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Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait

STORY: Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner 3. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAYAH ALFAS, Customer 5. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival STORYLINE: The Qout Market Food Festival was held Saturday in Capital Governorate, Kuwait, attracting nearly 100 local companies to participate. The event aims to support local micro and small catering businesses and attract, incubate, and highlight the homegrown artisan community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner "I started this business at home back in 2013. And now we have expanded. We have a shop and a caravan. We usually participate in markets. We love doing markets like this because we get to meet our customers, showing them what we have

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Mandela statue

PRETORIA, South Africa - Photo shows a 9-meter-tall statue of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela in Pretoria on Dec. 18, 2013. The South African government ordered the removal of a sculpted rabbit from inside one of the ears of the statue.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children play in the snow in front of large portraits of the late Kim Il Sung (L), founding father of North Korea, and the late Kim Jong Il, father of current North Korean leader Kim Jon Un, in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. Pyongyang said on Dec. 9 that Jang Song Thaek, uncle of Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People carry shovels and picks in the snow-covered North Korean capital Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. Pyongyang said on Dec. 9 that Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People wearing winter coats wait for a street car in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. North Korea announced the purge of Jang Song Thaek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Dec. 9.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Workers remove snow on a road in front of a large signboard lauding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. North Korea announced the purge of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of Kim, on Dec. 9.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People go by bicycle on a bridge in Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013, as the North Korean capital is covered with light snow. North Korea announced the purge of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Dec. 9.

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White tiger undergoes knee surgery

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A white tiger arrives at an animal hospital at the College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013, to receive surgery on its right back knee. The 9-month-old male, which is kept at Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture, had trouble walking due to a displaced patella. Doctors said the five-hour operation later that day was a success.

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White tiger undergoes knee surgery

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A 9-month-old male white tiger, which is kept at Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture, undergoes surgery on its right back knee at an animal hospital at the College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013. The white tiger had trouble walking due to a displaced patella. Doctors said the five-hour operation was a success.

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U.S. vet deported by N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows U.S. Korean War veteran Merrill Newman. Newman, who was deported by North Korea on Dec. 7, 2013 after more than a month in detention, said Dec. 9 he was forced by Pyongyang to "confess" to crimes against the nation.

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Chemical weapons watchdog

OSLO, Norway - Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer Ichiro Akiyama, who was the first director of the Inspectorate Division at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, on Dec. 9, 2013, in Oslo, Norway, holds an invitation letter for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to be held in the city the following day, where the OPCW will receive the prize.

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Malaysian prime minister

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Putrajaya, the federal administrative capital of Malaysia, on Dec. 9, 2013.

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Chemical weapons watchdog

OSLO, Norway - Former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer Ichiro Akiyama, who was the first director of the Inspectorate Division at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, speaks in an interview in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 9, 2013. Akiyama has been invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in the city the following day, where the OPCW will receive the prize.

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Malaysian prime minister

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Putrajaya, the federal administrative capital of Malaysia, on Dec. 9, 2013.

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Japan, Indonesia end aluminum venture

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Nippon Asahan Aluminium Co. President Yoshihiko Okamoto (L) and Indonesian Industry Minister Mohamad Suleman Hidayat sign an agreement in Jakarta on Dec. 9, 2013. The Japanese consortium and the Indonesian government formally terminated a contract under which they cooperated to run aluminum production company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, or Inalum.

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Abe on secrecy law

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2013. He said the controversial secrecy law is essential for Japan to share sensitive information to cope with security threats, and he tried to assuage mounting public concern that it will threaten the public's right to know.

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Abe on secrecy law

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2013. He said the controversial secrecy law is essential for Japan to share sensitive information to cope with security threats, and he tried to assuage mounting public concern that it will threaten the public's right to know.

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Abe on secrecy law

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2013. He said the controversial secrecy law is essential for Japan to share sensitive information to cope with security threats, and he tried to assuage mounting public concern that it will threaten the public's right to know.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators surround the prime minister's office in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 9, 2013. Under relentless pressure from protesters determined to bring down her government, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an election within two months.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators surround the prime minister's office in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 9, 2013. Under relentless pressure from protesters determined to bring down her government, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an election within two months.

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Japan crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 9, 2013, before leaving for South Africa on Monday to attend the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela.

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Japan crown princess

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Princess Masako enters the Imperial Palace to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2013. The princess turned 50 the same day.

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Your Party splits up

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Eda (front) and more than a dozen other lawmakers head to submit letters of resignation from Your Party to the party's secretary general, Keiichiro Asao, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2013.

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U.S. trade representative

SINGAPORE, Singapore - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is pictured on the third day of a multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade meeting in Singapore on Dec. 9, 2013.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators head to the prime minister's office in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 9, 2013. Under relentless pressure from protesters determined to bring down her government, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an election within two months.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment demonstrators cheer after hearing that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced dissolution of the lower house of parliament to pave the way for a new election, in front of the Government House in Bangkok on Dec. 9, 2013.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, speaks with reporters ahead of a third-day meeting of ministers from the countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, in Singapore on Dec. 9, 2013.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - An antigovernment demonstration is staged in front of the Government House in Bangkok on Dec. 9, 2013.

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Japan vice minister Nishimura

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Senior Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office Yasutoshi Nishimura walks after holding talks with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman in Singapore on Dec. 9, 2013.

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Thai PM Yingluck

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Yingluck on Dec. 9, 2013, announced dissolution of the lower house of parliament to pave the way for a new election, as mass protests aimed at bringing down her democratically elected government continue in Bangkok.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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U.S. trade chief Froman

SINGAPORE, Singapore - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is pictured after holding talks with Japanese Senior Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office Yasutoshi Nishimura in Singapore on Dec. 9, 2013.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, heads for a third-day meeting of ministers from the countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, in Singapore on Dec. 9, 2013.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (2nd from R), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, holding a meeting with Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki (far L), and Kenshiro Matsunami (far R), a former Japanese lawmaker, in Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2013. North Korea said Dec. 9 that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, leaving a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, attending a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 25, 2013, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (far L) and Jang Song Thaek (2nd from L), Kim's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, walking in a cemetery in Pyongyang for soldiers who died during the Korean War. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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Oyama wins season-ending c'ship

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japan's Shiho Oyama holds her trophies after winning the season-ending Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013. Oyama finished at 9-under 279 to capture her 13th victory overall.

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R, standing) meets residents of temporary housing in Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami, on Feb. 9, 2013. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is Abe's third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and reconstruction minister Takumi Nemoto lay a floral tribute at a cenotaph for the victims of the 2011 tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2013. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is Abe's third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26.

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) on Feb. 9, 2013, visits Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is his third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26.

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013.

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013.

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Total sales of AKB48 singles hit 36 million copies, a Japan record

Songwriter Yasushi Akimoto (C) is surrounded by members of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 in Tokyo in this file photo taken in May 2013. Total sales of CDs with just one song by AKB48 have reached 36,158,000 copies, the most ever by a recording artist or group in Japan, music information provider Oricon Inc. said Dec. 9, 2015. Combined sales of single CDs written by Yasushi Akimoto surpassed 100 million copies, another first in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013. (Kyodo)

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima nuclear disaster cleanup cost estimated at 21.5 tril. yen

Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., is about to leave after a meeting with a government panel in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2016. The panel said the total cost to deal with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster of March 2011 is now estimated at 21.5 trillion yen ($187 billion), nearly double the sum estimated in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo