Aid for needy Kurds:

Kuwait’s Consulate General in Irbil announced Tuesday the arrival of a Kuwaiti medical aid shipment through Kuwait Society for Relief to displaced Iraqis in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

Omar Al-Kandari, Kuwait’s Consul General in Irbil, said in statement to KUNA the shipments were handed to the Ministry of Health in Kurdistan region to the displaced which included medicines and medical supplies to meet their needs.

Al-Kandari added that that shipments were directed by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for aiding affected Iraqis.

For his part, official in charge of displaced persons and refugees in the Kurdistan Ministry of Health told KUNA the shipment provided by Kuwait will alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi displaced people and meet their medical needs, thanking Kuwait for its continuous support. (KUNA)