fight unauthorized street ads
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality plans to crack down on advertising agencies that have been placing signs and commercial ads on different occasions on various streets and public facilities, informed sources said. The sources added that the municipality will launch a wide-scale campaign in various governorates within a few days to take legal action against such agencies. Notably, some agencies have been damaging signs at various traffic lights and...
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
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