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Chairwomen of the Council of Arab Businesswomen Sheikha Hessa Al-Sabah during the honoring ceremony
CAIRO, March 24 (KUNA) -- Chairwomen of the Council of Arab Businesswomen Sheikha Hessa Al-Sabah was honored late Thursday by the esteemed Cairo University's School of Medicine.
On the sideline of the 190th anniversary of the school of medicine and 110th anniversary of the obstetrics and gynecology department, a service was held for Sheikha Hessa in honor of her "advance" work for women issues within the GCC and Arab scenes.
Speaking to KUNA, Sheikha Hessa, also President of the federation of Arab-African businesswomen, said that Arab women have an important role in the development and progression of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Sheikha Hessa thanked Cairo University for the honoring, saying that she dedicated it to the Kuwaiti leadership and people in addition to all the members of the Arab businesswomen council. (end)
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