The Rishat Itr Forum inaugurated on August 17 the women’s cultural week at the Ehden Serail with the participation of women poets, painters, singers and women associations. The event included poetry readings, as well as painting and handicraft shows. Within this week, Koura Government Hospital, in collaboration with Rishat Itr, conducted free blood and diabetes screening tests for people of all ages. Endocrinologist Dr. Salam Sisi lectured on the risks of diabetes, its symptoms and how to treat it. (NNA, August 19, 2019)